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Emerging Markets Retailer GFG Prepares for IPO

3 June 2019 • By Reuters

3 June 2019 • By Reuters

The online retail group, valued at €1 billion with 11.2 million active customers, has announced its plans for its listing in Frankfurt.

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Emerging Markets Retailer GFG Prepares for IPO

The online retail group, valued at €1 billion with 11.2 million active customers, has announced its plans for its listing in Frankfurt.

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Asos Sticks to Full-Year Guidance Despite Profit Plunge

10 April 2019 • By Reuters

10 April 2019 • By Reuters

The British online retailer reported an 87 percent drop in first-half pretax profit on Wednesday, in part due to logistical challenges in the US market.

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Asos Sticks to Full-Year Guidance Despite Profit Plunge

The British online retailer reported an 87 percent drop in first-half pretax profit on Wednesday, in part due to logistical challenges in the US market.

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Fashion’s Gender Pay Gap Isn’t Getting Any Smaller

5 April 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

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Fashion’s Gender Pay Gap Isn’t Getting Any Smaller

Data published this week in the UK revealed a stubborn gap between what men and women earn at fashion brands and retailers, with Farfetch, Missguided, Karen Millen and Asos among the companies reporting large disparities favouring male employees.

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What the Return of the Cargo Pant Reveals About Consumer Psychology

27 March 2019 • By Elizabeth Holmes

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What the Return of the Cargo Pant Reveals About Consumer Psychology

Why the polarising style is trending at every segment of the spending spectrum.

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Asos Maintains Full-Year Outlook After December Profit Warning

19 March 2019 • By Bloomberg

19 March 2019 • By Bloomberg

The e-tailer will cut prices and raise marketing spending in France and Germany, and look to improve its US business after unexpectedly high demand there caused significant dispatch backlog.

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Asos Maintains Full-Year Outlook After December Profit Warning

The e-tailer will cut prices and raise marketing spending in France and Germany, and look to improve its US business after unexpectedly high demand there caused significant dispatch backlog.

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How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability

15 March 2019 • By Sarah Kent

15 March 2019 • By Sarah Kent

Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.

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How Big Retailers Are Selling Sustainability

Department stores and e-commerce sites like Selfridges, Farfetch and Galeries Lafayette are making moves to promote more sustainable fashion, a shift that could have a powerful impact on the industry.

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Zalando Sees Solid Growth After Strong End to 2018

28 February 2019 • By Reuters

28 February 2019 • By Reuters

Europe's biggest online-only fashion retailer expects solid sales this year after posting better-than-estimated figures for the end of 2018 and gaining traction among 1.3 million new customers.

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Zalando Sees Solid Growth After Strong End to 2018

Europe's biggest online-only fashion retailer expects solid sales this year after posting better-than-estimated figures for the end of 2018 and gaining traction among 1.3 million new customers.

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Web Retailers Should Pay Higher Taxes to Save UK Shops

21 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

21 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

To help soften the blow to physical stores as consumers shift to internet shopping, internet giants such as Amazon, Asos and Boohoo Group should pay higher UK taxes, according to a government report.

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Web Retailers Should Pay Higher Taxes to Save UK Shops

To help soften the blow to physical stores as consumers shift to internet shopping, internet giants such as Amazon, Asos and Boohoo Group should pay higher UK taxes, according to a government report.

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Asos CEO on the Next E-Commerce Frontier

14 January 2019 • By Robb Young

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Asos CEO on the Next E-Commerce Frontier

As the next big e-commerce battle begins, Asos chief executive Nick Beighton finds himself in a race to build the best ‘conversational interfaces’ and turbo-charge customer experience with AI.

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Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom

10 January 2019 • By Rachel Strugatz

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Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom

Zara, H&M, Asos and other fast-fashion retailers now sell lipstick and eyeshadow alongside dresses and blazers. But they’re finding “fast and cheap” is a tougher sell in the beauty market.