John Lewis Taps Jacqui Markham as Fashion Creative Director as It Builds Clothing Offer

John Lewis Taps Jacqui Markham as Fashion Creative Director as It Builds Clothing Offer

LONDON — British department store John Lewis has named Jacqui Markham fashion creative director, where she’ll be focusing on own-brand labels across womenswear, menswear and childrenswear. Markham joins from the British retail chain Whistles, where she served as creative director. She was previously global design director at Topshop and design director at Asos.  She succeeds…

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Germany and Ukraine upgrade relations to ‘strategic partnership’

Germany and Ukraine upgrade relations to ‘strategic partnership’

Germany and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to deepen their military and political cooperation, upgrading their relationship to a strategic partnership with Chancellor Friedrich Merz also assuring Kiev of Berlin’s continued support on its path to EU accession. Merz greeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warmly outside the Chancellery in central Berlin ahead of the first official…

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Valentino Blossoms at Macy’s Flower Show

Valentino Blossoms at Macy’s Flower Show

Along with the vast variety of plants and flowers, Macy’s is mixing Mother’s Day celebrations, deals, curated products and partnerships with Valentino, Coach and Fossil into its annual Flower Show. The 51st installment of the event this year is themed “Homegrown” to showcase state flowers and regional flora across the U.S. including lilacs from New…

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6 ways to build credibility when you have zero track record

6 ways to build credibility when you have zero track record

If you are early in your founder journey, this tension probably feels familiar. You have conviction, maybe even a solid product, but no one seems to take you seriously yet. Investors want traction. Customers want proof. Partners want history. And you are sitting there thinking, how do I get any of that without already having…

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Paris Retailers Advised to Capitalize on ‘Celine Dion Effect’

Paris Retailers Advised to Capitalize on ‘Celine Dion Effect’

Retailers — and especially department stores — are poised to benefit from the “Celine Dion” effect this fall when the Canadian superstar holds 16 landmark concerts at Paris La Défense Arena — no doubt dressed to the nines. And they would be wise to consider tactics savvy international retailers have recently employed — from discounts…

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Noah Kahan Makes an Unlikely Home-Town Hero

Noah Kahan Makes an Unlikely Home-Town Hero

In 2023, Noah Kahan, a singer and songwriter from Strafford, Vermont, leapfrogged to superstardom following the release of “Stick Season,” a COVID-era LP full of claustrophobic, lovesick folk songs. Kahan has a soft, nasal voice—more Simon than Garfunkel—and he uses it to eulogize relationships that falter for reasons both intentional and incidental. If its instrumentation…

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