Basicnet expands Sebago lifestyle, celebrates century of the Superga 2750
Basicnet is turbocharging Sebago‘s lifestyle expansion and is celebrating a century of the Superga 2750…
US apparel and footwear deals surge to record $21B as brands react to tariff pressure
By Reuters Published September 18, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war is helping push U.S. clothing and footwear acquisitions to all-time highs this year, with some companies merging to help offset tariff costs while others go private to weather the next 3-1/2 years of his presidency outside the public market, dealmakers say. Tariffs push…
Soho bar serves up gonorrhoea vaccines in sexual health drive
Getty Images The roll out of the “world-first” vaccination programme against gonorrhoea began last month Gonorrhoea vaccines and a new antibiotic treatment are being offered at a Soho bar as part of an effort to reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The pop-up events, which are being hosted in G-A-Y Bar, aim to make…
Guess debuts Caffè Guess pop-up during New York Fashion Week
Published September 17, 2025 Guess brought a taste of Italy to Manhattan over the weekend with the debut of Caffè Guess, an exclusive pop-up experience unveiled during New York Fashion Week. Guess debuts Caffè Guess pop-up during New York Fashion Week. – Guess Set in the heart of Chelsea Arts District at 530 W 25th…
Tod’s names Marco Felci CEO Americas
Translated by Nicola Mira Published September 17, 2025 Tod’s has picked a luxury expert with a strong track record in the American continent to spearhead this strategic market. The high-end Italian footwear label has appointed Marco Felci as CEO Americas. He assumed his new role on September 15. He succeeds Roberto Lorenzini, who resigned from…
Gap reveals new beauty, accessories management hires
Published September 17, 2025 Gap Inc. revealed on Wednesday the appointment of Deb Redmond as general manager of beauty and Michele Parsons as general manager of accessories, as the U.S. retailer pushes into new categories outside of fashion. Deb Redmond, John Demsey, Michele Parsons and Reed Krakoff are working at Gap Inc. to develop the…
Next still powering ahead in UK and Europe, will launch with Asian aggregators in 2026
Published September 18, 2025 Next’s latest financial report on Thursday’s showed just how strong the fast-growing UK-based retail business is and also how much it has benefited from M&S’s cyberattack-linked issues this year. Next The figures didn’t come as a surprise given that Next had issued an upbeat trading statement for Q2 back in late…
InSpecs names new chair as it reports weak H1 figures
Published September 18, 2025 InSpecs Group reports its first-half results on Thursday with weak figures for the first six months of the year. But it also had better news with its search for a non-exec chair now complete. InSpecs The company, which makes eyewear under its own brands as well as for Barbour, Joseph, Radley,…
AI Psychosis Is Rarely Psychosis at All
A new trend is emerging in psychiatric hospitals. People in crisis are arriving with false, sometimes dangerous beliefs, grandiose delusions, and paranoid thoughts. A common thread connects them: marathon conversations with AI chatbots. WIRED spoke with more than a dozen psychiatrists and researchers, who are increasingly concerned. In San Francisco, UCSF psychiatrist Keith Sakata says…
Turkey dental work leaves Telford woman in constant pain
Maisie OlahShropshire and Clare AshfordBBC Radio Shropshire Leanne Abeyance says her septum – the cartilage and bone that separates the nostrils – has now collapsed A woman has said she is living in constant pain and is unable to breathe through her nose after having dental work in Turkey. Leanne Abeyance, 41, from Telford, said…
Keep EHC plans for special educational needs, MPs say
Kate McGoughEducation reporter BBC/Kate McGough Parents protest outside Parliament this week ahead of reforms to special educational needs Individual care plans for children with special educational needs should not be scrapped, say MPs. A new Education Select Committee report also calls for new minimum standards of support for special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in…
