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Lingerie chain 6ixty8ight is expanding its e-commerce network into Thailand and the Philippines, less than two months after it launched in Japan. “With an increasing proportion of customers who prefer to shop online, 6ixty8ight puts e-commerce business as the…
British multinational clothing retailer Next has been selected as the intended UK franchise partner for Victoria’s Secret by the brand’s administrators. A Next partnership would give Victoria’s Secret UK access to a sophisticated digital and delivery capacity…
The high-profile Victoria’s Secret Hong Kong flagship store has been closed suddenly. According to multiple reports, employees were all laid off last night (June 24) on the even of Hong Kong’s public holiday. Signs were placed on the store’s entrance…
Hong Kong lingerie brand 6ixty8ight marks its Japanese debut tomorrow by launching an e-commerce store. The 6ixty8ight Japan online store will be used to build brand awareness in the market before the first physical stores open later this year. “The brand’s…
The Victoria’s Secret UK business has been placed in administration – and it is not just a victim of the Covid-19 crisis, says one analyst. Echoing concerns expressed in the brand’s US home market, Sofie Willmott, lead retail analyst at GlobalData, said…
The future of the Victoria’s Secret China business is under review as the lingerie retailer moves to permanently close 250 more US stores in a bid to right size and restore profits. Parent L Brands revealed a 37-per-cent slump in first-quarter sales to…
The ongoing saga of Victoria’s Secret’s survival took another significant turn overnight as parent L Brands confirmed the deal with private-equity company Sycamore Partners was canceled and it now plans to spin the business off. The two companies have…
Sycamore Partners’ rescue plan for troubled lingerie retailer L Brands is all but off with the two companies headed to court after the private-equity company unilaterally canceled the bid. Sycamore agreed to pay US$525 million for a 55 percent stake in L…
British lingerie brand Janet Reger has signed a new global licensing deal with Hong Kong’s Hop Lun, one of the world’s largest lingerie and swimwear designers and producers. A newly launched diffusion line ‘Janet Reger Rouge’ is the first move by the…
International fashion lingerie and apparel label 6ixty8ight has made its debut on Shopee and SGG.com. The move follows the brand’s expansion into e-commerce following the launch of its own online sales platform in November last year and the establishment of a…
Online lingerie retailer Zivame will launch 60 physical stores in major Indian cities within the next 12–18 months. The firm has been gradually controlling its losses over the past financial year and is set to achieve break-even by the end of next year. “Last…
Victoria’s Secret’s annual fashion show, where supermodels once walked down the runway wearing giant “angel” wings and elaborate lingerie sets, will not occur this holiday season. Stuart Burgdoerfer, CFO of the brand’s parent company L Brands, said on a call…
6ixty8ight in Hong Kong has opened its 28th store, at East Point City. With its home base in Hong Kong, the now-international lingerie and casualwear label is continuing to expand its brick-and-mortar network. Having become one of the fastest-growing fashion…
Canadian specialty lingerie and swimwear label La Vie en Rose is expanding its business into Mainland China as part of a strategy to become twice as large and profitable within the next three years. The brand will launch in Guangzhou’s PO Park shopping mall…
Longtime Victoria’s Secret chief marketing officer Edward Razek will resign following months of negative PR centered on his comments about plus-size and transgender models in a Vogue interview. Edward Razek, who has personally selected the lingerie brand’s…
Australian luxury lingerie retailer Honey Birdette has opened its second US store in San Diego, California, saying two more stores will be opened in the state in the coming months. The newly opened 74sqm store is located on the ground level of Westfield UTC…
