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Drapers wants to hear your experiences of crime within the fashion retail sector, and what support businesses need to tackle it.

JD Sports has signed a 10 year lease to open a larger premises in Charter Walk Shopping Centre in Burnley. #burnley #jdsports

Luxury fashion conglomerate Lanvin Group’s revenue has dropped 23% year on year to €328m (£260m) for the full-year 2024, amid a transitional year when it “strategically realigned its creative direction”. #lanvin

In the first of a new series, Hannah Partridge, PR and communications lead at Liberty., provides a snapshot into a day in the life of the marketing and communications team at the London luxury department store. "Looking ahead, we see the retail experience evolving as more customers, especially younger generations, return to stores." Read the interview below. #fashionretail #meettheteam #Liberty #departmentstore #communications #marketing #pr #fashioncareers

Have you or your workforce been impacted by a rise in retail crime? We want to find out how the fashion retail industry is being impacted, with a hope to help drive the changes needed to solve the crisis. Let us know your views and experiences in our confidential and anonymous survey. #fashion #fashionnews #retail #retailnews #crime #retailcrime #survey #anonymous

Fashion retail needs to build a strong pipeline of female talent to break the leadership glass ceiling and shore up the future success of the industry. Read more from Drapers editor Jill Geoghegan here. #editorscomment #fashion #fashionretail #leadership #femaleleaders #IWD2025

Asos will launch new premium womenswear brand Arrange on 3 March. Vanessa Spence, executive VP of creative and brand at Asos told Drapers that Arrange addresses the "white space" the business saw for an elevated collection across day and evening wear. See the collection here. #fashion #fashionnews #retail #retailnews #asos #arrange #womenswear

This week's fashion retail people moves include exits at JIL SANDER and new hires at Tesco and Gymshark. Find out more below. #peoplemoves #retailnews #fashionretail #fashion

Drapers hears from buyers and exhibitors at the autumn/winter 2025 edition of Milan footwear trade show MICAM Milano, held between 23 and 25 February at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition centre. Read more via the link. #Micam #MicamAW25 #fashiontradeshows #footwear #fashionnews #tradeshow

Tuned in to our latest podcast episode? Learn from industry leaders from Primark, Nobody's Child and Asda on how they have implemented circular business models. Listen to their tips for success in the latest episode of Drapers Talks. #DrapersTalks #podcast #newepisode #circularity #fashionnews #fashionretail