All Boohoo articles
Fast-fashion etailer Boohoo was founded in 2006 by Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, selling all own-label clothing, shoes and accessories. The Kamani family also own BoohooMan, PrettyLittleThing, NastyGal and MissPap – all fast-fashion brands aimed at 16-24-year-olds. In 2019, Boohoo purchased the online rights to Coast and Karen Millen in a pre-pack administration deal.
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Data
Ranking: The UK’s biggest fashion retailers and where they’ll be in three years
Thanks to exclusive data from Retail Week’s sister brand Retail Navigator by Lumina Intelligence, we can reveal how the landscape for fashion retail is going to change over the next few years – and which brands are set to dominate our high streets and wardrobes.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Boohoo Group (Strategy)
Boohoo’s showroom in Soho, London, is a shared space for Boohoo, Boohoo Man, Karen Millen, Debenhams and PrettyLittleThing and hosts influencers, press, celebrities, stylists and brand partners, as well as employee events.
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News
Boohoo bosses under pressure to break up business and ‘spin off’ brands
Bosses at fast-fashion giant Boohoo Group are mulling a break up of the business as it faces pressure from shareholders to turn its fortunes around, according to reports.
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Debenhams is launching new international websites in time for Christmas
Debenhams is expanding internationally with new websites in Ireland and Australia set to launch before Christmas.
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News
Boohoo will start supplying all US customers from its UK distribution centre
Fashion retailer Boohoo has said it will stop supplying US customers from its Pennsylvania distribution centre and will fulfil these orders from its UK warehouse in Sheffield.
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PrettyLittleThing founder makes shock return in ‘new era’ for fashion brand
The founder and former chief executive of fast-fashion giant PrettyLittleThing has made a shock return to the brand after he departed the business last year.
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Retail Voice
How Boohoo partner with LinkedIn to elevate their employer brand
With retail recruitment proving tougher than ever, LinkedIn’s Luke Mckend shares how the business is working with Morrisons and Boohoo to attract the people they need – and how other retailers can do the same
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Boohoo is withholding payments from suppliers due to a ‘marked increase in faulty goods’
Boohoo claims the quality of the clothing it received from some suppliers was “not of a high enough standard”.
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Boohoo is mulling the sale of its London office
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo is reportedly eyeing a sale of its London office.
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Boohoo lenders have tapped advisers to talk refinancing as debt deadline looms
Lenders to the Boohoo Group have reportedly drafted in advisers to discuss refinancing options for the business amid ongoing losses.
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Opinion
‘As Morrisons marks 125 years in business, how many newer retailers will enjoy similar lifespans?’
Retail thrives on the new but the businesses that last longest are founded on principles that never lose their relevance, observes George MacDonald.
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Opinion
‘I’ve been banned from PrettyLittleThing and I won’t be going back’
When an email from PrettyLittleThing popped into my inbox, I thought I was in for a treat. How wrong I was.
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News
Exclusive: Quiz relaunches online at Debenhams
Fashion retailer Quiz has relaunched online at Debenhams, Retail Week has learned.
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News
Boohoo faces new lawsuit over worker mistreatment
Boohoo is facing a new investor lawsuit in the UK after allegations regarding the mistreatment of workers in its Leicester factories caused its share price to plummet.
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News
Boohoo U-turns on executive bonuses after shareholder backlash
Boohoo has backtracked on plans to pay bonuses to its senior executive team after significant backlash from shareholders.
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News
Boohoo faces shareholder revolt after loss-making bosses rewarded bonuses
The pureplay fashion retailer is facing a revolt from shareholders after its senior executive team was rewarded with bonuses despite the business raking up a loss of nearly £160m, The Times reported.
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News
PrettyLittleThing under fire again for ‘misleading’ ads
Fast-fashion giant PrettyLittleThing (PLT) is under fire for breaching advertising rules after allegations of “misleading” ads being released during a Black Friday social media campaign last year.
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Opinion
‘Even by its own measures, Boohoo faces a long path to recovery’
Boohoo’s KPIs did not tell a happy story when the retailer posted its annual results this week, and achieving sustainable and profitable success will be a challenge as competitors such as Shein grow, writes George MacDonald
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News
Boohoo ‘well positioned’ for growth despite deepening losses
Fashion retailer Boohoo has said it is “well positioned to return to growth” despite widening losses and a drop in revenue and profit.
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Data
Ranking: The top 15 most productive fashion retailers
We’ve teamed up with our sister brand Retail Navigator to give you a rundown of the fashion retailers that have the lowest cost of staff to sales ratio, and are therefore the most productive players in the sector.