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Full coverage: Fashion

Depop disaster: Why an Irish subsidiary of Etsy booked a $1.4bn write-off

Two years ago, the popular homeware and gifts marketplace branched into fashion with a $1.6bn UK acquisition. The Dublin holding company conducting the deal has now wiped 90% off its value.

Thomas Hubert
1st Nov, 2023 - 3 min read

A fashionable industry? Nine graphs that tell the story of Pamela Scott (and Irish retail)

An analysis of the retailer’s financial performance over a four-year period shows the full extent of its Covid restructuring, and the issues impacting the wider retail sector.

Ian Kehoe
9th Jun, 2023 - 3 min read

Why bother getting good at that thing you’re trying to do. Just amass followers. Celebrity. Wins. Out.

Maybe I want to read books written by three-legged weirdos who have never heard of Elon Musk and aren’t on Twitter. God forbid. Maybe I don’t want to buy badly designed handbags with PHARRELL written across them for $800; I rather like my Foreign Affairs bag that I got with my subscription for free.

Sinead O'Sullivan
28th Feb, 2023 - 7 min read

“There is a shortage in luxury goods, on top of a level of demand that we have never experienced before”

Keanes Jewellers is more than a family business – it is a Cork institution. And its heritage is significant for Patrick Keane, a third-generation scion of the business. He talks about the future of retail and the importance of securing the right brands.

Ian Kehoe
15th Dec, 2021 - 7 min read

“We used to flog a virtual showroom and people would say ‘what’s that?’ And then… Covid”

The pandemic has forced many fashion brands to rethink how they work. In the shadow of deserted catwalks, Aileen Carville and her fashion-tech start-up SKMMP are leading the way online, and raising half a million euro to develop new tools.

Rosaleen McMeel
22nd Jul, 2021 - 6 min read

“We’re two years ahead of where we’d hope to be before the pandemic hit”

Just before lockdowns pushed shoppers online, Jenny Timony had launched her FitPink brand of athleisure wear. She’s now raising funds to expand overseas, targeting a €3m valuation for her business – all from her hometown of Donegal.

Thomas Hubert
14th Jul, 2021 - 5 min read

“I didn’t realise how much was involved in setting up a company. And it has given me a sense of real respect”

Television presenter Anna Daly always wanted to set up her own business, and the lockdown prompted her to launch fashion brand Little Bliss. She talks about building a brand from scratch, why sustainability matters and the future of retail.

Cait Caden
12th Apr, 2021 - 9 min read

“I was staggering around dazed. I had been burning the candle at both ends and in the middle”

Kerry-born designer Don O’Neill may have enjoyed the “Meghan effect” but it wasn’t enough to save his job in light of Covid-19. From his brownstone in New York, he talks about burn out, the vagaries of fashion and why he won't start from scratch again.

Rosaleen McMeel
1st Mar, 2021 - 6 min read

“We had to pivot the company to 100% online. And that was the best decision we ever made”

Luxury leather accessories brand My Name is Ted was founded in 2017. However, its biggest growth came during the pandemic, when sales increased by 400%. Co-founder Kasia Gaborec-McEvoy talks about pivoting online, attracting well-heeled clients and why the company is now looking to raise funds.

Cait Caden
20th Jan, 2021 - 19 min read

Having paid off £25m of debt in March, jewellery group Anthony Nicholas has now secured agreement with lenders on remaining facilities

The Irish jewellery group Anthony Nicholas, owner of the Fields chain, paid off its senior debt after selling four UK stores. With Covid impacting its business heavily, it has adjusted its facilities.

Ian Kehoe
10th Nov, 2020 - 2 min read
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