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A Day in the Life of a Executive Fashion Search

Orlando Martins is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Oresa, the leading executive search practice for consumer businesses. Established by Martins in 2008 and based out of London, the UK, the majority of Oresa clients are fashion retailers in growth or transformation. He has led searches which resulted in finding the right director or...

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B-Day: The EU referendum poll

Today over 46 million Brits will brave the storms to cast their vote in a referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union, or cut its ties and leave, causing a Brexit. Marking the third nationwide referendum in UK history, numerous fashion industry leaders have voiced their opinions on the campaigns, including Dame...

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Retailers lack contingency plan for Brexit as majority votes to remain

London - As Britons across the country flock to cast their vote today for the EU referendum and each side makes their final pleas, retailers still lack a solid plan in the event of a Brexit. A photo posted by Wolfgang Tillmans (@wolfgang_tillmans) on Jun 20, 2016 at 8:49am PDT Previous research from e-commerce Global-E indicated that six in ten...

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Where did BHS and Austin Reed go wrong?

It has been a dark start to the week for Britain's high streets as both department store group BHS and clothing retailer Austin Reed fell into administration. Both their failures to remain relevant to consumers reflect the ever-changing retail landscape which sees more and more shoppers frequent out-of-town shopping centers and online retailers...