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Mango strengthening UK presence with 20 new stores

Spanish fashion retailer Mango has said it is continuing to drive forward with its retail expansion plans to strengthen its presence in the UK, with the opening of more than 20 stores by the end of 2024. Mango closed 2023 with 60 stores and its brand consolidation plan in the UK is focused on expanding its retail presence in London and Scotland,...

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Mango launches Victoria Beckham collaboration

Spanish fashion retailer Mango has unveiled its spring/summer 2024 capsule collection designed in collaboration with British fashion designer Victoria Beckham. The capsule Victoria Beckham x Mango collection launches today, April 23 and features ready-to-wear, including tailoring, lingerie dresses, and knitwear, alongside bags, jewellery, and...

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Mango opens new stores in the East Coast, as it sets its sights on ambitious growth in the USA

Mango has opened stores in two new states as the Spanish fashion retailer strengthens its store network across the nation. After opening stores in key retail locations across New York, Florida, Texas, Georgia, California, and Pennsylvania, Mango has expanded its retail network along the East Coast by opening stores in Massachusetts and...

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Mango expands investment umbrella to fund alternative ridesharing start-up

Spanish retail giant Mango is growing its portfolio of investments to now fund Hoop Carpool, a start-up offering companies a mobility alternative allowing employees and students to share short-distance journeys. Made through the company’s Mango StartUp Studio accelerator, the investment comes in the form of a convertible equity loan, which will...

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Victoria Beckham to launch collection with Mango

Spanish fashion retailer, Mango is launching its highest-profile collaboration to date later this month with British designer Victoria Beckham. The capsule Victoria Beckham x Mango collection will launch on April 23 and feature ready-to-wear, accessories and footwear. In a short statement, Mango said the collaboration would blend Beckham’s “...

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UK watchdog calls out Mango for featuring ‘unhealthily thin’ model

A product listing by Spanish retailer Mango has been banned by a UK watchdog for featuring an “unhealthily thin” model which it deemed “irresponsible”. The action was taken by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which was responding to a complainant who made the allegations and called for the ad to be banned. The complaint was in relation...

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Mango hits 'record' three billion euros in sales, plans to open 500 new stores

Spanish brand Mango has achieved sales of over three billion euros in the 2023 financial year. It is the first time the company has achieved this and it did so thanks to a 15 percent increase Net profit doubled to a level of 172 million euros, while EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) rose to a level of 533...

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Spain's Mango clothing chain ramps up global expansion

Barcelona - Spanish fashion retailer Mango, founded 40 years ago in Barcelona, is ramping its global expansion despite economic uncertainties that have shaken some other global mass-market apparel giants. After a slowdown sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the family-owned company has in recent months inaugurated several large stores around the...

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Fashion industry expert Achim Berg to join Mango as external advisor

Mango has appointed fashion industry expert Achim Berg as external advisor to the company’s CEO, Toni Ruiz, and the management team, effective as of May 1, 2024. The company said in a statement that Berg will utilise his vast expertise and network amassed from over two decades as a top management consultant to support Mango's sustained and...

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Mango wins NFT copyright case in Spanish courts

In a significant legal development, Mango emerged victorious in a lawsuit filed by the Spanish copyright society VEGAP for copyright infringement. The lawsuit pertained to the generation of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) based on the artistic creations of three highly regarded Catalan artists which Mango showed in the US. For the opening of a Mango...

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Mango StartUp Studio invests in market analytics start-up

High street fashion retailer Mango is making strides in innovation by investing in Flipflow, a startup specialising in market analytics and real-time stock control across diverse marketplaces. The strategic move, facilitated through Mango's accelerator, Mango StartUp Studio, involves supporting Flipflow with a convertible equity loan,...

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Mango enters Roblox as it strengthens digital innovation

Mango is reinforcing its commitment to digital innovation through its entry into Roblox, an immersive platform with over 70 million daily active users. The company has inaugurated its inaugural virtual store within the Outfit Shopping Mall on Roblox, where users can purchase Mango Teen digital garments and products for their avatars. Teaming up...