Department store group Fenwick has expanded its association with Danish fashion brand Selected, launching a new nationwide collaboration that’s “rich [in] digital and social content”.
Fenwick’s Newcastle flagship – Fenwick/Selected
The omnichannel activation, which appears across all eight Fenwick stores, “marks a significant moment” between the two, “reinforcing Selected’s growing presence in the British market through the UK’s largest chain of family-owned departments stores, while connecting physical retail with digital storytelling and social engagement”.
Rooted in Scandi minimalism, the brand continues to create “versatile, elevated wardrobe essentials designed for everyday life” with key pieces across the collections include “refined tailoring, premium knitwear, elevated denim and modern outerwear, designed to move seamlessly between work, leisure and social moments”.
Selected
Launching alongside Selected’s ‘Wardrobe Reset’ campaign, the activation rolls out across the Fenwick locations, brought to life through window takeovers, refreshed shop fits, and a programme of in-store styling moments and customer events, they said.
The physical activations will be supported by Fenwick’s digital platforms and social channels, with curated content designed to highlight the collection’s, “styling approach and campaign storytelling”.
So the partnership will feature a customer event at Fenwick Newcastle on 11 February featuring an informal talk and styling moment centred on Selected’s new season, alongside an arrival drink, Nordic-inspired canapés, DJ and curated gift bags.
The styling event includes a panel with Søren Riisberg, head of the Northwest Sales Region at Selected, and Fenwick head of buying, Victoria Claridge.
Leo Fenwick, partnerships director at the family firm said: “Selected is a natural partner… sharing our commitment to quality, considered design and accessible modern style.
“The partnership reflects a sense of refresh and optimism at the start of the year, with [the brand’s] clean Scandinavian aesthetic bringing a fresh perspective to our fashion offer. Alignment between our brand values and partner environments is central to our long-term partner strategy.”
Riisberg also said: “Fenwick is a highly valued partner, the brand campaign and expanding our branded spaces together marks an important step in positioning Selected even stronger in the UK market.”
In another change to Kering’s organisational structure: the group has announced that Bartolomeo Rongone, CEO of Bottega Veneta, will leave the group on March 31, 2026 to pursue new career opportunities.
Bartolomeo Rongone and Remo Ruffini – Moncler
The executive will step down from his role at Bottega Veneta on March 31, 2026, and will be appointed CEO of the Moncler Group with effect from April 1, 2026.
Under the Moncler Group’s new organisational set-up, Remo Ruffini will serve as executive chairman, retaining responsibility for creative direction and continuing to play a central role in governance and in shaping the group’s strategic direction.
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Puma will supply team kit to Formula One champions McLaren this season in a multi-year global deal that also covers activities in IndyCar, World Endurance from 2027, virtual racing, and the all-female F1 Academy series. No financial details were given.
Formula One F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 7, 2025 McLaren’s Lando Norris celebrates after becoming the 2025 Formula One World Champion – REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki
“Our sport is in incredible shape, and it’s been fantastic to see an influx of major fashion and lifestyle brands who are looking for deep and meaningful ways to engage with our growing global fanbase,” said McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
McLaren previously had a deal with Castore, with some media reports suggesting that was worth 30 million pounds ($40.41 million) a year.
Puma also equip Ferrari and Aston Martin. Williams have meanwhile switched to US lifestyle brand New Era.
Estee Lauder was sued by a self-described “disruptive” startup that accused the cosmetics giant of effectively putting it out of business by stealing technology to boost sales from jet-setting travellers in hotels.
Nomi has accused Estee Lauder of stealing its technology – Bloomberg
In a complaint filed on Friday night in Manhattan federal court, Nomi Beauty said Estee Lauder has been “driving literally billions in new revenue” to itself after abandoning contracts in 2018 and 2020, including means to determine consumers’ actual preferences for cosmetics instead of their stated preferences.
Nomi- the name is a homophone for “know me,” as in the customer- said its “secret sauce” was intended to help the parent of Clinique and MAC lipstick generate more revenue from luxury hotel duty-free shops and in-room purchases, and become less dependent on traditional retail stores. Rather than honour its contracts or follow through on discussions to purchase Nomi outright, Estee Lauder allegedly starved Nomi’s hotel partners of products, while rolling out competing programs in China, Costa Rica, Malaysia, the UK and the US.
These programs “rely on the very same trade secrets Nomi had been educating Lauder about for years,” the complaint said. Nomi is seeking unspecified compensatory, punitive, and triple damages. Estee Lauder did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“Nomi’s stolen innovations brought Estee Lauder into the information age, and Estee Lauder continues to profit from them wildly,” Nomi’s lawyer Matthew Schwartz said in an email. Both companies are based in New York.
Since last February, Estee Lauder has pursued a “Beauty Reimagined” strategy, including prestige launches and a streamlining of its supply chain, to revive sliding sales. The strategy also called for up to 7,000 job cuts.