CURRENTLY with three monobrand stores in Spain, in Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, prestigious hosiery and bodywear brand Wolford is reported to be seeking locations in other cities there, where it plans to open both owned and franchised stores. The Austrian label also plans to expand its wholesale sales in the country. There, it now serves 90 retail accounts in addition ...

SURANIA: customized swimwear label launches in Australia   FIRST launched last year in Spain, swimwear brand Surania, which proposes customizable garments through its online store, extended its operation to Australia just in time for the summer season there. Customers can select colours, prints, styles and fabrics from an extensive range of options to create swimwear tailor-made to their measurements. Delivery ...

YAMAMAY: expands further in Canaries islands   ITALIAN intimate apparel chain Yamamay opened its fourth store on the Canaries islands. The new 64m2 outlet is located in a shopping mall on Lanzarote. It complements one store on Tenerife and two on Gran Canaria and reflects the chain’s intention to strengthen its presence in Spain where it has opened 40 stores to date. ...

SPAIN: retail sales returned to growth in August   ACCORDING to figures published by the ICM, that monitors retail sales in Spain, stores selling apparel and accessories raised their turnover by 1.2 per cent in August, recovering from the 0.2 per cent decline recorded in July. Smaller chains (+2 per cent) performed best and large surface stores raised their sales by ...