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Cath Kidston reports annual loss of 10.5 million pounds

For the year to March 25, 2018, Cath Kidston has reported EBITDA loss of 10.5 million pounds (13.5 million dollars), while operating loss for the period amounted to 19.6 million pounds (25.3 million dollars). The company, in its accounts filed with the Companies House UK, attributed the rise in losses to “adverse impact of decline of sterling...

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Cath Kidston: Losses widen but sales improve

For the year to March 25, 2018, EBITDA losses at Cath Kidston reached 10.5 million pounds compared to 8.4 million pounds, last year due to currency fluctuations, reports Retail Gazette. However, the company posted a 1.2 percent increase in revenues to 130.7 million pounds for the year under review. The report quoted the company’s Chief executive...

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First Look: Bambi x Cath Kidston

London - Fashion and lifestyle brand Cath Kidston is rounding off a year of Disney collaborations, which have included celebrations for Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary and Snow White, with Bambi and his friends Thumper and Flower starring on limited-edition prints across fashion, bags, accessories, homeware and kids. Launching on November 30...

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Melinda Paraie to join Cath Kidston as its new CEO

Melinda Paraie is making a move from John Hardy, the New York-based jewellery company to join as the new Chief Executive Officer of Cath Kidston replacing Kenny Wilson, who is joining Dr Martens, reports The Times. Paraie was earlier associated with Cath Kidston for a brief period in 2017. Before John Hardy, Paraie served at Coach, the luxury...

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Cath Kidston international demand drives growth

British fashion and lifestyle brand Cath Kidston has reported group sales up 7.9 percent to 129.2 million pounds for the year ending March 26, 2017. The brand known for its quintessential British prints and most recently its collaborations with Disney, has enjoyed a “strong year” in 2016, helped by international sales growth of 19.5 percent to...

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First Look: Disney x Cath Kidston - Peter Pan collection

For the fourth collection from the Disney x Cath Kidston collaboration the British fashion and lifestyle brand is heading to Neverland, with a collection dedicated to Peter Pan, his troupe of Lost Boys, the Darling children and Tinker Bell. Launching on September 22, the Peter Pan collection features character illustrations from the classic 1953...

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Cath Kidston names Martha Wikstrom as non-executive director

London - Lifestyle retailer Cath Kidston has named former Richemont CEO, Martha (Marty) Wikstrom as a non-executive director. She brings with her over 30 years of fashion industry experience to the company. She is a founding partner of Atelier Fund Management, a private equity firm which specializes in the acquisition and development of luxury...

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Baring Asia acquires control of Cath Kidston

Cath Kidston’s Chinese financial backers Baring Private Equity Asia have acquired the equity stake of TA Associates, the US private equity company, to become the controlling majority shareholder of the retail brand. Baring Asia, one of the largest and most established independent private equity firms in Asia, has been a shareholder in Cath...

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Cath Kidston backers in deal to buy majority ownership

The Chinese financial backers of Cath Kidston are negotiating a new multi-million-pound share deal that would see them take control of the retailer famed for its bold prints of fashion accessories and home furnishings. According to the Telegraph, Baring Private Equity Asia, a private equity company based in Hong Kong, is understood to be in...

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Cath Kidston names first head of Latin America

Fashion and lifestyle retailer Cath Kidston, famous for its floral prints, is continuing its international push into Latin American with the appointment of Michael Engelhaupt as its first head of Latin America. Engelhaupt joins from Under Armour International, where he was head of franchise international, based in Panama. Prior to that he worked...

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Top 5 Disney Fashion Collaborations of the past year

London - The Walt Disney Company, known for its beloved characters and movies, has managed to work its magic on the fashion industry. Over the years, numerous high end designer brands, including Marc Jacobs, Valentino and Moschino, as well as mass market retailers, such as Uniqlo, Zara and Primark, have collaborated with the company to created...

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Cath Kidston exits role at eponymous brand

London - Cath Kidston, founder of the eponymous lifestyle brand best known for its kitsch floral prints, has announced her impending exit from her role as non-executive director. Kidston is set to retire from her role at the retailer she founded over two decades ago in Holland Park following this year's annual meeting in order to purse other...