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Missguided has had another advert banned by the advertising watchdog for being overly sexualised and objectifying women, marking the second ban for the retailer in less than six months.

Missguided has second advert in 6 months banned for “presenting women as sexual objects”

March 4, 2020

Advertising Standards Authority, ASA, Boohoo, Missguided, PrettyLittleThing, Watchdog

Missguided has had another advert banned by the advertising watchdog for being overly sexualised and objectifying women, marking the second ban for the retailer in less than six months. The…

PrettyLittleThing.com has been ordered to take down a YouTube advert by the ASA after it ruled that it “invited viewers to view the women as sexual objects”.

PrettyLittleThing advert banned by ASA for inviting “viewers to view the women as sexual objects”

February 5, 2020

Ben Stevens

Advertising, Ecommerce, Marketing, News

Advertising Standards Authority, ASA, Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing

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PrettyLittleThing.com has been ordered to take down a YouTube advert by the ASA after it ruled that it “invited viewers to view the women as sexual objects”. The advert in…

Mothercare is losing nearly £50 in revenue every second of every day according to a new report laying bare the dismal profit margins of high street retailers.

Mothercare is losing £50 every second

January 30, 2020

Ben Stevens

Companies, News

Asos, Boohoo, Missguided, Mothercare, Primark, Zara

Mothercare is losing nearly £50 in revenue every second of every day according to a new report laying bare the dismal profit margins of high street retailers. Thirty of the…

Boohoo’s founders are set to sell 50 million of their shares, representing 4.3 per cent of the fashion retail group.

£143m in Boohoo shares sold by founders

December 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Boohoo, Carol Kane, Coast, Karen Millen, Mahum Kamani

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Boohoo’s founders are set to sell 50 million of their shares, representing 4.3 per cent of the fashion retail group. Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, the joint founders and joint…

Ebay UK is set to end its deeply embedded relationship with PayPal and launch its own ‘managed payment experience’ for both buyers and sellers.

Ebay to begin offering “buy now pay later” scheme

November 13, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

Afterpay, Anthropologie, Boohoo, buy now pay later, Clearpay, Ebay, Free People, installments, Urban Outfitters

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Ebay is set to launch a “buy now pay later” scheme next year as it partners with payments giant Afterpay. Afterpay will launch on Ebay’s Australian platform in 2020, enabling…

As we enter "peak podcast", Charged explores how brands are using this new medium as a new form of marketing, and how it could be more effective than traditional social media.

Is podcasting the new Instagram for retailers?

November 4, 2019

Ben Stevens

Features, News

Boohoo, PLT, Podcast, PrettyLittleThing, SocialChain

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#everyonehasapodcast Earlier this year the New York Times declared that we have reached “peak podcast”. If you try to search for this article on Google, at least four podcasts including…

Missguided has returned to pre-tax profitability following a dire year of trading, despite seeing sales decline.

Online fashion retailers twice as likely to use “racy” images

October 17, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Marketing, News

Boohoo, Google, Missguided, Nasty Gal, PrettyLittleThing, Racy, River Island, TopShop

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Online fashion retailers twice as likely than traditional high street stores to use “racy” images on their websites. Ecommerce retailers like Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and Missguided are more likely to use…

Missguided and Boohoo have both had adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for being “socially irresponsible” and “highly sexualised”.

Missguided and Boohoo ads banned for being “socially irresponsible” and “overly-sexualised”

October 16, 2019

Ben Stevens

Advertising

Advertising Standards Authority, ASA, Boohoo, Love Island, Missguided

Missguided and Boohoo have both had adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for being “socially irresponsible” and “highly sexualised”. The online fast fashion retailers have each received complaints…

Online retail sales will surpass $1 trillion in 2021 for the first time, growing four times faster than offline sales.

European retail growth will remain “sluggish” thanks to ecommerce

October 1, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry

Asos, Boohoo, European retail sales, Moody's, Online retail

Online retail growth is set to dampen overall retail growth across Europe over the next year, according to a new report from financial giant Moody’s. Moody’s annual European retail sector…

Boohoo to launch new podcast hosted by Maura Higgins

September 13, 2019

Ben Stevens

Marketing, News

Boohoo, iTunes, Maura Higgins, PrettyLittleThing, Spotify

Boohoo is set to launch a brand new podcast Get the Scoop as it seeks to capitalise on its sister brand PrettyLittleThing’s (PLT) podcast success. Maura Higgins, Boohoo’s ambassador and…

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Missguided has second advert in 6 months banned for “presenting women as sexual objects”

PrettyLittleThing advert banned by ASA for inviting “viewers to view the women as sexual objects”

Mothercare is losing £50 every second

£143m in Boohoo shares sold by founders

Ebay to begin offering “buy now pay later” scheme

Is podcasting the new Instagram for retailers?

Online fashion retailers twice as likely to use “racy” images

Missguided and Boohoo ads banned for being “socially irresponsible” and “overly-sexualised”

European retail growth will remain “sluggish” thanks to ecommerce

Boohoo to launch new podcast hosted by Maura Higgins

Retail returns marketing tactic: a simple model but at what cost?

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