Former Fashionette trading company files for insolvency in Germany
BCR Online-Warenhandels GmbH, formerly Fashionette GmbH, was placed under provisional insolvency administration by the Offenbach court, weeks after The Platform Group sold it to a German buyer on 13 October.
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The Fashionette shop itself now runs under a separate platform entity of the group.
At the 28 October Budget the UK government confirmed that, from October 2027, platforms such as Amazon, eBay and Temu must collect VAT on sales by UK VAT-registered businesses and by sellers above £90,000 in annual sales on a single platform. B2B and second-hand sales are excluded; overseas sellers have been covered since 2021.
BHV Marais filed for redressement judiciaire at the Lyon economic activities court on 27 October 2026, citing unpaid landlord compensation and looting damage; the store of about 700 staff stays open. Brands were owed €7 million in unpaid sums as of November 2025, and Dior, Guerlain, Sandro and Maje have already left, some citing late payments.
London-based intimates brand Cou Cou has entered the French market with a holiday pop-up on the first floor of Paris department store Le Bon Marché, running until 4 January. The space sells the brand's organic cotton basics and is backed by an autumn campaign shot in Paris.