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Fashion Network
a day ago
- Business
- Fashion Network
UK's biggest bridal store to open in Wakefield next month
Specialist retailer Dotty Bridal is investing £700,000 in a 16,500 sq ft store in Wakefield, Yorkshire, opening on 11 August. Set across four floors in a renovated Navigation Warehouse mill, the store is thought to be the first of its kind and size in the UK, reported It will showcase around 300 wedding dresses at any one time from brands including Pronovias, Justin Alexander, Wona Concept, Allure Bridals and Dotty Bridal's own brand, Nori Ivy. It will also include the retail brand's dedicated mother-of-the-bride line, MOB. The store will also feature an accessory lounge and a café/bar. Founded in 2015 in Huddersfield by entrepreneur Shannon Martin with a £10,000 business loan, the retailer recorded turnover of £1.5 million in its last financial year. Martin said: 'We haven't seen a store anywhere else in the country that is anything like what we'll be offering; a space where our brides can find everything they need to look and feel their best on their wedding day, in one place. 'Dotty has grown exponentially, and we now help more than 1,000 brides every year find their dream wedding dress – including many who travel from far afield because they want the level of service and expertise our team has worked hard to become known for. 'Our Wakefield flagship will mean we continue paving the way and setting the standard in the bridal industry.'
Fashion Network
a day ago
- Business
- Fashion Network
UK's biggest bridal store to open in Wakefield next month
Specialist retailer Dotty Bridal is investing £700,000 in a 16,500 sq ft store in Wakefield, Yorkshire, opening on 11 August. Set across four floors in a renovated Navigation Warehouse mill, the store is thought to be the first of its kind and size in the UK, reported It will showcase around 300 wedding dresses at any one time from brands including Pronovias, Justin Alexander, Wona Concept, Allure Bridals and Dotty Bridal's own brand, Nori Ivy. It will also include the retail brand's dedicated mother-of-the-bride line, MOB. The store will also feature an accessory lounge and a café/bar. Founded in 2015 in Huddersfield by entrepreneur Shannon Martin with a £10,000 business loan, the retailer recorded turnover of £1.5 million in its last financial year. Martin said: 'We haven't seen a store anywhere else in the country that is anything like what we'll be offering; a space where our brides can find everything they need to look and feel their best on their wedding day, in one place. 'Dotty has grown exponentially, and we now help more than 1,000 brides every year find their dream wedding dress – including many who travel from far afield because they want the level of service and expertise our team has worked hard to become known for. 'Our Wakefield flagship will mean we continue paving the way and setting the standard in the bridal industry.'
Fashion Network
a day ago
- Business
- Fashion Network
UK's biggest bridal store to open in Wakefield next month
Specialist retailer Dotty Bridal is investing £700,000 in a 16,500 sq ft store in Wakefield, Yorkshire, opening on 11 August. Set across four floors in a renovated Navigation Warehouse mill, the store is thought to be the first of its kind and size in the UK, reported It will showcase around 300 wedding dresses at any one time from brands including Pronovias, Justin Alexander, Wona Concept, Allure Bridals and Dotty Bridal's own brand, Nori Ivy. It will also include the retail brand's dedicated mother-of-the-bride line, MOB. The store will also feature an accessory lounge and a café/bar. Founded in 2015 in Huddersfield by entrepreneur Shannon Martin with a £10,000 business loan, the retailer recorded turnover of £1.5 million in its last financial year. Martin said: 'We haven't seen a store anywhere else in the country that is anything like what we'll be offering; a space where our brides can find everything they need to look and feel their best on their wedding day, in one place. 'Dotty has grown exponentially, and we now help more than 1,000 brides every year find their dream wedding dress – including many who travel from far afield because they want the level of service and expertise our team has worked hard to become known for. 'Our Wakefield flagship will mean we continue paving the way and setting the standard in the bridal industry.'
Fashion United
22-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
Cristina Alba Ochoa takes the helm at Pronovias Group as CEO
Madrid – Pronovias Group, the Spanish multinational and leading global bridal fashion company, welcomed a new CEO on Monday, 21 July, with the appointment of Cristina Alba Ochoa. Alba Ochoa replaces Marc Calabia, who has stepped down from his responsibilities and left the company he had been leading since 1 September 2023. Commenting on her new role as the CEO of Pronovias, Alba Ochoa said, 'As a Catalan, I am proud to join such an iconic Catalan brand.' She added a personal connection to the role: 'My mother was a seamstress for bridal fashion brands, so I know the sector.' Regarding the group, she commented, 'Over more than 100 years, Pronovias has built an unparalleled reputation in the luxury sector and a world-renowned legacy in bridal and occasion wear. I am delighted to be a part of it.' 'The Pronovias brand is synonymous with craftsmanship and style in bridal design,' said Gianni Serazzi, chairman of Pronovias Group. 'We are confident that Cristina will further consolidate the company's prestigious reputation and strengthen the group's leadership. She will work closely with our talented executive teams and employees to write the next chapter of Pronovias.' Regarding the former CEO, Serazzi added, 'We would like to express our gratitude to Calabia for his valuable contribution to the consolidation of Pronovias. His work has been fundamental in laying the organisational, brand, and product foundations for the group's new era. We wish him all the best in his new projects.' Alba Ochoa holds a double degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and a Master's degree in Finance and Banking from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona. She joins Pronovias Group from Metro Bank, a British financial institution where she has worked since January 2024, first as interim chief financial officer and later as a member of its board of directors. Prior to these roles, Alba Ochoa spent over 17 years (from 1999 to 2017) at General Electric, holding various positions of responsibility. She then joined the British digital financial institution Oak North Bank as chief financial officer and board member between 2017 and 2021. Subsequently, she held various positions in finance and investment firms. She served as interim chief executive officer and member of the advisory board of the Spanish investment company Atitlan Group, where she remains a board member. In April 2024, she joined the board of directors of DoValue, an Italian company specialising in the management of financial and real estate assets, where she also remains a board member. Finally, she joined the management and board of Metro Bank, from which she has now moved to the executive management and board of directors of Pronovias. In summary Cristina Alba Ochoa has been appointed the new global CEO of Pronovias Group, replacing Marc Calabia. Alba Ochoa brings a solid track record of over 30 years in finance, corporate leadership, and team management, having worked at companies such as General Electric and Metro Bank. Pronovias highlights Alba Ochoa's experience in transformation projects and is confident that she will consolidate the group's reputation and leadership worldwide. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
Fashion Network
21-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Pronovias appoints Cristina Alba Ochoa as its new CEO
Bridal fashion business Pronovias has announced this Monday the appointment of Cristina Alba Ochoa as its new CEO. The development follows Marc Calabia Gibert's decision to leave the position he held at the helm of the company since 2023 "to begin a new professional stage". Alba Ochoa has expressed that her appointment, effective this Monday, is "a privilege" and said she knows the sector well because her mother was a seamstress for bridal fashion brands, Pronovias said in a statement. "As a Catalan, I am proud to join such an emblematic Catalan brand," added the businesswoman, who has more than 30 years of international experience in finance, corporate leadership, and team management. The new CEO, who will join the Pronovias board, is also a non-executive director of the management company Atitlan and doValue Group. Ochoa holds a double degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and a master's degree in Finance and Banking from the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona. The President of the Pronovias Group, Gianni Serazzi, expressed his confidence in Ochoa: "We are confident that Cristina will further consolidate the company's prestigious reputation and strengthen the group's leadership". Serazzi also thanked Calabia for his contribution to the consolidation of Pronovias, describing his work as "fundamental" in laying the organisational, brand, and product foundations for the group's new era.
