Depreciation of China's currency offers opportunities for economies in Europe Last week's depreciation of the yuan stoked fears that European exports to China could be hit. As the euro and the pound strengthened, concerns started to grow ...
Tags: global currency, Yuan Move
Greenpeace East Asia released its Detox Catwalk, an online platform report which assesses how effectively fashion brands are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water pollution. Inditex Group, Puma and ...
Tags: Puma, Valentino, fashion brands, toxic chemicals
DWI Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Himatsingka Seide Ltd, has inked global licensing deal for the design, development and distribution of kate spade new york bedding and bath collections through 2020. According to a DWI press release, ...
Tags: DWI Holdings, home textile
At the recently held World Retail Congress, Swedish apparel retailer H&M and Japanese garment marketer Fast Retailing bagged the 'International Retailer of the Year’ award and ‘Retailer of the Year’ award, respectively. ...
Tags: Fast Retailing, H&M, Accessories
Whenever Nasser Edeeb visits Switzerland, which the 44-year-old businessman from Libya does with some frequency, there are two products he likes to pick up. The first are Swatch watches (for family, friends, himself), the second iPhones (if ...
Tags: Luxury Watch, Watch
The competitiveness of the Chinese clothing industry is set to weaken over the next few years as costs rise. As a result, export growth could falter. Rising costs in China are already forcing an increasing number of Western apparel brands ...
As Milan fashion week gets under way, Greenpeace International revealed that the same hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing of fast fashion are used by ‘exclusive’ luxury brands. In addition, the concentration of ...
Tags: Supply Chains, Apparel
Smythson, the British luxury leather goods and stationery brand, has said that Jacques Bahbout, chairman and owner of Smythson, has also taken on the role of chief executive officer of the firm, following the departure of Andy Janowski ...
Tags: luxury goods, marketing
British luxury brand Burberry made a commitment to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 1 January 2020. Burberry’s move comes after two weeks of people powered campaigning on the brand’s social ...
Tags: Burberry, Fashion, luxury sector, environment
The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced Peter Pilotto as the winner of this year’s BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. The Fund was established in 2008 and provides one designer with a bespoke, high level mentoring support ...
Lyst, a fashion shopping site that offers its users a simple platform offering world’s biggest fashion collection, has announced that it has raised USD 14 million in order to remain competitive and to bolster its marketing efforts. ...
Tags: Fashion Retailer, Apparel
BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund shortlist 2014: Emilia Wickstead, House of Holland, Mary Katrantzou, Osman, Peter Pilotto, Zoe Jordan. Each of the nominated designers is in a strong position to develop into a global designer brand and ...
Tags: BFC/Vogue, Shortlists Designers
Fang Ying’s December wish list of Louis Vuitton handbags and Chanel perfume is not only for Christmas. Fang, 33, a secretary working in Shanghai, writes one every month for friends and family traveling abroad. Fang is not alone. ...
Tags: handbags, perfume, Luxury Spending
A Surrealist-themed holiday pop-up shop designed, installed, and merchandised by students in the Visual Presentation and Exhibit Design program with items for sale from The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Thrift Shop ...
Tags: Pop-up Shop, FIT Students
The Digital Marvels, Inc. announced omniTouche, the first cloud-based software platform that enables Luxury, Fashion and Retail brands to offer consumers a seamless and personalized brand experience – across all channels – ...
Tags: Digital Marvels, Textile