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H&M to lay off 1 500 people

Dec 6, 2022 / Sweden
The Sweden-based fast fashion company announced that it will cut around 1 500 jobs from its workforce as part of a global cost and efficiency programme recently initiated

Gucci's Creative Director Alessandro Michele steps down

Nov 24, 2022 / Italy
The Italian-based luxury House has announced that the Rome-born designer is stepping down as Creative Director, effective immediately, after almost eight years in the job

Capri Holdings announces second quarter results

Nov 11, 2022 / United Kingdom
The fashion group, owner of Versace, Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, reported revenue growth of 8.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, driven by good performances of its three houses

Alexandra Moura reinvents Wock models

Oct 31, 2022 / Portugal
Following the success of the first collaboration, the Portuguese designer teamed up again with the Portuguese-based footwear professional company Wock to reinvent one of its models

Asos embarks on reorganization under new CEO's leadership

Oct 21, 2022 / United Kingdom
In the process of introducing a new business model focused on increasing flexibility within its logistics and reducing costs, Asos is writing off up to 130 million British pounds (150 million euros) of stock

Secondhand market tripled in size since 2020

Oct 13, 2022 / World
The estimated value of the apparel, footwear, and accessories resale market is now between 100 and 120 billion USD worldwide, more than three times the size it had two years ago

Taipei Fashion Week partners with JOOR Passport

Oct 5, 2022 / Taiwan
For a third season, the Taiwanese Fashion Designers will be featured in an exclusive event on JOOR Passport’s digital platform

CHIC Greater Bay Area 2022 postponed to 2023

Sep 30, 2022 / China
Due to rising COVID-19 cases in Shenzhen, CHIC GBA (Greater Bay Area), scheduled to take place from the 2nd to the 4th November 2022, will be postponed to 2023

Sustainability by Anna Palmqvist (H&M): we have to change our behaviour

Premium ContentSep 28, 2022 / Sweden
Today we bring you the final interview of a series focused on sustainability. We had a nice conversation with Anna Palmqvist, Sustainability Manager at the H&M Group. Check all the bits and pieces on the video below

H&M sales decline in local currencies

Sep 20, 2022 / Sweden
The Sweden-based fashion group advanced that while sales were up by 3% as reported in the third quarter of the current fiscal, year-over-year, they dropped by 4% in local currencies

Tod's exceeds pre-pandemic levels

Sep 19, 2022 / Italy
The Italian-based luxury group, whose revenue in the first half of 2022 grew by 17.4% year-over-year to 467.5 million euros, reported having "returned to values higher than those of 2019"

Inditex posts strong performance

Sep 16, 2022 / Spain
The Spanish-based fashion group reported that sales, EBITDA and net income reached historic highs in the first half of 2022

Tapestry posts record yearly revenue

Sep 5, 2022 / United States
Despite reporting a weak fourth quarter, the owner of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman posted a record revenue of 6.7 billion US dollars over fiscal 2022, exceeding pre-pandemic levels

Sebastian Öhrn (Myrqvist): companies are moving towards more ownership of their brands and products

Premium ContentAug 8, 2022 / Sweden
Today we talk with Sebastian Öhrn, founder of the brand Myrqvist. After organising a successful Kickstarter campaign, Sebastian created a business where we decided to cut out middlemen and sell its shoes directly to customers online and via a flagship store in Stockholm

Sustainability by Catarina Midby: we have to change now

Premium ContentJul 27, 2022 / Sweden
Today we bring you an interview with Catarina Midby, expert in Communication and engagement in fashion, sustainability and innovation. With 2 decades of experience in the fashion industry, Catarina has been focused on trends, communication, sustainability and entrepreneurship and we talk about those today
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