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Uniqlo parent company reports strong full year

Oct 11, 2024 / Japan
The Japan-based fashion retailer Fast Retailing has reported “considerable full-year revenue and profit gains” for fiscal 2024, driven by Uniqlo’s performance both at home and abroad

Mytheresa acquires Yoox Net-a-Porter from Richemont

Oct 9, 2024 / Switzerland
Richemont will sell Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) to luxury e-commerce platform Mytheresa, ending years of efforts to dispose of YNAP. The transaction is expected to create a leading global multi-brand digital luxury group

Asos to cut 200 head office jobs in major restructuring

Oct 8, 2024 / United Kingdom
Struggling with post-pandemic challenges, the UK-based online fashion retailer plans to cut 200 head office roles as part of a restructuring process to streamline operations and drive innovation

Spain Retail: the future looks brighter for retail

Premium ContentOct 7, 2024 / Spain
Fashion sales finally picked up in July and August and are back in the green, after a worrying March. The truth is that the prospect of better economic growth and recent falls in inflation and unemployment have reassured Spanish consumers and given them a sense that the future may be brighter. All in all, this has led retailers to stock up in the hope that sales will continue to rise in the coming months. If these factors remain in place, the footwear sector is likely to end the year on a positive note

ISPO Munich teams up with Copenhagen International Fashion Fair

Oct 7, 2024 / Germany
ISPO Munich and the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) have joined forces. For the first time, CIFF will be present at ISPO Munich with a partner stand, allowing for a greater fusion of sport and fashion

H&M reports weak third quarter

Sep 27, 2024 / Sweden
The Sweden-based fashion group has reported a “slow” third quarter, as sales remained flat and costs hit profits, resulting in a drop in its full year operating profit margin outlook

Portuguese shoes in the spotlight with Emily in Paris

Sep 24, 2024 / Portugal
In Emily in Paris, one of the most popular series at the moment, Lily Collins, the protagonist who plays Emily Cooper, wears a pair of sandals by the Portuguese shoe brand Alameda Turquesa

MICAM and its sisters fairs attracted 40,950 trade visitors

Sep 19, 2024 / Italy
MICAM Milano, Milano Fashion&Jewels, MIPEL and The One Milano closed with 40,950 trade visitors, 45% of whom came from 140 foreign countries, in line with the previous edition

Asos agrees on strategic joint venture for Topshop and Topman

Sep 17, 2024 / United Kingdom
The UK-based group Asos has agreed to sell a majority stake in Topshop and Topman to Heartland. This move will allow the company to strengthen its balance sheet while retaining a stake in the growth potential of the two brands

Inditex continues to grow

Sep 13, 2024 / Spain
The Spain-based fashion group has reported a strong performance in the first half of the year, with sales and net income up by 7.2% and 10.1%, respectively, on the same period of last year

Milan Fairs to return under the motto Legacy of Style

Sep 12, 2024 / Italy
MICAM Milano, Milano Fashion&Jewels, MIPEL, The One Milano, Lineapelle and Simac Tanning Tech will return to Fiera Milano Rho from the 14th of September under the same “Legacy of Style” motto

Unfavourable weather impacts second half sales of Primark in the UK and Ireland

Sep 10, 2024 / United Kingdom
The parent company of Primark has reported that it expects lower revenue in the second half of the year, as wet weather in the UK and Ireland hit its performance in the region

Uniqlo appoints Clare Waight Keller as Creative Director

Sep 9, 2024 / Japan
Japan-based Fast Retailing has announced the appointment of the British designer Clare Waight Keller as its new creative director. She has previously worked at the luxury houses Givenchy and Chloé

Zalando grows in the second quarter

Aug 9, 2024 / Germany
The German-based online fashion retailer has seen its sales accelerate in the second quarter of the year and profitability improve. CFO Sandra Dembeck will exit the company in February 2025

Authentic announces new Ted Baker licensing partners for the US and Canada

Aug 7, 2024 / United States
The New York-based brand management group has announced that it has found new licensing partners for Ted Baker in the US and Canada, thus securing the future of the fashion brand in the region
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