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Fashion

Daniel Ervér is the new President and CEO of H&M

Feb 1, 2024 / Sweden
At the same time as reporting its 2023 results, the fashion group announced a change at the top. Daniel Ervér is the group’s new CEO, succeeding Helena Helmersson, who stepped down after four years in the role

LVMH names new Chairman and CEO of Fashion Group

Feb 1, 2024 / France
The French-based luxury conglomerate has named Michael Burke as Chairman and CEO of LVMH Fashion Group. He succeeds Sidney Toledano, who was appointed Advisor to Bernard Arnault

Macy’s cuts 2 350 jobs

Jan 31, 2024 / United States
As it continues to streamline its business, the department store chain has announced that it will lay off about 3.5% of its workforce, or around 2 350 employees, and close five stores

Ferragamo reports decreasing full year revenue

Jan 31, 2024 / Italy
The luxury group has warned of a slowdown in luxury demand, with preliminary consolidated revenue for 2023 down by 7.6% at current exchange rates and 8.1% at constant exchange rates year-on-year

LVMH reports another strong year

Jan 26, 2024 / France
The French-based luxury conglomerate highlighted a “remarkable performance” from its Fashion & Leather Goods business group, with organic revenue growth of 13% year-on-year in 2023

Parent company of Uniqlo posts solid performance

Jan 19, 2024 / Japan
Fast Retailing posted a revenue growth of 13.2% in the three months to the start of November 2023, as compared to the same period of 2022, driven by the performance of Uniqlo abroad

Sistema Moda Italia withdraws from Cofindustria Moda

Jan 12, 2024 / Italy
Sistema Moda Italia is no longer part of the Italian Federation of Textiles, Fashion and Accessories (Cofindustria Moda). The need to respond quickly to new European regulations was at the heart of the decision

Mango foresees to achieve record sales in 2023

Dec 22, 2023 / Spain
Amid an expansion of its retail footprint, the Spanish-based fashion retailer foresees ending the fiscal year with sales of more than 3 billion euros, which would represent a double-digit growth over 2022

H&M reports full year net sales growth

Dec 18, 2023 / Sweden
Despite the slowdown recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Sweden-based fashion group reported an annual net sales increase of 6%, as compared to the previous year

Inditex reports strong performance

Dec 14, 2023 / Spain
The owner of Zara continues to perform strongly. In the first nine months of 2023, its sales and profits grew by 11% and 33%, respectively, as compared to the same period of last year

Premium ceases to exist, Seek continues

Dec 11, 2023 / Germany
The trade fair landscape in Berlin has changed, as Premium, which started in 2003, will no longer take place. Only its streetwear counterpart Seek will continue

Zalando lowers full year GMV and revenue guidance

Nov 7, 2023 / Germany
Despite confirming its 2023 profits guidance, the online retailer has lowered its GMV and revenue outlook revenue on the “expectation of continued pressure on demand for the rest of the year”

ReHubs Europe: an initiative to boost textile waste recycling

Nov 7, 2023 / Europe
After three years of preparation, the European body for the textile and clothing industry, Euratex, has officially launched the ReHubs Europe project to increase the recycling of textile waste

German industry association warns of new wave of insolvencies and closures

Nov 6, 2023 / Germany
The German Trade Association for Textiles, Footwear, and Leather Goods (BTE) recalled that repayment of state aid under the pandemic approach, increasing the pressure on an already struggling sector

Inditex signs a three-year agreement to buy recycled polyester for 70 million euros

Nov 2, 2023 / Spain
The owner of Zara, among others, will be collaborating with the material sciences company Ambercycle to help scale a textile made from post-industrial and post-consumer polyester waste
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