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Gallery SHOES & Fashion postponed to April

Jan 14, 2021 / Germany
Originally scheduled to take place from the 7th to the 9th of March 2021, Gallery SHOES & Fashion will now be taking place after Easter, from the 18th to the 20th of April 2021, at the Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf. The corresponding Showroom Concept has been moved to April as well (16th-20th)

Prada’s December retail sales return to 2019 levels

Jan 13, 2021 / Italy
Progressive volume recovery in all geographical areas, with marked revenue growth in Asia Pacific was underlined by the luxury group brand

Denmark: all trade show activity suspended. CIFF goes digital

Jan 8, 2021 / Denmark
The Danish government’s extension of existing regulations and increasing COVID-19 restrictions results in all Danish trade show activity has been suspended until the 28th of February 2021. CIFF will be a digital event

Mada: meet Tinder for clothing

Dec 24, 2020 / United States
Madison Semarjian was a college freshman when she had the idea of creating a Tinder like app for clothing. The idea was to use AI to learn her personal style and then pull together outfits from a wide range of retailers

Gucci joins Alibaba's luxury e-commerce site

Dec 23, 2020 / China
One of the key brands of the Kering group's portfolio, will open two stores on Alibaba's online trading platform, in a move that underlines the importance of the Chinese market for luxury brands heavily affected by the coronavirus crisis

Growing secondhand market to currently be worth 30-40 billion US dollars

Dec 22, 2020 / United States
According to a report by the Boston Consulting Group and Vestiaire Collective, the global secondhand market is predicted to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% to 20% over the next five years

Amazon launches clothing customization service

Dec 21, 2020 / United States
The giant e-commerce player said it is taking clothing customization to an affordable level thanks to the launch of the service Made for You. For now, the service is only available in the United States

Farfetch sets 10-year sustainability goals

Dec 18, 2020 / United Kingdom
The online fashion retailer has announced a set of sustainability goals for the next ten years divided in four main areas, ranging from being climate positive to promoting conscious inclusion

Live shopping: a new business model

Dec 16, 2020 / China
This format of video streaming commerce is becoming very popular, especially in China. Marketing companies want to take this digital strategy across borders, focusing on hitting the European and the US markets

Digital sales up by 27% at Macy's

Dec 15, 2020 / United States
The American department store chain reported digital sales growing by 27% in the third quarter. and comparable sales down by 21.0%, as a result of continued stores recovery and continued growth of digital business

Zalando: co-CEO Rubin Ritter resigns

Dec 14, 2020 / Germany
Rubin Ritter, co-CEO of the Germany-based online fashion company since 2010, will step down next year, leaving the leadership of the company on the hands of co-CEO's Robert Gentz and David Schneider. Ritter says he aims to back his wife’s career

Sales of clothing and footwear down by almost 30% in Mexico

Dec 11, 2020 / Mexico
Data is from Servytur's Center for Economic and Trade Studies (CEECS) and highlights a massive hit of the pandemic in the clothing and footwear sales in Mexico. El Heraldo reports

Chloé appoints Gabriela Hearst Artistic Director

Dec 9, 2020 / France
The Richemont-owned French luxury fashion house announced the appointment of Gabriela Hearst to the position of Artistic Director after making official the departure of Natacha Ramsay-Levi last week

Gucci, Burberry, Prada, Dior and Moncler win the Altagamma Digital Awards 2020

Dec 7, 2020 / Italy
The fourth edition of Altagamma Digital Awards revealed the winners. The distinction is given to Personal Luxury brands that standout for their digital leadership. The 2020 edition was organised in partnership with the National Chamber of Italian Fashion

Pitti gathers its events and moves them to February

Dec 4, 2020 / Italy
Uomo, Bimbo and Filati to take place at the same dates in Florence. The Pitti events are now on the agenda to take place between the 21st and the 23rd February 2021
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