
A.K.A. Brands, the direct-to-consumer fashion platform specialized in digitally native brands, announced on Thursday the appointment of Ciarán Long as chief financial officer.
A.K.A. Brands, the direct-to-consumer fashion platform specialized in digitally native brands, announced on Thursday the appointment of Ciarán Long as chief financial officer.
Levi Strauss & Co on Thursday raised its half-year revenue growth forecast, banking on Covid-19 vaccine rollouts to spur a return to normalcy, after the denim maker beat quarterly sales estimates on an e-commerce boost.
Two years after opening his garment factory in Myanmar, Li Dongliang is on the verge of closing down and laying off his 800 remaining workers.
After a successful trial in February, Texworld Evolution organiser Messe Frankfurt will hold another showroom in Paris from July 5 to 9 to maintain a physical meeting point despite the absence of its trade shows.
The US apparel and footwear group has inaugurated a 55,700-square-metrer logistics centre in Leicestershire that will generate up to 250 new jobs, and will boost the group’s business in the UK and the EMEA region.
Shanghai’s Intertextile, Chic, PH Value and Yarn Expo shows recorded a high turnout on March 17-19, with attendance figures of up to 88,000 visitors, a return to numbers similar to those of 2019.
The house of Karl Lagerfeld has unveiled its debut eco-conscious collection with Amber Valletta, with part of the sustainably chic collection made from vegan cactus leather.
Fashion retailer Atterley.com, which counts Alexandra Shulman as an advisor, has raised £3 million through a funding round backed by Maven Capital Partners, by Scottish Enterprise and existing shareholders.
Pent-up demand to shop in a real store is simmering nicely and provides optimism for a bounceback from 12 April’s reopening. That’s the less-than-surprising view from the Springboard Footfall Monitor, released Thursday.
UK consumers continued to increase their online spending in March in the build up to non-essential retail reopening from 12 April, data from retail expert Salesfire shows.
Pure London organiser Hyve remains upbeat ahead of an expected recovery out of pandemic restrictions this year, the events company said in a trading update Thursday. It cited "growing confidence" for calendar year 2022.
UK retailers seem to be unenthusiastic about the British government’s idea of Covid status certificates to allow people to enter certain locations.
Fast Retailing released H1 results on Thursday, plus its Japanese Uniqlo performance for March. Both reports showed the business is doing well in general, even if the H1 figures showed some smaller brands struggling.
Gap may be exiting the UK market as far as company-operated shops are concerned, but it wants to make the most of the reopening in England. It will launch a kidswear pop-up in the Westfield London mall on April 12.
H&M Group’s Monki brand has this month launched a new app as part of its “ongoing work to engage with its community and offer ways of interacting with the brand and each other”.