Latest Articles in News

Traceability platform Fairly Made secures 15 million euros in funding

Fairly Made, a French tech firm helping brands to trace their supply chain, has announced the closing of a 15 million euro investment round, which it will use to “accelerate its transformation into a purely technological company”. The funding was led by BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, GET Fund, ETF Partners and Frenchfounders. In a...

Fashion

Amsterdam Fashion Week adopts Copenhagen sustainability standards

Amsterdam Fashion Week (AFW) and Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) are joining forces via a new partnership that aims to "accelerate sustainable initiatives within the fashion industry, both in the Nordics and the Benelux," a press release has revealed. Summary • Amsterdam Fashion Week (AFW) and Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) are partnering to...

People

Blenders Eyewear names Jack Gray as its new CEO

Blenders Eyewear, part of the Safilo Group, has appointed Jack Grey as its new chief executive officer, succeeding the brand founder Chase Fisher, who will transition into a new role as the company’s brand evangelist. In a statement, Blenders Eyewear said that Grey’s two decades of experience building and scaling global brands would drive the...

BusinessFeaturedMember

Trump blows up fashion supply chains, with Turkey, Morocco and Egypt emerging as new ‘hubs’

Madrid – “Liberation Day” arrived, as the president of the US, Donald J. Trump, liked to call it. The trade war that the leader of the US promised to "correct" via tariffs, for what he considered to be abusive and non-reciprocal trade relations and have ultimately affected the economic and industrial performance of the US, has finally broken...

BusinessMember

Kering Eyewear acquires Visard and joins Mistral

French luxury goods group Kering SA is investing in its eyewear division. On Thursday, the group announced corresponding agreements with two Italian eyewear manufacturers. According to the agreement, the subsidiary Kering Eyewear will acquire all shares in Visard Srl and a minority stake in Mistral Srl, founded as a spin-off from Visard in 1991....

People

& Other Stories appoints Jonathan Saunders as chief creative officer

& Other Stories appoints Jonathan Saunders new chief creative officer. He will assume the role in the first half of 2025 and will lead the brand's overall creative direction. The brand, part of the H&M Group, announced this in a press release to FashionUnited. Summary • Jonathan Saunders has been appointed chief creative officer of & Other...

BusinessFeaturedMember

From track to runway: Why running now drives fashion

For a long time, jogging was just a sporting hobby, but today it has become much more than that. "Running" is a lifestyle statement that's crossed the finish line into the fashion world. From luxury running shoes to athleisure-ready running jackets, the lines between function and trend are increasingly blurred. At a run in Amsterdam's Nelson...

BusinessMember

Stocks tank, havens rally as Trump tariffs fan trade war

Equity markets tumbled Thursday after Donald Trump delivered a "haymaker" blow with sweeping tariffs against US partners and rivals, fanning a global trade war that many fear will spark recessions and ramp up inflation. Tokyo's Nikkei led Asia's selloff, briefly collapsing more than four percent, while US futures plunged with oil prices, safe...

BusinessMember

Tendam enters Turkey with Women’secret

Madrid – Women’secret, the lingerie brand from the Tendam Group, has entered a new market with the opening of its first store in Turkey. The chain has just launched with the opening of its first establishment in Istanbul, the country’s capital. With a retail space of approximately 100 square metres, which the chain will use to sell its latest...

BusinessMember

Decathlon Group achieves 16.2 billion dollars urnover in 2024

Decathlon Group realised revenue growth in fiscal year 2024. The French sporting goods retailer critically examined its expenditures that year, limiting the impact of cost inflation. Optimising operational costs remains a priority for the coming fiscal year to support long-term growth, according to the filed annual report. Decathlon operates in...

BusinessMember

Trump orders end to duty-free relief for small parcels from China

US President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday to close a duty-free exemption for small parcels from China, in a move likely to severely disrupt the import of popular low-cost products. The rule has faced heavy scrutiny as US officials pointed to the growth of Chinese-founded online retailers Shein and Temu as a factor behind a surge of...

BusinessMember

Amazon makes last-minute bid for TikTok: report

Amazon has made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The offer arrived in a letter to officials involved in talks regarding the sale of TikTok to appease US national security concerns, according to the New York Times. Amazon declined to comment on the...