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Inditex strengthens Massimo Dutti in China with new flagship store in Shanghai

Madrid – Inditex continues to advance the measured global growth and expansion strategy of its premium fashion chain, Massimo Dutti, with the opening of a new flagship store in Shanghai. This opening strengthens the brand's positioning in China within an iconic location considered the country's financial capital. Furthermore, the brand takes...

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Marc Jacobs expands Greater China presence with I.T Group partnership

US brand management firm WHP Global and US apparel company G-III Apparel Group (G-III) have announced a strategic partnership with Hong Kong-based fashion retailer I.T Group to accelerate the growth of the Marc Jacobs brand across Greater China. The transaction marks the first international licensing agreement since WHP Global and G-III acquired...

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Western brands under pressure as 'pre-owned' luxury booms in China

With China's economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, even global fashion icons are beginning to feel the pinch as consumers turn instead to the second-hand market or buy upstart new homegrown brands. Chinese were once massive buyers of luxury Western brands, accounting for around a third of worldwide spending and earning firms...

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LVMH Q3 organic revenue growth slows amid China downturn

French luxury conglomerate LVMH recorded revenue of 57.15 billion euros (63.85 billion dollars) in the first nine months of 2026, marking organic revenue growth of 2 percent year-over-year (YoY) despite an uncertain geopolitical and economic climate. Reported revenue changed by minus 2 percent for the period. In the third quarter of 2026,...

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Connections and contradictions at CHIC Shanghai's autumn edition 2026

Despite internationalisation efforts, Chinese was the dominant language heard at the China International Fashion Fair (CHIC) Autumn edition, held from 25 to 27 August in Shanghai. In fact, non-Chinese visitors at this more compact and domestically oriented edition of the fair are quite rare so that there were no provisions for translation...

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Alo steps up China push with Zhangyuan pop-up in Shanghai

Alo has officially landed in China, opening its Zhangyuan pop-up in Shanghai on Monday. The space marks the Los Angeles-based brand's first physical retail investment in Mainland China. “Opening in Shanghai is an incredibly meaningful moment for Alo. We wanted Zhangyuan to be a full expression of the brand and our belief that luxury is about how...

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Fashion |Exclusive

Why Hong Kong is doing fashion week differently

The dialogues around fashion weeks seem to have settled into a familiar rhythm: the changing of the guards, the designer debuts, the first collection under a new creative director. All eyes on the luxury houses. Will they or won’t they cast that spell that has shoppers running to their stores next season? Will the new designer be the saviour,...

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China urges France to 'halt' fast-fashion law, warns of countermeasures

Beijing urged France on Thursday to abandon its recently implemented law on ultra-fast fashion, lambasting the new measure targeting major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein and Temu as "clearly discriminatory". The law, which came into effect on Tuesday, imposes fees on certain items that will eventually reach almost 20 euros per...

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Cotton route, destination Uzbekistan: is China seeking a new gateway to supply Europe?

The news went relatively unnoticed. It deserves, however, to be examined closely. China and Uzbekistan want to strengthen their cooperation in the textile industry. The agenda includes raw material supply; technology transfer; blended fabric production; dyeing and finishing technologies; automation; and the creation of joint production...

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Textile trade dispute: Can China really refute 'overcapacity' accusation?

In an unprecedented document published at the end of July, China directly contests Western accusations of industrial 'overcapacity'. While the text primarily targets electric vehicles, batteries and advanced technologies, its reasoning also applies to the textile industry. Beijing rejects the idea that a trade surplus or high production capacity...

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Abercrombie reportedly mulling options for China business

US retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is believed to be exploring strategic options for its China business, including bringing in local partners to support future growth. According to a report by Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter, the fashion retailer is working with an adviser to review its China operations in what could...

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The volume shift: How Asian online retailers move from individual parcels to bulk inventory

The landscape of international trade and e-commerce logistics across Europe has undergone a fundamental structural realignment. For years, the European Union’s long-standing low-value customs duty exemption—the de minimis threshold—allowed billions of individual parcels valued under 150 euros to flood into member states from Asian manufacturing...