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Spain's Gods focuses on international growth across UK, France, Italy, Netherlands and US

Madrid – Barcelona-based streetwear brand Gods, which is gaining significant traction among younger consumers in Spain, is embarking on an international expansion. The company aims to transcend fleeting trends and domestic borders to establish itself as a solid global project. A decisive turning point will be the opening of its first...

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France's BHV department store enters receivership to secure recovery plan

The Paris economic activities court (TAE) has approved a request by BHV Marais management to place the department store into receivership. Known in France as redressement judiciaire, the court-supervised reorganisation procedure allows a business in financial difficulty to continue operating while it works towards recovery, rather than...

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Closures, losses and aid: French fashion retail following cost-of-living protests

The cost-of-living protests that swept across France over the weekend of October 17 and 18 ended in riots and looting in several cities across the country. According to the French government, around 3,000 businesses suffered damage. Fashion stores were among the hardest hit, particularly those carrying brands with high demand in the resale...

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Looted stores in France: Fashion retailers suffer sharp drop in revenue

Paris - Fashion stores recorded an average revenue drop of 14 percent across France on Saturday, the day of the protests, the Alliance du Commerce reported on Monday. This decline was particularly pronounced in city centres. Indeed, city-centre boutiques and shopping centres, which were particularly affected by the damage during the October 17...

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Resale platforms pledge to help French authorities track goods looted in protests

Paris - Consumer-to-consumer resale platforms such as Vinted, Leboncoin and Ebay, on which “a significant number of stolen items have been identified”, have pledged to collaborate with national authorities to “identify and report” this content, the government announced on Tuesday. Following the looting of stores during the protests on October...

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FNH's Pierre Talamon talks French protests: 'It is better to close your shop than to have to rebuild it'

Following the extensive damage caused by the protest on Saturday, October 17, FashionUnited interviewed Pierre Talamon, president of the Fédération Nationale de l’Habillement (FNH), about the economic consequences of the damage for independent retailers; expectations of the government; and the support measures being considered. What is your...

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Laganini to enter Liberty London and Le Bon Marché, and open Madrid flagship in 2027

Madrid – The Zaragoza-based womenswear brand Laganini, which specialises in slow fashion, is boosting its presence and operations outside of Spain with its launch in the exclusive department stores Liberty London and Le Bon Marché. This move is part of its short and medium-term strategic growth plan. The plan includes a particularly noteworthy...

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Alohas advances global expansion with new stores in Paris and San Francisco

Madrid – Barcelona-based fashion brand Alohas specialises in menswear and womenswear footwear. Following the launch of its first handbag collection last May, it has also expanded into accessories. The brand remains focused on its determined international expansion strategy. This roadmap has just seen its latest development with the launch of two...

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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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Zara France's 1.9 billion euro turnover signals an increasingly polarised fashion market

Inditex's French subsidiary generated a turnover of 1.91 billion euros for the financial year ending late January 2026 (+0.9 percent). This is a seemingly modest increase. However, it contrasts sharply with the overall decline in the French apparel sector. Zara France is not accelerating, but it is not declining either. For the financial year...

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France takes aim at ultra-fast fashion with new levy

France will from Tuesday impose a fee on ultra-fast fashion items that will eventually reach almost 20 euros per garment, as the government targets major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein. The levy follows legislation passed by the French parliament in June to regulate so-called "ultra-fast fashion" companies, known for selling large...

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Gironde wildfires cripple fashion's supply chain at peak sales season

Blocked in evacuated warehouses, cut off from major road networks or threatened by toxic smoke, textile and clothing stocks in south-west France are facing an unprecedented shock during the peak summer season. For several days, a massive wildfire has been devastating the Gironde department, from the Cap-Ferret peninsula to the outskirts of...