FashionNetwork.com spoke to Desigual’s Jordi Balsells, channel strategy director, and David Sgreccia, geographies business director, about the group’s plans in Japan, its post-pandemic recovery and future projects.
J.Crew announced on Monday a new corporate initiative aimed at realizing specific corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability goals that touch products, supply chain, the planet and third-party partnerships.
The French men's fashion institution has elected the Rick Owens CEO to the head of its governing board. She succeeds Celine's Séverine Merle, while Maison Margiela CEO Gianfranco Gianangeli has become vice president.
British heritage sports brand Gola and the European division of Global Brands Group have announced a multi-year partnership to launch a new Gola-branded apparel collection, in a deal brokered by IMG.
India will lock down its capital New Delhi for a week from Monday night to try and control a raging coronavirus outbreak.
A labor group that did not secure enough votes from Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama to form a union has formally objected to the election results and alleged Amazon threatened to lay off staff.
Italian fashion group Etro is considering an expression of interest from buyout firm L Catterton, a source close to the matter said on Monday.
The luxury label has appointed Mitchell Bacha, experienced in Asian markets and the luxury industry, to oversee its business in China, previously run by a director for the entire Asia-Pacific region.
The much-talked-about project by Westminster City Council, the Marble Arch Hill climbable instillation at the end of London’s Oxford Street, will open in June.
The company called it a milestone and said it helps drive a “paradigm shift toward eco-responsible production and eco-conscious consumption of fashion and home textile items".
Reopening week seems to have been a good one for retailers in England and Wales, and especially for the hard hit West End of London, even though international tourists are still absent.
The owner of the Pep&Co fashion brand has snubbed the London Stock Exchange and chosen to list its shares in Poland instead. The company is thought to be worth around €5 billion.
Enough is enough. Nike has told partner retailers to stop the sale of limited edition trainers to resellers or they could face “supply curtailment”.
Hugo Boss has named a new marketing and comms chief with the appointment of Miah Sullivan. She joins on May 1 after having previously worked at Luxottica, Furla and St John Knits.
Hammerson is to slash rents for its retail tenants by around 30% as UK stores reopen post-Lockdown 3. UK & Ireland MD Mark Bourgeois said that “typically, we're resetting our rents to more affordable levels”.
