Fred Segal opens sixth store in Santa Monica The Fred Segal Fred Segal storefront in Santa Monica “We’re thrilled to be back in Santa Monica with a new Fred Segal store, and to continue to expand our footprint within our…
Sustainable cotton group boosts tracking for top retailers By Reuters API Swiss-based sustainability group Better Cotton said on Thursday it has added new functions to a platform that big retailers use to trace materials through their supply chains. Reuters Better…
Cold comfort: Mr Porter x 66°North winter collab follows Icelandic trail YNAPMr Porter 66°North Having just debuted on the Mr Porter platform following the launch of 66°North’s mainline collection, the four-piece capsule includes two outerwear styles and two accessories. Within…
Franchise Group in talks to keep Kohl’s management team after a sale By Reuters Franchise Group, the preferred bidder to acquire Kohl’s Reuters Franchise Group, which owns brands including Vitamin Shoppe and Buddy’s Home Furnishings, joined the bidding for Kohl’s…
If there’s ever been a comeback for the books, it’s Abercrombie & Fitch’s. Over the past couple of years, they transformed their dark, loud, smells-so-strong-you’ll-get-a-headache stores into ones that are completely unrecognizable—and the same goes for their clothes. Every time…
Flax: a key study to establish the sector’s priority issues Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS The Alliance for European Flax and Hemp pulled out all the stops when it brought together flax growers, luxury groups, sector managers and regional presidents on…
Inditex limits board to 10 members following Emilio Saracho’s departure By EFE Translated by Roberta HERRERA Emilio Saracho, the former vice president of JP Morgan and former president of Banco Popular, will step down from his role as an independent…
Online retailer Signa Sports United files for insolvency By DPA Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS After the online shop Tennis-Point filed for insolvency, the parent company Signa Sports United N.V. (SSU) from the Signa Group of Austrian investor René Benko has…
Fashion Week hits Kenya’s biggest urban slum By AFP Towering models parade down a three-metre (10-foot) high catwalk overlooking the rusting tin roofs of Kibera, the Kenyan capital’s biggest urban slum. It’s the second edition of Kibera Fashion Week in…
VF cuts prices at Vans, Timberland on cooling inflation By Bloomberg North Face parent company VF Corp. reduced prices at two of its biggest brands this year — the latest sign that apparel and footwear companies are retrenching as the…
