Primark creates customer chief role, names Michelle McEttrick to post Primark Photo, Sandra Halliday She’ll report direct to CEO Paul Marchant and will take overall responsibility for the brand, including all marketing and customer communications, customer insight and its sustainability…
Tranoï show taps Christelle Kocher as creative director Translated by Nicola Mira This is a first for Parisian trade show Tranoï. For its next autumn edition, scheduled from September 29 to October 2 at Palais Brongniart, Tranoï has enlisted French…
AZ Factory recruits Colville duo for a collaboration Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS After having called upon the young French designer Tennessy Thoreson, who recently unveiled his designs during Couture Week, AZ FactoryParis Fashion Week Molly Molloy and Lucinda Chambers –…
Amazon’s outlook disappoints as customer budgets stay tight By Reuters Amazon Reuters And even while Amazon’s holiday revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, the company expects sales growth in its long lucrative cloud to slow for the next few quarters, its…
UK Abercrombie & Fitch stores get same-day delivery option As consumer expectations of delivery times get more and more demanding, Abercrombie & Fitch Photo: Sandra Halliday That means 30+ branches that are able to fulfil orders from the Abercrombie &…
Textile fibers can now be produced from mussel byssus By AFP-Relaxnews High-tech industries don’t have a monopoly on innovation, especially in the field of new bio-based materials. In the west of France, a start-up named Bysco recovers the waste of…
China’s ‘618’ shopping festival to test Covid-hit shoppers’ urge to splurge By Reuters China is set to get a picture of how the country’s zero-Covid-19 policy and slowing economy have impacted shoppers’ urge to splurge, as e-commerce platforms gear up…
Target warns of weaker margins again as inflation curbs consumer spending By Reuters API Target Reuters The surprise forecast revision is a big blow for the company, which in May joined larger rival Walmart in reporting a steep drop in…
Nike, Adidas settle patent fights over shoe technology By Reuters NikeAdidas Reuters Nike sued Adidas in Oregon and at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in December, alleging several Adidas shoe designs infringe patents related to Nike’s lightweight Flyknit technology.…
Supermarket retailer Ahold shelves plan to spin off Bol.com By Reuters API Supermarket major Ahold Delhaize said on August 10 it was postponing plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of its non-food retailer, Bol.com, because of unfavourable market conditions. The…
