US retailers up staff numbers to prep for return of in-store holiday shopping By Reuters Several major retailers including Walmart are directing the majority of their holiday hires to work on store floors this year as Americans shift to shopping…
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…
Buttercloth launches collection with the Van Gogh Museum Men’s brand Buttercloth is teaming up with the Van Gogh Museum to launch a limited apparel collection featuring Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic artworks. Buttercloth launches collection with the Van Gogh Museum. –…
Exclusive: Lemaire names Laetitia Mergui general manager Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS LemaireFashionNetwork.comChloé‘s regional director for the Asia-Pacific region since mid-2018, will be leading the Parisian house. She is taking over from Catherine Jacquet, who had been head of the company…
Primark booms in UK, Europe, has plan for Germany, will expand in US PrimarkAssociated British Foods Primark For the Primark unit, sales were up 19% to £4.228 billion, reflecting good growth in all countries. And it said it saw strong…
Puma appoints Maria Valdes as chief product officer By DPA Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Sports company Puma Maria Valdes – Puma Valdes is Puma’s current general manager of sportstyle, the company’s largest business division. In her new role she will…
Adidas: Sticking to World Cup sales outlook despite Germany’s exit By Reuters API German sportswear maker AdidasWorld Cup Reuters Four-time champions Germany sensationally crashed out of the World Cup despite a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in their last Group…
Reebok launches Yard Love apparel collection By Fibre2Fashion American athletic footwear and apparel company Reebok The collection features seven hoodies and seven tees in different colourways, Reebok said in a press release. Yard Love is the latest initiative in support…
Clothing: EU imports stagnate in volume but increase in value Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Rising prices, changing exchange rates and the BrexitInstitut Français de la Mode indicated during the Fashion Reboot meeting on December 1. Although imports are stagnant in…
Zalando tests a virtual fitting room in its 25 markets Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Zalando Zalando The pilot project is part of Zalando’s Size As part of the pilot project, customers can create their own 3D avatar. All they have…
