 OPINION_ As of 1 May 2013, the EU introduced an additional 26 percent import duty on girl’s and women’s jeans made in the US, taking the total tariff from 12 percent to 38 percent. The brunt of this increase will be felt by US denim brands operating
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 British-based premium online retailer Oki-Ni has been bought by French menswear e-commerce and media group MenInvest for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2001 by Ben Banks, Gino Da'Prato, Charles Perez and Dominique Signoret,
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 American fashion brand Alice + Olivia designed by Stacey Bendet is planning to expand heavily in Asia. Therefore, the New York-based company entered an exclusive strategic partnership with Hong Kong-based retail, brand management and
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 Global superstar Rihanna is suing British fashion retailer Topshop for 5 million US dollars for selling t-shirts bearing her image without her consent, it has emerged. According to the New York Post, Rihanna’s team has been trying to negotiate with Topshop
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 Bain & Company, an Italian luxury consulting company, have researched and published the key drivers for the luxury goods industry for 2013, in association with Fondazione Altagamma. The research states the slowdown of touristic flows
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 American stalwart Calvin Klein is to re-brand it's diffusion and bridge level collections in an effort to streamline its name. The company, which is owned by US conglomerate PVH Corporation, stated it would re-brand its ck Calvin Klein's men's
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 More fashion companies and retailers have committed to signing the legally binding, enforceable and transparent Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh with the global association of trade unions IndustriALL, UNI and Bangladeshi unions as
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 Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has posted a rise in profits in the three months to April. The US giant, which owns UK's Asda, said profits rose 1 percent to 3.78 billion dollars (2.48 billion pounds) after sales in the US fell by 1.4 percent.
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 British high street footwear retailer LK Bennett is to open its first store in China this year. The chain, best known for its nude platform pumps worn by the Duchess of Cambridge, is "looking very closely” at opportunities in China and the first deal
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 BuyMyWardrobe, the marketplace for pre-loved luxury designer fashion, has added luxury fashion entrepreneur and founding investor in Net-A-Porter Carmen Busquets to its line-up of investors, as the company pushes forward with trying to
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 Whoever thought London is the world's most expensive retail location, think again. Rents in Hong Kong in key retail locations can be up to four times higher than similar locations in London and Paris. Hong Kong remained the world’s most expensive
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 Versace’s sister label Versus has revealed that it is teaming up with sportswear brand K-Way for its next collaborative collection. Following on from Versus’ collaboration with J.W. Anderson, which is set to be unveiled in New York this week,
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 Top designers like Manolo Blahnik, Christian Lacroix, Diane von Furstenberg, Matthew Williamson, Mario Testino, Missoni, Dita Von Teese, Faberge, Cartier and Swarovski Elements prove that conservation efforts can be extremely stylish.
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 Funding for UK companies to exhibit at overseas tradeshows is set to “almost double” for the next two financial years, due to an increase in funding available to the UK Fashion & Textile Association. The trade body, which offers support to UK fashion
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 It took the worst industrial disaster ever with more than a thousand dead workers to finally stir up things but the textile and garment industry is all set to bring about the necessary change. Some of the biggest fashion companies like H&M, C&A,
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 According to The Hub, it is the first “invitation only, branded fashion trade show in Asia”. The new fair on the block will be held from 28th to 30 August at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong. The bi-annual event will make its debut with more than 100
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 Consumer demands are increasingly driving fashion retail, and retailers and brands should listen better to their customers. The report “Proactive Retail” by fashion industry solution provider Attune Consulting confirms what retailers have been observing for
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| Fourteen more fashion companies have signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in
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| Seven UK-based jewellery designers, supported by the BFC’s
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| Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana is joining the London
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| British fashion label Alexander McQueen has unveiled a new-look website, which not only has a
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| Fashion retailer AllSaints has launched a film production division, AllSaints Film,
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| New York Fashion Week designer Phillip Lim is to launch an autumn 2013 men’s and
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| Ottavio Missoni, founder of the luxury Italian knitwear house, has died. Missoni,
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| Mulberry non-executive director Robin Gibson has stepped
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| Fossil Inc.'s earnings rose 24 percent during the first-quarter,
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| The Art Institutes (USA) remains the most popular
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| The Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced the expansion of its
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| French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has named Stephane Linder
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| Department store Selfridges launched its first click and collect
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| American sportswear brand K-Swiss has confirmed a new board following the merger with
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| Fashion label Guess has announced the appointment of Sharleen Ernster Lazear as its
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| DeSL, a global company
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| Massimo Dutti has finally got clearance to set up shops
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| British womenswear and accessories brand Aftershock London
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| Designer Nicolas Ghesquière has spoken out
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| A factory in Bangladesh that produces clothing for Matalan
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| Online fashion retailer Asos has announced that its
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| American label Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH,
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| Global investment firm Emerisque Brands has acquired
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| American retailer Macy’s is to host a pop-up exhibition
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| British fashion designer Stella McCartney has
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| After an absence of thirteen years, Dutch design duo
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| The Council of Fashion Designers of America has launched
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| Fashion designer Thierry Mugler has been
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