Orla Kiely buyer sought, creditors are owed up to £10m
The firm’s parent company Kiely Rowan announced a voluntary liquidation filing on September 17, closing down its standalone stores, as well as its webstore and wholesale business….
Armani says fashion marketing ‘raping’ women
“I think it’s time for me to say what I think. Women keep getting raped by designers,” Armani, 85, told reporters on the sidelines of a show…
China retail sales slow in April
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast industrial output would grow 6.5%, slowing from an unexpectedly strong 8.5% in March.Fixed-asset investment rose 6.1% in January-April from the same…
Google, Facebook have tight grip on growing U.S. online ad market- report
The two tech giants together commanded nearly 60% of the U.S. internet advertising market in 2018, according to the report, up 3% from the previous year. Google’s…
Guess joins hands with I-Collect
The program dubbed ‘Resourced’, launched in California on June 18, will expand to all North America by the end of 2018 and globally by 2020.Backed by the…
Hong Kong’s indie designers foster fashion, retail renaissance
But a new generation of independent designers in Hong Kong is changing all that with creations that are putting the city on the international fashion map.Eschewing advertising…
Harper Dennis Hobbs to launch metaverse consultancy for retailers
HDH is to introduce a new arm of its retail division that will focus on how retailers can best operate in Web 3.0 – the third generation…
JD.com now a member of American Apparel & Footwear Association
“JD.com, as a member of AAFA, will collaborate with international fashion labels on the issues related to IP-address protection, as the group continues to invest on introducing…
LVMH brings vocational training program to Italy with Polimoda
Initially, the partnership will focus on leathergoods. Backed by the Tuscan region — one of the most important manufacturing hubs in the sector — the training program will…
Apple’s Webkit to launch new privacy feature for ad tracking
Users will not be uniquely identified across websites they visit in order to track ad clicks, and the technology will only let those websites be involved in…