Diddy hits Global Brands Group with 2 lawsuits
Filed in the Southern District of New York federal court on February 4, the first complaint concerns GBG’s launch of a womenswear collaboration between UK-based fashion retailer Missguided…
EU announces app for accurate children’s clothing size
Kidsize has developed an app for smartphones and tablets that can take highly precise 3D measurements of a child. By taking a couple of photos of the child,…
Nigerian government allocates N51bn ($162.034 million) to garment industry
“The ministry has allotted over N51bn in the 2017 budget just to promote our garment industry, because we know it is an area where we have to get…
Coronavirus- Moncler leads funding effort to build hospital on former Milan trade fair site
“Milan is a city that has given us all an extraordinary time. We cannot and must not abandon it. It is everyone’s duty to give back to the…
Fashion still strong online in UK but discounts rule
The report on Wednesday said that online retail sales growth in October was the second lowest ever recorded (+8.5%) and also that m-commerce growth slowed in particular. Given…
Luxury sector relieved as UK and US settle trade dispute
UK luxury industry body Walpole welcomed the agreement as “fantastic news”, bringing a end to a dispute that had impacted exports of UK cashmere wool and tailoring, and…
UK shop prices fall again hit by discounts as stores try to clear stock
Overall shop prices fell by 0.1% last month following the same decrease in September, but food prices increased by 2.2%, said the British Retail Consortium on Wednesday.“Forces on…
Unilever’s makeover- ‘woke-washing’ or the real thing-
The Anglo-Dutch consumer giant has introduced a series of initiatives aimed at making it, in its own words, the world’s most sustainable company, while also taking a position…
UK consumer confidence rising, finances outlook improving, says GfK
Consumer Confidence has increased seven points to -16 this month and all five of its key measures increased in comparison to February, giving hope “this upward trajectory… will…