- Prachi Singh |
Calida Group has announced that it has received a binding offer from the Korean K2 Group to sell its trademark Eider, subject to a works council consultation process in France. Eider is one of the three brands of the Millet Mountain Group, a fully owned subsidiary of Calida affiliate Lafuma Group. Commenting […]
- Prachi Singh |
Skechers USA, Inc., for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 reported sales growth of 15.1 percent as a result of a 21.9 percent increase in the company’s international business, or 25.7 percent on a constant currency basis, and a 6.7 percent increase in its domestic business. On a constant currency […]
- Robyn Turk |
Calvin Klein and Swatch Group have agreed to end their 22-year licensing agreement. In a statement, Calvin Klein, Inc. wrote that it had been evaluating its watch and jewelry license in recent years and felt that the growth opportunity it sees for the category had not been optimized with Swatch Group's […]
- Prachi Singh |
John Lewis sales for the week to October 19, 2019, were up 8.5 percent on the same week last year as, the company said, customers shopped promotions across fashion and beauty in shops and online. The company announced through a statement that fashion sales were up 32.1 percent on the back of its 20 […]
- Weixin Zha |
BACKGROUND The artificial intelligence and tablets deployed at the largest European production facility of German businesswear maker Hugo Boss may be astounding, but it’s the new ways in which humans and machines are interacting that is perhaps most noteworthy. “The interesting thing about technology […]
- Simone Preuss |
INTERVIEW We may hear of executives taking a sabbatical or a timeout, even in the hectic industry that is fashion, but often, we never hear from them again. In 2017, FashionUnited spoke with Sebastian Janus who had decided to give up his secure position as the CFO/director e-commerce finance for Foot […]
- Prachi Singh |
Destination Maternity Corporation has filed voluntary petitions to restructure under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The company said that it filed to facilitate and continue a marketing process begun in early September that […]
- Kristopher Fraser |
Cole Haan, Inc. has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares of common stock to be offered and the price range for the proposed […]
- Kristopher Fraser |
Amidst growing anti-government protests in Hong Kong, China has banned bulk orders of black clothing and other items popularly used by protesters. The news was reported by Reuters. Customer services staff at some of China's major couriers, including STO Express, ZTO Express and YTO Express, told Reuters […]
- Prachi Singh |
Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has announced that, it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with a group of HBC shareholders backed by Executive Chairman Richard Baker, to take the Company private. The company said in a statement that the shareholder group, who collectively owns approximately […]