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Zalando Accelerates Its Platform Transition Based On Exceptional Growth

• H1 2020 GMV growth at 25.1 percent, revenue growth at 19.6 percent • H1 2020 Adjusted EBIT of 113.3 million euros • Q2 GMV growth at 33 percent, revenue growth at 27.4 percent • 180 new brands signed to partner program in Q2 Zalando SE, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, has significantly expanded its customer base in...

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Lifestyle brand Gandys uses fashion as a force for good

If ever proof was needed that there is no hard and fast rule to business success, then Gandys is arguably a case in point. The company was founded in 2012 by brothers Rob and Paul Forkan who have thrown the rule books of how to set up and run a fashion business out of the window and are demonstrating that sometimes a unique and unconventional...

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Should fashion schools focus on creativity or business?

London - The old debate of teaching bodies and whether students should be prepared better for the 'real' world has never been as relevant to fashion students as it is today. With saturated markets, overflowing fashion week calendars and store shelves piled to the hilt with fashion brands, it would be fair to say the world is no longer waiting...

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How can London Collections: Men translate buzz into sales?

There is no doubt London men’s fashion week is buzzing. Each season the platform grows in size, secures greater investment and sees more designers and brands present their collections. This season American, Chinese and European visitors are expected to reach the highest attendance numbers since LCM’s inauguration 7 seasons ago, proving the...