Articles by Jaime Martinez
Spanish trade union CCOO sues Decathlon for violation of the right to freedom of association
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The confrontation between the management of the multinational sports company Decathlon in Spain and the Spanish trade union Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) has not eased at all, but rather intensified. On 3 April, the union filed a lawsuit against the sports company for violating the right to freedom of association. Just a few weeks ago, Decathlon was...
Loewe opens the first exhibition in its 178-year history in Shanghai
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Under the name 'Crafted World', the first public exhibition of the Spanish fashion house Loewe has opened its doors in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The exhibition will be on display until 5 May 2024 and from there will travel to different parts of the world to offer an interactive, immersive and complete journey through the company's 178-year...
Marcella Wartenbergh, CEO of Pepe Jeans owner AWWG: ‘In the face of AI, humans must continue to provide emotion’
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The face of the fashion industry continues to change, and with it come new challenges that put to test the well-established systems already at play. It is these imminent obstacles that FashionUnited spoke to Marcella Wartenbergh about. The CEO of the Spanish-based multinational, All We Wear Group (AWWG), took up the helm position in 2019, and...
Inditex reveals 1.8 billion euro investment plan for 2024/25
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Accompanying the publication of its financial results for the FY23, which were once again at record highs, the Inditex Group also announced some of the main levers that will be used to continue to stimulate its growth, both in the short and medium term. These measures include both the launch of a new logistics expansion plan, through 1.8 billion...
A deep dive into Seán McGirr's debut for Alexander McQueen
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One of the biggest new appointments for this edition of Paris Fashion Week was that of the young Irish designer Seán McGirr, who finally made his debut as the latest creative director of Alexander McQueen. As such, McGirr took to Paris for his first womenswear collection for the British brand’s autumn/winter 2024 season, where he in a way...
H&M announces the closure of 28 stores, dismissal of 588 workers in Spain
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Swedish fashion multinational H&M Group has informed the main trade union organisations representing its workers in Spain of its intention to carry out a redundancy programme which will lead to the dismissal of 588 workers from the retailer’s main commercial chain. The move is linked to plans by the popular clothing retailer to close up to a...
Tendam enters India through strategic partnership with e-tailer Myntra
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Spanish fashion conglomerate Grupo Tendam, parent company to fashion chains and brands such as Cortefiel, Springfield and Women'secret, has announced a partnership agreement with Indian fashion e-tailer Myntra for its entry, growth and expansion in the strategic Indian market. The first steps in this direction have already been taken with the...
Chinese clothing manufacturers gain foothold on European soil with their own factories
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Chinese textile company Shanghai Jingqingrong Garment, which supplies clothing for multinational fashion chains such as Japan's Uniqlo or Sweden's H&M and COS, will open its first textile factory outside China, in Catalonia. This is the result of an investment project by the textile company that has received the support of the Catalan...
IED Madrid alumna wins Vogue Fashion Fund Spain 2023
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The biggest fashion prize awarded in Spain has selected the winner of its 2023 edition. Pepa Salazar was one of the three finalists announced for this year's edition of the award, and has now emerged as the winner of the prize, whose cash prize is worth 100,000 euros. The designer has already said that she intends to use the money to promote the...
Y/Project starts strategic plan, seeks status of most 'influential brand’
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The renowned French fashion brand Y/Project, under the creative direction of Belgian designer Glenn Martens since the death of Paris-based Moroccan designer Yohan Serfaty in April 2013, has just presented the basis of a new strategic plan, through which its main objective is to position itself - and this is no small feat - as the "most...