Articles by Regina Henkel
Three stripes or four? Thom Browne wins German trademark dispute against Adidas
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US fashion brand Thom Browne has won a trademark dispute with the sportswear giant Adidas in Germany. In its ruling of September 6, the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court ruled that the accusations of trademark infringement and unfair competition made by Adidas against Thom Browne are unfounded. The decision is not yet final and can still be...
Government overthrow in Bangladesh: “All factories are expected to be fully operational again from today”
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Bangladesh is the world's largest garment supplier after China. What does the political unrest of recent weeks mean for the fashion industry and what will happen now that the government has collapsed? After weeks of violent unrest in Bangladesh, in which around three hundred people have died and curfews have been imposed, there is growing hope...
Conversion up – Returns down: Sizekick wants to make webshops more profitable using AI sizing advice
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Munich-based startup Sizekick wants to help fashion and sports retailers reduce returns in online commerce through precise sizing advice. Deep learning models and the Hohenstein Institute's huge body database ensure accuracy. The topic of returns is as old as online retail itself. Clothing brands in particular have to (learn to) live with the...
GAB Group takes over nine Scotch & Soda stores in Belgium
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Bluestar Alliance, owner of Scotch & Soda, has announced that the Alain Broekaert Group (GAB) has taken over nine Belgian Scotch & Soda stores, including those in Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges. They will continue as Scotch & Soda stores and reopen as early as autumn 2024. "We are delighted with this acquisition," said Alain Broekaert, CEO of GAB....
Mister Spex appoints Tobias Krauss as new chairman of the supervisory board
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Eyewear retailer Mister Spex has announced the departure of Claus-Dietrich Lahrs as chairman of the company's supervisory board. This position is now being taken over by Tobias Krauss, who was unanimously elected by the board. Krauss has been a member of the supervisory board since 2020 and is CEO of Abacon Capital, the family office of the...
Decathlon develops recyclable swimwear with Resortecs
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French sporting goods chain Decathlon has teamed up with the Belgian textile recycling company Resortecs to develop a recyclable swimwear collection. The collection addresses the main problem with recycling swimwear to date, which has been that swimwear fabrics usually have high elastane content, but elastane cannot yet be separated from the...
Patagonia: 'The Shitthropocene' explores the age of cheap clothing trash
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In a documentary that is as humorous as it is revealing, the US outdoor company Patagonia has taken a critical look at consumer habits and the resulting clothing waste. The 45-minute film entitled 'The Shitthropocene' - an allusion to the current geological age of mankind (the Anthropocene) - takes a satirical but brutally honest look at how...
These new sneaker models rely on circular economy, local production and customisation
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The sneaker world is just one area of fashion that needs to become more sustainable and those in the sector have been working on new ideas and better solutions for years. As such, new materials, new recycling concepts and shorter supply chains are helping to reduce the carbon footprint. The global market for sustainable sneakers was estimated at...
DK Company takes over the insolvent fashion brand Wood Wood
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The Danish conglomerate DK Company has taken over clothing brand Wood Wood, which had slipped into insolvency last year. In autumn 2023, the company closed a number of stores, including a branch in Berlin and in London's Soho district. Another branch in Berlin and a shop in Aarhus had already been forced to close in the spring. Through the sale...
Happy Socks CEO: ‘My vision is to create the Happy Group’
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How do you turn a supposedly boring product - as socks are often seen to be - into a real statement piece? One example that has taken the industry by storm in recent years is entirely encasing the socks with fresh patterns, colours and designs that stand out from standard black, grey, brown or white designs. Happy Socks has played a key role in...