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The career of… Alice Duarte, shoemaker at Veja

The shoemaking trade is not dead. On the contrary: it is very much alive, Alice Duarte, shoemaker at Veja, shares in an interview with FashionUnited about her job. She has an impressive resume: she learned the craft of shoe repair at a vocational school in France and rose to become a shoemaker for luxury fashion brands Louboutin and Chanel. Now...

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Parsons Benefit to honour Sephora’s Artemis Patrick

Sephora North America president and chief executive officer Artemis Patrick will be honoured at the 76th annual Parsons Benefit taking place in New York on May 20. The Parsons Benefit is an annual celebration of the role fashion, design and the arts play in today’s world and honours what it calls “visionary figures” in fashion, business, design,...

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Rokt appoints chief financial officer and chief product development officer

Rokt, the e-commerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make the shopping experience more relevant to customers, has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of two leaders to its C suite. Jacqueline Purcell, who has worked with Rokt in a consultant capacity as interim COO since 2022, has been appointed as chief...

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Rolex's latest price increase signals industry-wide cost pressures

Rolex's latest price increases, reaching up to 8 percent on some models, signal a broader industry challenge as precious metal costs continue to pressure luxury watchmakers' margins. The move comes as gold prices maintain their upward trajectory, forcing high-end watch and jewellery manufacturers to reassess their pricing strategies. Last year...

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Sainsbury’s Tu partners with dancer Oti Mabuse

Tu Clothing from supermarket Sainsbury’s has partnered with broadcaster, author and world champion dancer Oti Mabuse, best known for her time as a professional dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, to launch a collection of activewear and luxe loungewear for its Reaktiv brand. Mabuse’s debut collection launches today, January 3, and features 67...

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Blaze destroys Ghana's largest used clothes market

A raging inferno that swept through the bustling Kantamanto Market in the Ghanaian capital Accra has reduced the sprawling hub of the country's informal economy to ashes, officials said. The fire, which erupted late on Wednesday, consumed vast sections of the largest used clothes market in the West African country, displacing thousands of...

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California strengthens retail crime laws in boost for fashion retailers

California has enacted sweeping legislation to combat retail theft, introducing measures that could provide significant relief for fashion retailers operating in the state. The comprehensive package, which took effect January 1st, represents the most substantial reform of its kind in the state's modern history. Key provisions include the ability...

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UK retail footfall ends 2024 on subdued note

Retail footfall in the UK continued its downward trajectory in December, marking the second consecutive year of decline for brick-and-mortar retail traffic. Total footfall fell 2.2 percent year-on-year in December, though this represented an improvement from November's 4.5 percent decline, partly due to the shifted timing of Black Friday between...

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After jeans controversy, famous chess player teams up with G-Star

The saga surrounding grandmaster Magnus Carlsen's jeans is continuing to unfold. The famous chess player is entering into a collaboration with G-Star Raw, the denim specialist announced on social media. At the end of 2024, Carlsen caused a stir when he wore jeans during the Rapid Chess World Championship. The dress code of the chess federation...

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British lawmakers to question Shein over working conditions

As Shein looks to list on the London Stock Exchange, a British parliamentary committee plans to probe the company over the rights of workers in its supply chain, Reuters reported on January 2, adding that the all-party Business and Trade Committee will also probe the Temu marketplace . On January 7, Yinan Zhu, Shein’s general counsel for Europe,...

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Revolution Beauty comes to settlement agreement with former investor

Revolution Beauty has announced entry into a confidential settlement with Chrysalis Investments Limited after it was met with a legal challenge from the former investor at the beginning of 2024. In January last year, Chrysalis said it had potential claims against Revolution due to “causes of action of deceit, negligent misstatement and/or...

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End. swings to loss in 2024 as it undergoes restructuring

The holding company of End., Ashworth & Parker, has posted the results of the British streetwear retailer’s financial year ended 31 March 2024. During this time, the company said that the retail landscape had “remained challenging as macroeconomic pressures persisted both in the UK and abroad”. It could be this that caused the company to slip...