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Fashion Federations Directory with over 100 apparel associations, federations and NGO’s

A significant part of the global fashion industry is driven by large organizational entities that strengthen the impact of fashion on the world economy. Federations connect the different parts of the fashion business, from the manufacturing level to the creative direction. Thus, becoming the ambassadors of the textile and apparel sector. Some...

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Over 4.000 Fashion Brands in FashionUnited Brand Directory

The fashion industry is constantly growing, introducing new brands in various categories, whether it is digital, sustainable, circular, or fast fashion. The value of the fashion sector is estimated at nearly two trillion US dollars, making it possible for the industry to expand in many directions. As an international B2B network, FashionUnited...

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Luxury, fast fashion and lifestyle, the most valuable fashion categories in H1 FY17

Companies in the luxury, fast fashion, and lifestyle categories have seen the largest growth over the first half of 2017. LVMH, Inditex, and Nike have secures the first, second, and third position respectively within the FashionUnited Top 100, the leading benchmark index comprehended of the largest apparel companies in the world by market...

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Are cotton prices to tumble after three years’ worth of growth?

During the first six months of the year, cotton prices have nothing but soar reaching a 3-year high in late May, when the cotton pound was priced at over 0.88 dollars, according to data compiled by FashionUnited in the Cotton Price Index. The first half of the year saw cotton prices hike to highs not seen since the first half of 2014, in the...

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China steals US’ crown as paradise for sportswear: industry growing 11.8 percent annually

To date, the U.S. was the golden haven for athletic apparel, with a population of 321 million people expected to grow the industry’s value to 83 billion dollars by 2020. However, China has rapidly gained positions in this market, becoming the preferred market for both national and international brands trying to win over an increasingly sporty...

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First Brexit, now its extended shadow: twelve months of EU fashion retail sales pitfalls

FashionUnited Business Intelligence analyses the evolution of retail sales of textile, clothing and accessories in Europe which, after twelve bumpy months in 2016, don’t seem to get any better. Retailers in the UK, France and Belgium are the worst hit while their Spanish counterparts are the only ones throwing some light into such a gloomy...

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From Brexit to ‘Amazonisation’, what lies behind EU retail sales roller coaster

Over the first nine months of fiscal 2016, fashion and apparel retailers in Europe have been fighting many battles in order to turn their retail sales into if not successful, at least sustainable story. FashionUnited has looked under the curtain to find out what lies behind the generalised nosedive of sales in the retail channel. Aimed at...

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Move over Inditex, Nike is taking over!

Inditex, the world's largest fashion company should be keeping a close eye on its back as sporting company Nike is catching up and passing them by - at least in terms of market value. For the first time ever Nike have overtaken Inditex on FashionUnited's unique business intelligence Top 100 Index, laying claim to the top spot. Just last week...