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Phase Eight to open its first standalone store in Germany

British womenswear brand Phase Eight is opening its first standalone German store in Westfield Centro Oberhausen on June 30. In a statement, Phase Eight said the expansion into Germany reflected its “very successful wholesale market” in the region and Westfield Centro Oberhausen was chosen as the customer base “perfectly aligns with our brand...

Business

German Supply Chain Law comes into force on 1st January 2023

The “Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains” was passed by the German Bundestag in June 2021 and will come into force in a few short days - on 1st January 2023. It will initially cover large companies with 3,000 or more employees, and from 2024 also companies with 1,000 or more employees. What does this mean for companies? From Sunday,...

Business

German trade fairs recover slowly

First recovery in sight for trade fairs in Germany: At least 340 trade fairs are planned between Husum and Friedrichshafen in 2023. Thus, almost 25 percent more trade fairs will take place in the new year than were possible in Germany this year. In the first quarter of 2023 alone, a good 120 trade fairs are scheduled - in 2022, only 18 trade...

Fashion

Rimowa creates Design Prize for students in Germany

German luxury luggage company Rimowa (LVMH Group) has launched the Rimowa Design Prize, a competition for young creatives studying at universities in Germany. Rimowa has teamed up with some of the country’s top design universities to give students the opportunity to showcase their design skills while at the same time inspiring other talent in...

Business

Are German fashion businesses prepared for the impending supply chain law?

On 1st January 2023, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (GSCA) will come into force, requiring companies with more than 3,000 employees from next year and with more than 1,000 the year after to follow clear and enforceable due diligence requirements from raw material to finished product. These aim to ensure the protection of human rights...

Business

Survey finds UK shoppers least likely to wait for stock during supply chain challenges

Multichannel commerce platform ChannelAdvisor has found that UK shoppers are less likely to wait for stock than their EU counterparts. The ChannelAdvisor survey gathered data from more than 3,000 online shoppers located in the UK, France and Germany. With supply chain disruptions threatening revenues, the overall result found that British...

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A guide to the German fashion market

Germany is an attractive market for the fashion industry. Within Europe, it is the largest and one of the richest markets. Many international players have found a reliable key market in Germany. But on the other hand, many brands and retailers have tried unsuccessfully to conquer it. What was the reason for that? Here - on the eve of Berlin...

Business

Amazon criticised for disposal of returned and unsold items in Germany

Online retailer Amazon has come under criticism because of its disposal of returned and unsold items. According to reports by German public-service television broadcaster ZDF and German business weekly Wirtschaftswoche on Friday, in the German warehouses of the US company, large volume of goods are simply disposed of. These items include...

People

Lagerfeld may drop German citizenship over migrant welcome

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who has made no secret of his disdain for Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to allow some one million migrants into Germany, has said he might have to renounce his German citizenship over the issue. "Did she really need to say it was necessary to welcome one million migrants at a time when France, which casts...

Retail

Jack Wills opens first store in Germany

British fashion and lifestyle brand Jack Wills has opened its first store in mainland Europe in Sylt, Northern Germany as part of the retailer's international expansion plans. Jack Wills has been shipping to Germany since 2009 and last year it saw its online sales in the country grow by 75 percent. It has chosen Sylt in the north of the country...

Retail

White Stuff launches German website

British lifestyle retailer White Stuff has launched its debut native language website in Germany. The new transactional website has been designed to cater specifically to White Stuff’s German domestic customers and their preferences, whilst offering a genuine and local shopping experience. The new website is managed in-house, as White Stuff...

Business

Gerry Weber to axe jobs

German fashion chain Gerry Weber is prepared to axe a series of jobs, as the company hopes to remove any weak areas in the business following a sluggish performance during the first half of its financial year 2014/2015, during which operational profit dropped 26.8 percent to 36.2 million euros. It remains unclear which roles within the company...