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Katchin marketplace for jewellery and watches expands in Europe

Katchin, the marketplace created specifically for jewellery and watches, is expanded into Germany and France after a successful launch in the UK in January. The marketplace, backed by the Fossil Group in partnership with technology company Mirakl, was launched to offer a new way to shop accessories by bringing together “the most sought-after...

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Katchin the new marketplace for jewellery and watches launches

A new global marketplace created specifically for jewellery and watches, Katchin has launched in the UK, backed by the Fossil Group. Katchin aims to offer consumers a new way to shop for accessories, bringing together “the most sought-after names together in a one-stop-shop” alongside curated content and how-to-style guides. The platform, built...

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Shein, the ultra-fast fashion giant, considers becoming an online marketplace

The world’s most successful retailers, think Amazon, Alibaba and Farfetch, all have one thing in common. They operate a marketplace business. New reports that Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant Shein is considering a shift in strategy, in order to compete with the even bigger retail fish. The Wall Street Journal reported it saw a memo sent by...

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European Union updates legal framework of online sales

The legal framework of online sales in Europe has been updated and implemented from June in order to protect brand owners, wholesalers and resellers. Revenue from online sales is crucial to most fashion brands but many grey areas exist concerning laws and regulations. For most fashion brands, and especially luxury, online sales is curbed by...

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Omar Abul Ata on the rise of RESERVE App and his plans to digitize the editorial fashion industry

While the world around us is dramatically shifting to a more sustainable mindset of consumption, the fashion industry is also following. With countless new solutions at our disposal as to how we as consumers can be more mindful of extending the life cycle of their clothing, Omar Abul Ata is looking to promote just that. The Toronto transplant...

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Luxury marketplace RLVD.com is launching this summer

The End of Ownership As you are reading this, $2.1 trillion worth of fashion is sitting untapped in wardrobes around the world. At the same time, consumers are buying 70% more in 2020 than in 2014 but are also keeping the items for half as long. How do we make sense of this contradiction? Generation Z, those born from 1997 to 2012, have defined...

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Get inspired and buy FW22 collections efficiently!

With another fashion buying season coming to an end, and first FW22 collections already available online, the time has come to look back at this year, which is characterised by the industry visibly moving towards full digitalization. Each fashion season FashionUnited brings a unique database of articles, collection videos, trend analysis,...

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The Lycra Company launches online customer portal

Apparel solutions organisation The Lycra Company has launched an online portal aimed to encourage brands, retailers and garment makers to connect to a global network of mills. Entitled Lyrca One Online Network Exchange, the platform was developed to efficiently connect retailers with mills and manufacturers in a virtual capacity, enabling users...

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Item of the week: the sweatshirt gets an update

What it is: The sweatshirt is a staple year-round - no matter the season, weather or what style customers are looking for, there are endless options that work in the summer just as well as they work layered in the winter. But over the last months, we’ve noticed revisited styles: embellishments, cutouts, trims and exaggerated proportions take...

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Item of the week: the cardigan

What it is: We’ve seen the cardigan slink down the runway the past few seasons, whether it’s as a lightweight layer in the spring and summer collections or as a chunky knit style for the colder months. It was popularised first by Coco Chanel in the 1920s in women’s wardrobes and the trend grew bigger for men with the college culture of the...

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Tradebyte & Outletcity Metzingen: Successful launch into the marketplace business

A few weeks ago, Outletcity Metzingen’s new online marketplace went live. What makes it special is that it is the first outlet marketplace in the premium segment to have evolved from brick-and-mortar retail. The marketplace specialist Tradebyte is responsible for building the marketplace and implementing the brands. Outletcity Metzingen is a...

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Item of the week: the checked coat

What it is: With the official start of the autumn season, it’ll soon be time to switch checked blazers for checked coats. They’ll come in handy soon enough and are a useful layer to carry around throughout the winter months. Choosing it with a checked print - whether it’s oversized, minimalistic or colourful - is a surefire way to add some...