Dutch exports to China grew 7 per cent YoY in 2024, while Germany’s export to China fell 8 per cent. Over recent years, Dutch exports to China have risen steadily, whereas Germany’s declined in 2023 and 2024. Despite this, China remains...
Cambodia and Saudi Arabia have signed an MoU to enhance trade relations, potentially boosting Cambodia’s apparel exports to Saudi Arabia, which reached $62.482 million in January–November 2024. Despite being a major garment exporter,...
UK retail sales volume rose by an estimated 1.7 per cent month on month (MoM) in January following a 0.6-per cent MoM fall in December. It fell by 0.6 per cent quarter on quarter (QoQ) in the three months to January, but rose by 1.4 per...
Online shopping in the EU continues to expand, with the most frequently purchased goods online last year being clothing (including sportswear), shoes and accessories, with 45 per cent of people making these purchases in the previous...
The Indian e-commerce sector’s market size is projected to rise over four times to $550 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 15 per cent, while the country’s retail market may reach $2,500 billion in ten years, with a CAGR of 6 per...
President Donald Trump yesterday signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum aimed at promoting FDI while protecting US security interests, particularly from threats posed by adversaries like China. The US will create a...
Birkenstock has reported a revenue of €362 million (~$390.96 million) in Q1 FY25, up 19 per cent YoY, driven by strong holiday demand and closed-toe sales. Net profit rose to €20 million, with adjusted EBITDA reaching €102 million. APAC...
BFC has announced the 2025 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund (BFC/VDFF) shortlist: Conner Ives, Di Petsa, Dilara Findikoglu, Edeline Lee, and Talia Byre. The fund, supported by British Vogue, Burberry, and Paul Smith, offers £150,000 to...
Despite slightly lower AUD prices, positive signals buoyed wool trade as overseas buyers paid extra US cents or CNY per kg amid a recovering AUD and robust forward contracts from China. Fremantle market activity, with a 1.5 per cent gain...
Ross Stores announced that CFO Adam Orvos will retire on 30 Sept 2025. William Sheehan, currently Group SVP, Finance, has been promoted to Deputy CFO and will succeed Orvos on 1 Oct 2025. Sheehan, with 34+ years of retail finance...
Abundant data and advanced analytics are helping brands create new models of their customers’ lifetime value. The aim is to gain better insight into which shoppers are worth investing in.
A new business-to-business podcast sharing data insights and market expertise is the latest iteration of Zalando Marketing Services’ strategy to drive shared success and inspiration for marketing professionals.
Investors are piling into the fast-growing resale space, with the European platform attracting high-profile backers like SoftBank in its latest funding round.
BoF shares advice from a former intern at Louis Vuitton, as well as insights from leaders at Central Saint Martins, the Graduate Fashion Foundation, and a former talent acquisition specialist at Gucci.
Nensi Dojaka, Supriya Lele and Harris Reed were among the upstarts that popped during London Fashion Week, but it was more experienced hands like Simone Rocha who truly triumphed.
The company best known for facial “workouts” saw its skin care business grow online during the pandemic. A new Sephora partnership aims to bring the brand to a new set of customers.
Emmy Award-winner and founder of Black Owned Everything Zerina Akers, CEO of NTWRK Aaron Levant, designer Bethany Williams and crypto artist Fewocious discuss the forces transforming the luxury product mix, from new categories to new...
The collaboration spans virtual and physical clothes, as well as a marketing campaign that will appear on billboards in cities like New York and Tokyo, as well as in Fortnite itself.
Australian swimwear brand Seafolly has fallen into administration, citing the “cripping financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic” as a key reason for its collapse.
New Look is warning landlords that it might have to launch a pre-pack administration if they continue to block the retailer’s attempts to negotiate turnover-based rents.
Two high street giants, Next and M&S, are reportedly competing to buy the UK franchise of Victoria’s Secret. Drapers assesses the lingerie retailer’s chances of success.
Net sales at Swedish giant the H&M Group dropped by 23% to SEK83.61bn (£7.07 bn) in the six months to 31 May as coronavirus had a “significant” impact on the business.
A new wave of restructurings and acquisitions is hitting the fashion retail sector as the coronavirus support schemes are coming to an end and stores are reopening. Experts tell Drapers that retailers will need to take a holistic...
Kanye West’s Yeezy label has struck a deal with Gap to launch a collaborative apparel collection through the retailer’s stores and online in the first half of next year.
Lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas has secured £3.5m in additional funding via the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), to aid its transition from lockdown.