Who: Dua Lipa is an English singer and songwriter. She begins her new role as the brand ambassador with the spring/summer 2019 campaign for Pepe Jeans. Pic:PepeJeansXDuaLipaWhat: Pepe Jeans, British denim brand, announces Dua Lipa as global brand ambassador Bytes: Commenting on the occasion, Mark Blenkinsop, CMO at Pepe Jeans, said, “Dua Lipa is one of the world’s fastest rising stars and has a style which perfectly fits the Pepe Jeans brand DNA. The partnership marks a new milestone for th

Clarks, the leading global casual footwear brand, has announced the appointment of Giorgio Presca as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Presca will be responsible for all operational, financial and commercial aspects of the business and will lead the Clarks strategy with the executive committee. He will join the company from March 2019. Pic: Clarks "I am pleased to welcome Giorgio to Clarks as our new CEO. He brings a wealth of experience including a deep understanding of the footwear ma

The board of directors of Foot Locker, Inc, the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, has authorised three capital allocation initiatives to sustain meaningful investment in the business and reward long-term shareholders. This includes declaring a quarterly cash dividend, approving a share repurchase programme and capital expenditure programme for 2019. Pic: Foot Locker Footlocker’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.38 per share,

The continuous commitment to innovation at Van de Velde, aimed at unique comfort and fit, resulted in a fiscal stimulus. This resulted in a reduced effective tax rate of 11.9 per cent during fiscal 2018 as compared to 28.6 per cent during last year. Retail turnover on like-for-like store basis during 2018 at constant exchange rates increased 2.5 per cent. Pic: Van de Velde The wholesale turnover on comparable basis decreased 0.6 per cent at constant exchange rates. A decrease in lingerie was

The Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019, a business event on sustainability in fashion to be held on May 15-16, has lined up eight influential names for the programme as speakers. In partnership with group of strategic partners like Kering, H&M, Target, Bestseller, Li & Fung, and Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Global Fashion Agenda leads the fashion industry. Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, the vice president of Sustainable Apparel Coalition, drives and organises widespread change in the appare

CHIC China international fashion fair will host 1,365 national and international exhibitors from 16 countries from March 12-14, 2019. It will be held at 117,200 square metres of exhibition space at the National exhibition and convention centre in Shanghai. It is recognised as the promoter and partner of the Chinese fashion industry and market development. Pic: Chic China The designer section Impulses is fully booked, CHIC-TAILORING celebrates its premiere at the upcoming CHIC and presents h

12 ReTech Corporation has announced that it has completed the planned acquisition of Salt Lake City’s apparel manufacturer, Red Wire Group, LLC. A profitable and efficient 'Cut and Sew' manufacturer, Red Wire Group that will greatly benefit from the excess capacity of 12 ReTech’s Emotion Fashion Group facility located less than 100 yards away. Pic: Red Wire Group "We are pleased to add the Red Wire team to our own operations. Their activities which in FY18 generated approximately $650K in re

A tribute to industrial production, innovation and colour, the Rainbow Machine was United Colors of Benetton's first runway show at the ongoing Milan Fashion Week, under the artistic direction of designer Jean-Charles De Castelbajac. The runway featured actual knitting machines in a set with enormous close-ups of products photographed by Oliviero Toscani. The fashion event will conclude on February 25. Milan Fashion Week is dubbed as the most prestigious fashion event organised by the leading

The e-commerce sales during fiscal 2019 at Walmart US soared 40 per cent, driven by Net Promoter Score and the continuous improvement in Customer Value Index. For full-year 2019, total revenue was $514.4 billion, an increase of $14.1 billion, or 2.8 per cent. Excluding currency, total revenue was $515.1 billion, a rise of $14.8 billion, or 3 per cent. Pic: Walmart USADuring the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, total revenue was $138.8 billion, an increase of $2.5 billion, or 1.9 per cent. Exc

Courtesy: MODA UKMODA, the UK’s fashion trade event being held from February 17-19, 2019, has collaborated with De Montfort University Footwear Design BA (Hons) course for the inaugural History in the Making Footwear Design Competition. It showcases young talent and the future of footwear design. Dimitri Gabellier has been named as the winner of the competition. The History in the Making brief asked entrants to design and develop a range of footwear that interprets the broad spectrum of ‘her