Ted Baker, the UK retail giant, has announced the appointment of Arcadia’s Anthony Cuthberston as company’s Global Creative Director.Image Courtesy: ww.fashionnetwork.comThis is the first time the company has created the role of Global Creative Director.Anthony, who is presently working as Topshop’s Global Design Director, will be joining Ted Baker in the second half of 2020. Until then, Michael Bastion would work as interim creative officer.The British retailer, reportedly, said Anthony will be

Italian Marzotto Group, a leading textile company, has announced to partner with Sweden-based Polygiene to use ViralOff application in its natural fibre textiles.The ViralOff treatment offered by Polygiene will now be used in wool, linen and cotton products of Marzotto Group with an aim to ‘relaunch’ the fashion industry.ViralOff Treatment is claimed to kill over 99 per cent of viruses in around 2 hours as per an ISO 18184:2019 test. This anti-viral treatment will now be used by all the division

Whistles, the premium high-street retailer, joins hands with British luxury workwear label L.F. Markey to launch the Spring/Summer (S/S) 2020 collection.And when is it going to be out!Image Courtesy: fashionunited.inThe much-awaited 16-style limited-edition collection will be launched on 29 May atWhistles.com. The collection will include L.F. Markey’s signature indigo denim.Besides, the soft summery colours of blush pink, pale dusk blue and ivory complement Whistles’ S/S 2020 colour palette.Pric

American conglomerate and owner of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, L Brands, has reported a glaring 37.1 per cent decline in revenues for the first quarter ended 2 May.Image Courtesy: indulgexpress.comThe net sales for the company were down to US $ 1.654 billion from US $ 2.62 billion for the same period last year. The shrinking of sales can be credited to the closure of stores throughout the world and the rapidly reducing consumer spending.The largest decline came from lingerie bra

Days after filing for bankruptcy on Friday, US-based department store chain JCPenney said that it will close about 29 per cent of its stores as part of its restructuring process.Image Courtesy: fortune.comThe brand currently retails through 846 stores.The Plano-based retailer announced that it will close about 192 stores by February 2021 and an additional 50 stores in the year post that. This would reduce its store count to about 604.It has also announced shutting of two distribution centres.The

A consortium of luxury retailers, including Harvey Nichols, Liberty London and Selfridges, recently called on the sector to delay end-of-season promotions to January for autumn/winter collections and to July for spring/summer. In an open letter, it called on the industry to consider offering a more balanced flow of deliveries throughout the seasons.“Recently a group of us from across the global fashion industry, from chief executives to buyers and creative directors, came together in a series of

BUCHHOLZ –- German sustainable workwear manufacturer Brands Fashion says it has won gold certification by the Cradle to Cradle Certified product standard for its latest collection after creating a waste-free circular production process.Mathias Diestelmann, CEO of the German company, said the process had been designed to meet the expectations of today's consumers who expected textiles to be produced in an environmentally friendly way and to be recyclable where possible.“The aim is to promote

Online retaining seems to be the best bet for the time being as Farfetch released their tremendously successful Q1 earnings report.Image Courtesy: aboutfarfetch.comThe online luxury retailer has reported a growth of 90.4 per cent in their revenue for Q4 2019, jumping from US $ 157.3 million to a staggering US $ 331.4 million.This rise in revenue is attributed to the 30.6 per cent rise in the digital revenue from their e-commerce website which recorded an active user count of 2.1 million.Farfetch

The key hub of imports and exports of Inditex SA airports is ramping-up operations in Spain, as companies are picking up in Asia reading China. The company uses the airport as a hub for importing fashion and export apparel goods. Under the peculiar distribution model of Inditex, the vast majority of its clothing produced outside Spain must be delivered to the country and then sold to stores worldwide.Despite a government order to put non-essential economic activity at a standstill, the company h

Brands agree to expand return times by closing brick-and-mortar stores and neighborhoods that struggle with shelter guidelines. Adore Me changed its stance immediately from 30 to 90 days. Birdy Gray has revised its exchange and return policy for two weeks for all orders placed after March 20; shoppers can return items through May 31. It is possible to return orders after March 20th. Cuts, a luxury men’s T-shirt brand, extended its window from 20 to 60 days.Returns are already a big challenge for