20 may 2025 - 05:00
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Skechers may have just closed a $9.4 billion deal, but its story begins far from the boardroom. Behind the brand stands an irreverent entrepreneur whose career has spanned fake hair, watches, Dr. Martens, skateboards and, eventually, the sneakers that made Skechers a global force.

7 may 2025 - 05:00
Guess didn’t just sell jeans — it sold a vision. With sultry campaigns and unknown models turned global icons, the American brand made sex its signature. Behind it all, four Moroccan brothers turned a denim dream into one of the most recognizable fashion empires of the late 20th century.

15 abr 2025 - 05:00
From its industrial roots to rapid expansion, G-III has grown into a fashion powerhouse through strategic licensing deals and acquisitions. Guided by the Goldfarb family, who continue to lead the company today, the American giant shows no signs of slowing its acquisitive momentum.

25 mar 2025 - 05:00
Founded in the 1940s, Riachuelo has evolved into one of Latin America’s foremost fashion retailers, maintaining a stronghold exclusively in Brazil. With annual revenues surpassing €1.5 billion, the brand stands as a dominant force in the fast fashion landscape, blending local heritage with mass-market appeal.
11 mar 2025 - 05:00
With the rebellious Diesel as its flagship, entrepreneur Renzo Rosso has forged a powerhouse group encompassing Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Marni, and Viktor&Rolf, alongside two industrial divisions. Now, the company sets its sights on an IPO, aiming to fuel the next stage of its relentless growth.
12 feb 2025 - 05:00
Troels Holch Povlsen and Merete Bech Povlsen founded Bestseller in 1975 as a modest shop in Denmark. When their son took the reins at just 28, he propelled the company into the international fashion powerhouse it is today.
22 jul 2021 - 12:56
On his first interview in front of a camera, the founder of Desigual defended that creativity is not exclusive to creative professionals.
17 ago 2020 - 10:00
It saved the sector during the financial crisis, when China was a rapidly expanding country, and it does so now thanks to its rapid management of the pandemic.
18 mar 2020 - 16:59
Italian industrial companies have started to produce face masks, disposable gowns and sanitary packaging due to the spread of the pandemic.
17 mar 2020 - 16:40
The Chinese company, the world’s largest producer of viscose, has partenered with Swedish company Södra to develop the new fiber.
17 mar 2020 - 09:00
H&M, VF Corporation or Lululemon closes their stores amid the global spread of the COVID-19 as it increasingly takes over companies’ main markets.
11 mar 2020 - 08:56
The startup that leads the table is specialized in the management of the rental service of brands such as Scotch & Soda, Bloomingdale’s and Banana Republic.
6 mar 2020 - 08:56
Every day, women take on more important roles in international corporations, a class that is predominantly occupied by men in the industry. However, a shift is transpiring in large groups such as H&M who appointed its first female CEO in January. Gap, as of yesterday, also appointed a new female CEO, and added two members to its board of directors that are women.
4 mar 2020 - 18:03
Fashion sales, footwear, and sports equipment increased by 3.9% in the last year, to 96 billion dollars.
4 mar 2020 - 09:00
Tiffany, Chanel or Inditex are some of the major groups in the fashion industry that have filed lawsuits in court to defend the use of their trademark.
3 mar 2020 - 08:57
In the top ten most transparent luxury company, Hugo Boss really shows who is the boss as it leads the ranking with the highest score against companies such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, and many more.
28 feb 2020 - 08:52
Although surnames like Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg, Brin, Page or Ballmer are among the first in the list of the richest in the world, the purchasing power has flipped to China, where most rich are concentrated.
26 feb 2020 - 09:00
Adidas, Reebok or Patagonia lead the list of the most transparent companies in the sector, with a 70% transparency score, according to Fashion Revolution Transparency Index 2019 of Fashion Revolution.
20 feb 2020 - 09:00
G-Star Raw North America’s head of ecommerce, Brian Best, unveils a few tips that companies should tap into in order to stay up to date with the changes occurring between online platforms and physical stores; “the companies that are doing very well are the ones that are evolving an omnichannel presence.”
20 feb 2020 - 08:54
The development of the online business in Asia's ginat, China will be marked by real-time videos, cross-border ecommerce or group consumption, according to Coresight Research.
19 feb 2020 - 16:43
The Spanish company, Mango, signs the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which is an international alliance within the textile, footwear and clothing industry for sustainable production.
18 feb 2020 - 17:16
The French luxury giant’s GROUP has broken all records, imposing itself on Prada or Hermès in an auction whose bidding price started at 950,000 euros.
14 feb 2020 - 08:50
The fashion industry joins the wave of virtual reality, with the aim of saving costs, improving the online shopping process and speaking the technological language of the generation Z and Alpha.
13 feb 2020 - 08:47
The general director of the Parisian fair of provisioning has indicated that this edition is marked by the crisis of the coronavirus, since almost a third of the exhibitors are Asian.
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