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Size?, the UK-based retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion, is...
Size?, the UK-based retailer owned by JD Sports Fashion, is releasing a new exclusive sneaker with Adidas Originals for its Archive capsule: the “Beer” Kegler Super. Paying homage to the brewing traditions of Bavaria, the sneaker is an update of the Kegler Super of 1979, which was designed for Kegeln, ...
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More fashion brands embracing the sports look
Ermenegildo Zegna, the premium Italian brand of menswear, has already put out very protective and expensive overcoats with a good design, using technical materials like Thermore. It is now going for a sportier look in its branded clothing as well as in its footwear, trying to be more original than ...
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Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in...
Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in a federal U.S. court in Brooklyn, charging that it began selling copies of its Old Skool and SK8 Hi vulcanized shoes in the U.S. The hot American brand of sneakers says that Primark started selling those knockoffs in some ...
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Confirming a report in Angling International, the JD Sports Fashion...
Confirming a report in Angling International, the JD Sports Fashion group said it is taking over Fishing Republic, a chain of 14 fishing tackle stores in the U.K. The management pointed out, however, that the group has only acquired the trade and assets from the administrators of the chain, which ...
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Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a...
Moncler has partnered with Poldo Dog Couture to refashion a signature padded jacket into a capsule collection for dogs. Quilted and reversible, the quilted dog jacket comes in various colors, including the brand's well-known red, white and blue combination. A hooded sweater is also available. The collection is already on ...
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JD Sports Fashion will be featuring the boxer Anthony Joshua,...
JD Sports Fashion will be featuring the boxer Anthony Joshua, the Manchester United star Jesse Lingard, the American actor Jaden Smith, the TV and radio host Maya Jama, the musicians Anne Marie, Ella Eyre and Bugzy Malone and the TV host HRVY in its Christmas advertising this year. The U.K.-based ...
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Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to...
Timberland has appointed Christopher Raeburn, the British fashion designer, to be its first global artistic director. He will be splitting his time between his own Christopher Raeburn brand, based in London, and Timberland's offices in New Hampshire, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Known for his green philosophy and use of recycled ...
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JD Sports Fashion is raising the surface of its store...
JD Sports Fashion is raising the surface of its store in the Bluewater shopping mall near London from 9,544 to 18,966 square feet. Digitalization is the big buzzword in retailing right now, but as Fashionmagazine.com has noted, Peter Cowgill, executive chairman of the U.K.-based retail group, made an interesting statement ...
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JD Sports Fashion is buoyed by international expansion
Despite the torrid weather that reduced retail traffic over the summer, the JD Sports Fashion group managed to raise its sales by more than 3 percent in constant currencies in the six months to the start of August, pushed up by its online sales and its expanding international business.Store openings ...
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Sinn, a German fashion retailer, has assigned consultants to study...
Sinn, a German fashion retailer, has assigned consultants to study the competitive situation in some German cities in relation with the potential tie-up between Karstadt Warenhaus and Kaufhof, Textilwirtschaft reports. It emerged last month that the owners of the two German department store chains had started talks about such a ...
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Helly Hansen has sued Off-White, the lifestyle fashion company headed...
Helly Hansen has sued Off-White, the lifestyle fashion company headed up by Virgil Abloh, in a federal court of Illinois, claiming that it intentionally stole its black and white striped logo, using it since 2013. The suit calls for the cancellation of Off-White's registration of its logo.
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The L-Fashion Group is acquiring a stake of 49 percent...
The L-Fashion Group is acquiring a stake of 49 percent in Dachstein, the venerable Austrian brand of outdoor shoes. The shares are being sold by the controlling shareholder, Austro Holding, and by the company's chief executive, Oliver Wieser. Christian Wolsegger, Dachstein's sales manager, is taking over his place. More in ...
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JD Sports Fashion has launched a dedicated online store for...
JD Sports Fashion has launched a dedicated online store for Supply & Demand, one of its labels for apparel, in a move that is apparently meant to widen its customer base. Supply & Demand is positioned as an urban brand targeting younger consumers. The JD online store describes the brand ...
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Karstadt Warenhaus has moved into the curated fashion shopping category...
Karstadt Warenhaus has moved into the curated fashion shopping category by taking over assets of Kisura, a start-up launched in Berlin in 2013, which filed for insolvency earlier this year
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Adidas and Reebok top the 2018 edition of the Fashion...
Adidas and Reebok top the 2018 edition of the Fashion Transparency Index, which reviews and ranks global fashion and apparel brands and retailers based on how much information they disclose about their value chain and its social and environmental impact. The Index, issued by Fashion Revolution, was first launched in ...
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Nike remains the world's most valuable fashion brand, according to...
Nike remains the world's most valuable fashion brand, according to Brand Finance. H&M and Zara come next, followed by Adidas, Hermès and Louis Vuitton. While Nike's estimated brand value is down by 12 percent to $28.0 billion as compared to a year ago Adidas' brand value is up by 41 ...
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JD Sports Fashion has launched a new private label for...
JD Sports Fashion has launched a new private label for men's streetwear, Align, comprising 20 pieces including urban tech hoodies, T-shirts, joggers and windbrakers with special detailing
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In the wake of Amazon and fast-fashion retailers like H&M,...
In the wake of Amazon and fast-fashion retailers like H&M, Asos has its first label of activewear in January, with a good response from its customers. Called Asos 4505, the British online retailer's new range encompasses more than 100 styles for men and women in a segment situation between sports ...
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Icepeak, the low-priced apparel brand of the L-Fashion Group, has...
Icepeak, the low-priced apparel brand of the L-Fashion Group, has become the official supplier of the Finnish Olympic Team, replacing Oy Sultrade's Kathmandu brand in time for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang (more about this company soon)
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JD Sports Fashion said that it formally completed its acquisition...
JD Sports Fashion said that it formally completed its acquisition of Sport Zone at the end of January, to form the second-largest sports retailer in Iberia, with annualized sales of about €450 million. As reported last month, the European Commission already cleared the combination of the existing interests of JD ...
