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h By Mds

Oct 23, 2019 — 4:14pm

Pinault, Arnault and Agon: top fashion CEOs

Kering’s François-Henri Pinault is third on the list. Pablo Isla, who lead the ranking last year, is no longer on the ranking after he switched his role to chairman.

h By D. G.

Oct 23, 2019 — 8:51am

El Corte Inglés: reaching sustainability through alliances

In the frame of the ITMF 2019 conference in Oporto, Portugal, the company talked about the plans of the group to tackle sustainability.

h By Daniela García

Oct 22, 2019 — 8:57am

Goodbye Marc Jacobs, hello Jacquemus: the new fashion stars

Creating their personal brand and speaking to new generations in their own language are the keys to the success of new star designers such as Simon Porte and Virgil Abloh.

h By Iria P. Gestal

Oct 21, 2019 — 9:00am

H&M already links sales to 18% of its rents

Fashion global retailers, Inditex, H&M, and Uniqlo, have almost tripled their spending on their stores’ rents in the last ten years, up to 6.2 billion euros last year.

h By C. J.

Oct 18, 2019 — 8:57am

Social commerce, small cities and KOL: the online trends that come from China

Sales of ecommerce in the Asian country are expected to exceed 1.5 billion dollars, which represents a quarter of the retail sales in the market.

h By Daniela García

Oct 17, 2019 — 8:57am

Koh Kobayashi (Uniqlo): “Zara is not our biggest competitor”

The director of operations of the Japanese company has spoken about his new opening and how they face the challenges to become the world's first fashion retailer by revenue.

h By Mds

Oct 16, 2019 — 10:40am

New Jersey tests the shopping center of the future: the American Dream megamall

The shopping complex began its building 23 years ago and will have almost 280,000 square meters. Less than half of it will be devoted to retail.

h By C.J/ D.G

Oct 15, 2019 — 8:54am

Tags and green stamps: what companies are certified as sustainable?

Global Organic Textile Standard, Organic Content Standard, Better Cotton Iniciative, Cradle to Cradle, Leed or Breean are some of the most important tags in the sector.

h By Iria P. Gestal

Oct 14, 2019 — 8:57am

What is TikTok? The new social network to conquer Gen Z

Experts state that this is the moment to enter this platform, even if it’s still not very developed as a marketing tool, because it has a higher ROI than its competitors.

h By Iria P. Gestal

Oct 10, 2019 — 8:52am

Alexandra Pisco (UFE): “Politicians don’t understand the fashion business”

Pisco is one of the promoters of a new European association of fashion designers and she wants to claim the role of independent designers in front of consumers and institutions in the continent.

h By Iria P. Gestal

Oct 8, 2019 — 8:56am

Roberto Verino: “Fashion gives more to Spain than what its get back”

The designer, that keeps believing in “product above all”, is one of the last survivors of the Golden era of Spanish design.

h By Daniela García

Oct 7, 2019 — 8:54am

Mei Chen (Alibaba): “Brands do not need to change to enter China, but they have to adapt”

The executive has worked for Alibaba for four years and had previously worked at Google. Mei Chen talks about the challenges that fashion companies have to enter the Chinese market.

h By Daniela García

Oct 4, 2019 — 8:55am

Federico Bonelli (Pinko): “The premium segment is the fastest growing market in the industry”

Pinko’s CEO explains that the company is in the middle of a restructuration plan that involves 80% of its management team and it’s not planning to enter any new market.

h By Marc Vidal Ordeig

Oct 4, 2019 — 8:50am

JM Folache (Parfois): “Retail is an old industry that hasn’t changed at all”

The CEO of Parfois, with a long career in companies like Tous or El Corte Inglés, analyzed yesterday in the Spanish Congress of Shopping Centers the evolution of retail and fashion business.