Columbia Sportswear names new marketing chief Outdoorwear company Columbia Pri will report to Joe Boyle, executive vice president and president of the Columbia brand, effective March 14. Pri Shumate – Columbia Sportswear “Pri is a consumer-obsessed marketing leader with global experience…
VF Corp full year revenues, profit dampened by fourth-quarter slowdown VF Corporation Vans The Denver, Colorado-based company said revenues for the full year ending April 2 totalled $11.8 billion, lead by VansThe North FaceTimberlandDickies By region, VF Corp’s domestic revenues…
Who is HLD, future owner of French label Ba&sh? Translated by Nicola Mira Investment firm HLD is about to buy for an undisclosed sum, after entering into exclusive negotiations, a majority stake in Parisian label Ba&shBarbaraSharon Jean-Bernard Lafonta – HLD HLD…
Nike makes online sales unavailable in Russia By Reuters API Nike Reuters This is the latest response by a U.S. company to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Hollywood studios DisneySony Russia, however, calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation.”…
Activist investor, takeover talk heap pressure on Kohl’s Corp Kohl’s Macellum Advisorssaid on Tuesday that Kohl’s should explore strategic options, including a sale, adding it planned to nominate directors to the retailer’s board, confirming a Reuters report from December –…
Veja launches collab with Sea Shepherd VejaSea Veja x Sea Shepherd – Photo: Veja Founded in 1977 by Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd uses its ships to physically intervene on the high seas to prevent illegal fishing and the destruction of…
At VitroLabs, lab-grown leather moves from theory to practice By AFP-Relaxnews After the (many) plant-based alternatives to leather, laboratory-grown leathers now seem to be of interest to fashion and luxury brands. American start-up VitroLabs Inc. has just raised $46 million…
Havaianas sells 260 million pairs of shoes in 2021 Translated by Nicola Mira In 2021, Brazilian footwear brand Havaianas Flip-flops by Havaianas – Havaianas Outside the Brazilian market, Havaianas’s sales were worth BRL1.24 billion, up by 41.5% over 2020. In…
Our editors recently came to a controversial realization: Spring outfits are actually more exciting than fall ones. Yes, we said it, but hear us out before you write us off for being absolute fools. Fall clothes are magical because, at…
Mugler appoints Adrian Corsin as managing director Translated by Nicola Mira Leadership change at Mugler. The French label founded by Thierry MuglerL’Oréal group, has appointed Adrian Corsin as managing director. He succeeds Pascal Conte-Jodra, who had been the helm of…
