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  • H&M extends size options for US market
    Image: Tess Holliday. Credit: H&M. H&M US has announced the extension of its size assortment on the national market. Products ranging up to 2XL will be offered in stores for women and men, while the online shop will even offer sizes up to 4XL. With the aim to be more inclusive for the plus-size community and to offer an accurate assortment of diverse fits and sizes, the retailer decided to get Tess Holliday on board. […]
  • Zalando to reduce global brand portfolio
    Image: Zalando order processing logistics centre | Credit: Zalando image archive The Berlin-based retailer Zalando is planning to reduce its global assortment, it confirmed to FashionUnited, following various media reports. To increase the relevance of its assortment, the online retailer is currently reviewing its brand portfolio. In the past two years, the product selection on the Zalando Fashion Store increased rapidly: The figure grew from 700,000 offered items in the fourth quarter of 2020 to […]
  • Tony Spring to take over as Macy's Inc. CEO, Jeff Gennette to retire in February
    Image: Macy's Inc. Macy’s, Inc. has announced that the company’s chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Gennette, 61 plans to retire in February 2024 after serving the company for 40 years. “Serving Macy’s, Inc. over the past 40 years has been a privilege. I’m proud of the exceptional work of our colleagues to strengthen Macy’s, Inc. by successfully executing our winning Polaris strategy,” said Gennette. Tony Spring to take over as Macy’s Inc. CEO The […]
  • UK may levy green tax on imports from polluted factories
    Image: Imports via Unsplash The UK may impose a green tax on imports manufactured in polluting factories. The government is set to announce new green policy measures on Thursday, echoing similar proposals to the EU’s green energy laws and the US inflation act, which gives green businesses tax advantages. Rishi Sunak and energy minister Grant Shapps will announce the new strategy after a ruling found the current plan proposed by Boris Johnson unlawful. A new […]
  • New Look acquires new supply chain partner Wincanton
    Image: New Look. Fashion retailer New Look has teamed up with Wincanton, a British logistics provider, which will take care of all national transport services in the frame of a three-year contract, starting in July 2023. Wincanton will not only be responsible for the product allocation from the retailer’s distribution centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme to its 400 stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland, it will also support New Look’s click and collect operations to […]
  • Jane Lushka Organic Fabrics: Eco-friendly textiles are changing the fashion industry for good!
    Picture: Jane Lushka, courtesy of the brand JANE LUSHKA is driven by the mission to create luxury easy-to-wear clothing and to influence positive change in the fashion industry. We aim to create well-made everyday clothes that our customers can use and love for a long time. Therefore we invest in fabrics and materials that will last and achieve a certain level of quality and sustainability. “We are continually trying to improve our impact on the […]