Gucci boss describes the ‘blackface sweater’ incident as a learning experience

Supermodel Naomi Campbell was one of many who were taken by surprise by the controversy but on Wednesday she publicly backed Gucci after the brand said it had learnt a lesson from its unfortunate faux pas.Gucci was sucked into the public relations disaster after releasing product photos of the turtleneck, which many on social media associated with blackface, when white people imitate physical attributes of black people with costume or makeup, a masquerade that is widely perceived as an expression of racism.

“It was a mistake…. And for me it has been a great learning experience,” Bizzarri said on Wednesday at the Conde Nast luxury conference in Cape Town, South Africa. “It was something that we did not expect. Many people in the company did not see that it could be interpre…

European apparel sector slumps in Q3 2022

“Although tougher market conditions are starting to impact the [textile and apparel sector’s] business activity, the intensity of the downturn moderated in response to fewer supply constraints and improved expectations about the global economy,” said Euratex. The confederation also stated that the invasion of Ukraine and international trade disruptions have only added to pre-existing inflationary pressures. Notably with regards to energy, an issue on which Euratex considers the EU’s response to be insufficient.With Q4 2019 as the baseline, the European textile production index stood at 117.1 in Q3 2022. However, the supply-and-demand imbalance and weaker household purchasing power have had a more direct impact on apparel production. The latter’s index had been rising steadily …

Protecting cashmere’s future- John Lewis to fund Inner Mongolia wool programme

The retailer said its involvement will be part of a commitment “to ensuring all key raw materials in our own-brand products will be from sustainable or recycled sources by 2025”. For its part of the support, John Lewis is funding the training of 420 herders in Inner Mongolia, on the global standard. Training will be provided by a leading animal welfare NGO, the International Cooperation Committee of Animal Welfare (ICCAW), together with experts from a local agricultural university. 

In the first year, the programme will focus on animal welfare, and then it will be expanded to cover the protection of biodiversity and how to secure herder livelihoods in the long term.  Marija Rompani, partner and director of Ethics and Sustainability for the John Lewis Partnership said: …

Southeast Asia’s internet economy to hit $300 billion by 2025 as e-commerce booms

To hit that target, the online industry is expected to grow by 200% over the next five years from an estimated $100 billion this year, according to the report by Google, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and global business consultants Bain & Company.The annual report lifted its 2025 outlook from $240 billion previously after a tripling in growth in the past four years alone as young internet users turn to their phones to do everything from banking and playing games to purchasing plane tickets.

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Tokyo shoppers in ‘Little Seoul’ shrug off spat

Visitors to Shin-Okubo could be forgiven for thinking they had stumbled into a district in Seoul, with rows of restaurants serving kimchi and music shops selling the latest K-pop hits from BTS or Wanna One.And in contrast to South Korea where anger over a deterioration in bilateral ties has sparked consumer boycotts of Japanese goods, it seems it takes more than a political spat to put off avid fans of Korean products.

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Amazon sues EU antitrust regulators for letting Italian case go ahead

Amazon took its case to the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe’s second-highest, on Tuesday, asking it to annul the EU’s decision to exclude Italy from the wider investigation, a court filing shows.The move came two months after the European Commission opened an investigation into the criteria the company uses to select winners of its “buy box”, which allows customers to add items from a specific retailer directly into their shopping carts.

The probe will also examine whether the company gives preferential treatment to its own retail offers and marketplace sellers that use its logistics and delivery services.The Italian case was launched in 2019 over the same issue but focuses on the Italian logistics markets.Amazon said the EU should absorb the Italian case for the sake of co…

New footfall dip is further evidence of UK retail woes, London suffers most

The Index, which tracks footfall to over 4,000 non-food stores, saw its biggest month-on-month fall in shopper traffic since the same two months of 2004.The drop was less pronounced year-on-year but it was still too big for comfort with a fall of 6.5%.

And every region of the UK suffered falls, the first time this has happened since September last year. While the North of England saw the biggest drop in year-on-year footfall (down 8.9% compared to February 2016),  month-on-month, South East England and London recorded the largest drop, down 16.2%.Ipsos Retail Performance gave no reason for this but Chinese New Year’s calendar shift could have had some impactคำพูดจาก สล็อต เว็บ…

LVMH, Prada and Cartier join forces on blockchain

Called the Aura Blockchain Consortium, the initiative will offer a secure method for consumers to access information about to a product’s history, including the materials used and craftmanship.Luxury groups have long worried about fake copies of their products, and they are keen to let customers know about how they are made in order to build their brands.คำพูดจาก Nhà Cái Casino Online

“Consumers can easily and transparently follow a product’s lifecycle, from conception through distribution, with trusted data throughout, and thus strengthen their relationship with their favourite luxury brands,” the companies said in a statement.A blockchain is in essence a ledger that is shared publicly…

Swiss retail in recovery mode as franc loses shine

Swiss shoppers who flocked to neighbouring Germany, France and Italy to pick up bargains are expected to spend more money at home and sales by the country’s retailers are forecast to rise by 0.3 percent this year, Credit Suisse said on Tuesday.The improvement would follow a 0.1 percent increase in 2017, the first rise in three years, the bank said.

Although Switzerland’s retail market is relatively small at around 90 billion Swiss francs (67.72 billion pounds) per year, it is an important market for luxury brands in particular.The outlook comes as official data on Tuesday showed retail sales rose by 0.2 percent in November compared with a year earlier, although when inflation was taken into account there was a 0.2 percent decline.“There is a recovery for the retail sector as…

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