Amazon is eyeing up India’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer, according to The Economic Times.…
Rakuten becomes the main sponsor of Tokyo Fashion Week
Rakuten has formed a partnership with the Japan Fashion Week Organization and will now be the headline sponsor of Tokyo Fashion Week.…
Apple acquires Intel’s smartphone modem business
Intel sold its smartphone modem business to Apple, but the chipmaker’s CEO said that his company will still be a big player in the 5G space.…
French SMCP partners with Farfetch
French group SMCP has signed a deal to sell products from its brand Sandro Paris at Farfetch.…
Japan’s Wacoal aquires U.S lingerie brand Lively
Michelle Cordeiro Grant, founder and CEO of Lively, will remain in her role beyond the acquisition by Wacoal.…
Mainland China travel ban effects Taiwanese duty free business
Taiwanese duty free retailers are set to be hit after the Peoples Republic of China banned individual tourists from visiting the island, effective 1 August, 2019. …
EssilorLuxottica sales increase 7%, acquires GrandVision
Italian-French eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced first-half revenues of 8.776 billion euros, up 7.3% at current exchange rates and up 3.9% at constant exchange rates, compared to the fir…
Ruyi to list Lycra business on China’s new Nasdaq-style stock exchange
China’s Shandong Ruyi Group announced it plans to list its Lycra brand on the recently launched Science and Technology Innovation Board (STIB), in a bid to promote Asia growth.…
TMALL continues to partner with New York Fashion Week
Alibaba Group’s B2C e-commerce platform Tmall announced it would continue its partnership with New York Fashion Week: The Shows.…
Juicy Couture signs license with The Batra Group
Authentic Brands Group (ABG), the owner of brands including Juicy Couture, Nautica, Frye, and more, announced that it has joined in a long-term master licensing agreement with London-based fashion des…