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Open Letter from An Apparel Manufacturer to German Chancellor

H.E. Angela Dorothea Merkel Honorable Chancellor Germany Dear Excellency, Me, Mostafiz Uddin, is a small apparel manufacturer from Bangladesh. If there is any favorite denim dress in your wardrove, there is ample possibility that it might be produced by loving stitches of my workers as my factory Denim Expert Limited has been working with...

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German discounter Takko on handling supply chains in times of crisis

Unlike many other fashion companies, German discounter Takko Fashion shows model behaviour in the current Corona crisis when it comes to its suppliers. At least that's what Takko's denim supplier in Bangladesh says. The Corona crisis has brought to light many facts that one would not have expected. For example, that many fashion brands are now...

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Alexander Mattschull named Co-CEO of Takko Fashion

Alexander Mattschull has become the Co-CEO of Takko Fashion while former Lidl CEO Karl-Heinz Holland signs onto the brand as a new member of the Advisory Board. Mattschull has worked with the company since 2004 and developed its foreign offices in countries like India, China and Bangladesh. He previously served as one of four managing directors...

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Takko Fashion: 'No plans to slow down our expansion in Russia'

INTERVIEW_ German clothing retailer Takko Fashion continues its expansion in the Russian market and plans to open five more stores by the end of the year. And in 2015, the value fashion retailer will even head to Russia's east. In an interview with FashionUnited, Konstantin Arkhipov, CEO of Takko CIS, talked about the company's plans and top...