Articles by Regina Henkel
GAB Group takes over nine Scotch & Soda stores in Belgium
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Bluestar Alliance, owner of Scotch & Soda, has announced that the Alain Broekaert Group (GAB) has taken over nine Belgian Scotch & Soda stores, including those in Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges. They will continue as Scotch & Soda stores and reopen as early as autumn 2024. "We are delighted with this acquisition," said Alain Broekaert, CEO of GAB....
Mister Spex appoints Tobias Krauss as new chairman of the supervisory board
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Eyewear retailer Mister Spex has announced the departure of Claus-Dietrich Lahrs as chairman of the company's supervisory board. This position is now being taken over by Tobias Krauss, who was unanimously elected by the board. Krauss has been a member of the supervisory board since 2020 and is CEO of Abacon Capital, the family office of the...
Decathlon develops recyclable swimwear with Resortecs
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French sporting goods chain Decathlon has teamed up with the Belgian textile recycling company Resortecs to develop a recyclable swimwear collection. The collection addresses the main problem with recycling swimwear to date, which has been that swimwear fabrics usually have high elastane content, but elastane cannot yet be separated from the...
Patagonia: 'The Shitthropocene' explores the age of cheap clothing trash
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In a documentary that is as humorous as it is revealing, the US outdoor company Patagonia has taken a critical look at consumer habits and the resulting clothing waste. The 45-minute film entitled 'The Shitthropocene' - an allusion to the current geological age of mankind (the Anthropocene) - takes a satirical but brutally honest look at how...
These new sneaker models rely on circular economy, local production and customisation
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The sneaker world is just one area of fashion that needs to become more sustainable and those in the sector have been working on new ideas and better solutions for years. As such, new materials, new recycling concepts and shorter supply chains are helping to reduce the carbon footprint. The global market for sustainable sneakers was estimated at...
DK Company takes over the insolvent fashion brand Wood Wood
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The Danish conglomerate DK Company has taken over clothing brand Wood Wood, which had slipped into insolvency last year. In autumn 2023, the company closed a number of stores, including a branch in Berlin and in London's Soho district. Another branch in Berlin and a shop in Aarhus had already been forced to close in the spring. Through the sale...
Happy Socks CEO: ‘My vision is to create the Happy Group’
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How do you turn a supposedly boring product - as socks are often seen to be - into a real statement piece? One example that has taken the industry by storm in recent years is entirely encasing the socks with fresh patterns, colours and designs that stand out from standard black, grey, brown or white designs. Happy Socks has played a key role in...
Asos relaunches influencer programme with employees
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British online fashion retailer Asos has reintroduced its 'Asos Insider Influencer Programme', which was discontinued in 2020 due to the pandemic. Now, however, it is once again to become part of Asos' updated marketing strategy. The influencer programme brings together a total of 36 so-called "Asos Insiders" who are currently employed in...
Philipp Plein’s new direction: Plein Sport luxury sportswear for the masses
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Fashion designer Philipp Plein is known for his eye-catching looks with lots of glitz and glamour. With the Plein Sport sportswear line, the designer wants to break new ground and not polarise with the sports collection as much as with his fashion line, nor does the designer have the luxury world in his sights. Experience shows that it is not...
NGO concludes workers’ rights were ignored following earthquake in Turkey
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The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), an international organisation working to protect garment workers, accused factories and brands of abandoning workers after the devastating earthquake in Turkey last February. "As most of them were not paid in full after the earthquake, workers had to return to work out of financial hardship, without safe...