Articles by Regina Henkel
Dr. Regina Henkel has been a trade journalist for the fashion and sports industry since 2000 and has been working for FashionUnited since 2015.After studying textile science and business administration, she began her career at the international fashion magazine Sportswear International at Deutscher Fachverlag. She then completed her doctorate and returned to trade journalism. Since 2010, she has been writing freelance for international B2B publications, special interest magazines and cultural studies publications, with a focus on sustainability and digitalization in addition to general business topics.
Crystal group Swarovski marginally increases sales in 2024
Austrian company Swarovski Crystal Business recorded sales growth of six percent to 1.9 billion euros in the year to December 31, 2024. The growth driver was the jewellery segment, which grew by 9 percent, three times as fast as the general market, the company stated in a press release. All regions contributed to the growth, however Europe lead...
BusinessMemberMar 21, 2025
Lenzing Group recovers in 2024, result remains negative
Austrian firm Lenzing Group, a manufacturer of regenerated cellulose fibers such as Tencel, increased its sales in the 2024 financial year by 5.7 percent compared to the previous year to 2.66 billion euros. The company attributes this increase primarily to higher fibre sales, which rose by 10 percent. At the same time, however, price levels...
BusinessMemberMar 14, 2025
Zara and Samuel Ross start long-term design collaboration
Fashion chain Zara, which belongs to the Spanish fashion group Inditex, has started a collaboration with the British fashion designer Samuel Ross. This is not a one-off partnership, but rather an "ongoing, multi-part design dialogue," Zara said in a statement on Thursday. The collection, called SR_A (Samuel Ross Atelier), is a menswear capsule...
Fashion Jan 31, 2025
Munich Fabric Start & Bluezone: SS26 trends between sustainability, safety and risk
In a world full of contradictions, the trend themes of the fabric collections for spring/summer 2026 also move between extremes. On the one hand, there are classic designs that focus on security and essential basics. On the other hand, it's all about striking looks that celebrate individuality and uniqueness. In addition, another important theme...
FairsJan 24, 2025
Survivors of the earthquake in Türkiye now receive compensation
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) Türkiye, a non-governmental organisation that protects workers' rights in the global supply chain, reports in a press release that a number of workers who survived the devastating 2023 earthquake in southeastern Turkey and Syria, which killed over 50,000 people, have finally been compensated by their employer....
BusinessMemberJan 24, 2025
Puma sets stricter climate targets
As Puma continues to make progress in its climate protection efforts, the sportswear giant has now set a number of new climate goals. At the beginning of the year, the company announced that it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 24 percent (market-based) in 2023 compared to 2022, seven years earlier than planned. Now the sports company...
BusinessMemberNov 15, 2024
Frasers Group increases shares in Mulberry following offer rejection
Just a few days after the British luxury leather goods brand Mulberry rejected a takeover attempt by the British retail group Frasers Group Plc, Frasers has now increased its stake in the traditional British brand. As revealed in a statement, Frasers subscribed to 3.96 million shares at a price of 100 pence per share. Mulberry, which is listed...
ReportMemberOct 4, 2024
Cascale Meeting: Sustainable transformation requires patience
Around 600 corporate social responsibility (CSR) executives from the global textile industry gathered in Munich for Cascale’s annual member meeting. Representatives from major brands and retailers - from LVMH to Zalando, Marks & Spencer and Walmart - took to the stage and filled the audience to exchange progress and challenges on the path to...
BusinessFeaturedMemberSep 30, 2024
Puma takes legal action against Shein for 'unauthorised distribution'
Since the Chinese online marketplace Shein opened up to third-party sellers, an increasing number of branded products have recently appeared there whose distribution via the platform has not been authorised by the brands. This also includes the sports goods manufacturers Puma and Adidas. According to research by WirtschaftsWoche, Adidas Samba...
BusinessMemberSep 27, 2024
Three stripes or four? Thom Browne wins German trademark dispute against Adidas
US fashion brand Thom Browne has won a trademark dispute with the sportswear giant Adidas in Germany. In its ruling of September 6, the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court ruled that the accusations of trademark infringement and unfair competition made by Adidas against Thom Browne are unfounded. The decision is not yet final and can still be...
BusinessMemberSep 13, 2024