Articles by Sylvana Lijbaart
Dutch branch of Esprit files for bankruptcy
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Esprit Holdings Limited has filed for bankruptcy for its Dutch subsidiary NLEB with the Amsterdam court on 22 July, as announced in a press release. NLEB generated 6.7 percent of Esprit Holdings Limited's total revenue. NLEB is responsible for Esprit's activities in the Netherlands, including both wholesale and retail. The firm is also a...
From Alzúarr to Business Fashion Academy: Zeynep Dag on fashion entrepreneurship
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Modefabriek is more than just a place to do business; the trade fair also invites other (future) fashion professionals to gain inspiration and network. To inspire the audience, the organisation put together a Talks programme, where knowledge is shared about trends, social media and entrepreneurship. FashionUnited attends the latter and listens...
Vinted fined 2.3 million euros for breaching European AVG privacy law and will appeal
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Vinted is violating several aspects of the European AVG privacy law, the State Data Protection Inspectorate ruled. An investigation was launched into the online marketplace after the regulator received complaints from several European countries. The Dutch Personal Data Authority regularly receives complaints about the platform, Dutch news...
The themes of Modefabriek SS25: Change, modest stands and confusion about visitors
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The summer edition of the Dutch trade fair Modefabriek took place, as always, in the first weekend of July at the Rai Amsterdam. Now in its 28th year of operation, the fair has undergone various changes, the most recent being a renewed focus on women’s fashion and internationalisation, both of which it has zoned in on in the past year. Now with...
Newcomers and golden oldies in men's fashion: These are the FW25 trends according to Edwin van den Hoek
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The currently unpredictable weather may have been a blessing in disguise for trend forecaster Edwin Van den Hoek, who presented his FW25 trends predictions to hundreds of fashion professionals at an event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Here, while the sun has intermittently shown its face, Van den Hoek showed that the winter of 2025 has a lot to...
WHP Global partners with FFI Global for new G-Star kidswear line
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G-Star is expanding its childrenswear offering through a partnership between WHP Global and FFI Global, WHP Global announced in a press release. The move will see G-Star leverage FFI Global’s expertise and extensive market reach. G-Star aims to target a younger generation by offering “fashion-forward and sustainable clothing options for kids”....
Amnesty International: 'Possible Shein IPO raises human rights concerns'
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Chinese fast fashion giant Shein is believed to have filed for an IPO in London earlier this week, a move that is causing great concern within human rights organisation Amnesty International, which spoke of "a worrying development" in a press release. Shein works with smaller clothing manufacturers in China who, according to Amnesty...
Amazon opens 'discount store' to shake off Temu and Shein
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Chinese e-commerce giants such as Temu and Shein are growing extremely fast, making competing seem increasingly impossible for some companies. American marketplace Amazon, however, is not yet putting down the hatchet and wants to open a so-called 'discount store' on its website, as reported CNBC. The new section offers low-priced fashion and...
Under Armour settles 434 million dollar lawsuit
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Under Armour has agreed to a 434 million dollar settlement for a 2017 lawsuit initiated on claims that the sportswear manufacturer had not been honest with shareholders about its sales growth. CEO Kevin Plank is said to have deliberately reported better sales figures than the company had actually achieved in order to better align with Wall...
Scotch & Soda e-commerce: This is what we know about United Legwear & Apparel Europe
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Scotch & Soda's e-commerce operations are being continued by United Legwear & Apparel Europe B.V., after the Amsterdam-based fashion brand's European retail branch went bankrupt and is not making a relaunch. The brick-and-mortar shops will close, but the online operations will be accommodated by the new licensee. But who is United Legwear &...