Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest person, having snatched the top spot from Microsoft founder Bill Gates who slips to second place, according to Forbes magazine's annual billionaires list published Tuesday. US President Donald Trump's ranking on the list fell to 766th place from 544th in the last edition, his wealth now being...
Mar 6, 2018
London - The fashion industry may be an ever-changing industry, but one aspect has remained constant over the past decade - the influence of fast-fashion retailer Zara. The man behind the world’s leading fashion company Inditex, Amancio Ortega, transformed the industry’s mass-market model for good with the launch of his famed fast-fashion chain...
Jul 21, 2017
It is no big secret that Amancio Ortega, the man behind fashion giant Inditex, is the richest man in the fashion industry. Currently ranked as the 4th richest man in the world, the Spaniard is worth 71.3 billion US dollars - 15.3 billion US dollars more than Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, according to Forbes's Billionaires list. Ortega...
London - It may have been a difficult year for some, but for Jeff Bezos, CEO of online giant Amazon, it was his best year yet - at least in terms of money. No other billionaire in the world saw their fortunes increase like Bezos, who saw his net worth grow by a staggering 27.6 billion dollars - more than the total net worth of all but the top 24...
Mar 22, 2017
The fashion industry is an ever-changing sector where anything goes. One year, your brand could be the most coveted and desirable it-brand, the next year it could be on the brink of bankruptcy. However, there are a few famed fashion houses and retailers who have fought against the odds and continue to deliver designs that satisfy their consumers...
Mar 21, 2017
London - As the end of the year draws ever closer, FashionUnited takes a moment to reflect back on 2016. Fashion has always been a big business, but this year saw some of the richest individuals working in fashion become even richer, in spite of economical and political uncertainties sweeping across the globe. Unsurprisingly, the title of the...
Dec 15, 2016
London - “I think that fashion has become such a big business and with globalisation we are on new territory at this point. We are not just designing for a country we are designing for a world now,” said American fashion designer Anna Sui in an interview with CNN in 2006. Ten years later, and the business of fashion continues to boom. Fashion is...
Fast fashion sells. In huge, unsurmountable quantities. The fashion industry's wealthiest leaders in 2015 are those empires were built on selling affordable clothing to the masses. Leading the way is Zara founder Amancio Ortega with a net worth of 74 billion dollars. He co-founded the chain in 1975 with lingerie and bathrobes he and his former...
Dec 30, 2015
