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Frasers Group acquires Hervis stores in Hungary and Romania

Austrian sporting goods retailer Hervis, owned by the Spar Group, is withdrawing from two markets. Hervis Sport- und Modegesellschaft mbH has concluded an agreement with Frasers Group (European Holdings) Limited, part of the UK retail group Frasers Group Plc, regarding the sale of the companies Hervis Hungary (Hervis Sport és Divatkereskedelmi...

Fashion

Romanian Fashion Week: parisian buyers on a scouting mission

A delegation of six Paris-based buyers, representing renowned department stores, concept boutiques, and consulting firms, travelled to Iași, Romania, for the 25th edition of Romanian Fashion Week. Their mission: to explore the country's creative potential. Invited by the festival’s organisers, the buyers – Asano Miyazaki and Akane Tsuchihashi...

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Poverty wages in Romania: What do fashion companies have to say?

Almost six weeks ago, the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) published its country report for Romania, which revealed that workers toil eight to ten hours a day plus forced, unpaid extra time, are subject to insults and harassment at the workplace and in the end, receive only 14 percent of a living wage. Sounds familiar? Yes, conditions at this...

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Fashion

Romanian dressmakers revel in Dior folk coat vogue

They may feel aggrieved at not obtaining an official seal of approval, but traditional Romanian dressmakers are riding a wave of demand for their folk designs after a top fashion house inadvertently showcased their craft. Clothes makers from the northwestern Bihor region were more than a little bemused when they got wind of a 2017 Dior...

Apparel

H&M plans store opening in Romania

Fashion retailer H&M has reportedly signed the leasing contract with the owner of AFI Palace Cotroceni mall in Bucharest, AFI Europe, in a forward step to opening its first store in Romania within Cotroceni Park in March next year, according to media reports. Growing speculation suggests that Bucuresti Mall, Parklake Plaza and Unirea Shopping...