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LIM College opens applications for student summer course

The New York based LIM College has announced the opening of applications for its Summer Fashion Academy pre-college program, an opportunity for high school students to explore career paths in fashion business and whether this school is the right match for them. For the summer program, a combination of online and in-person courses and workshops...

Mar 8, 2023

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Amazon to cut 18,000 jobs amid economic uncertainty

Retail behemoth Amazon said it will cut over 18,000 jobs, the largest number of employee terminations in its history, as it faces rising costs in an “uncertain economy.” In a memo to staff, CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon managers had been looking at the company’s workforce levels and that it had to make the “difficult decision to eliminate roles.”...

Jan 5, 2023

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The SMCP group creates a training course to revive the fashion sales profession

For several years now, recruiters have been struggling to find their future salespeople and managers. Professionals in the retail sector faced with this situation, are now addressing the issue. Take the SMCP group, the parent company of the ready-to-wear brands Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac, which is launching its own training course...

Jan 3, 2023

News |Interview Featured

Fashion graduates, here’s how to land that dream sustainability job

She’s currently the Director of Circular Fashion at Eileen Fisher but when Carmen Gama graduated from Parsons in 2015, her thesis collection was not what could be described as an immediate fit for Eileen Fisher’s simple timeless system of dressing. The brand on Gama’s radar was Patagonia but she didn’t want to move to the West Coast. Entitled “...

Jan 2, 2023

News

How to work in fashion with no experience

Fashion is a trillion-dollar industry and continues to grow around 5.5 percent annually according to reports conducted by McKinsey and Deloitte. Fundamentally a creative industry, working in fashion is never boring and there is also a wide range of career options available. From the more traditional roles such as fashion designer and editor to...

Jan 1, 2023

Business |Interview Featured

Oberalp Group’s new head of sales on the outdoor market and women in leadership

The outdoor market was one of the winners during the pandemic because people were drawn outside. However, the current consumer slump is hitting the industry as hard as anyone, and it requires courageous steps, especially from sales. We talked to the newly appointed senior sales manager of the Oberalp Group for the DACH region, Irina Andorfer,...

Nov 15, 2022

Business

Bonuses and career opportunities: working in retail has never been more attractive

The pandemic and economic crisis are hitting all sectors, including the fashion industry. Looking at how many have lost their jobs, it might seem that there are not enough vacancies for all the people seeking employment. However, it turns out this is not true. In fact, the opposite is the case: retailers have been struggling massively to find...

Sep 27, 2022

News |INTERVIEW Featured

3 fashion design graduates on entering the professional world

The Spanish fashion industry is made up of around 19,000 companies. Ranking fifth in Europe, following Italy, Germany, the UK and France, and accounting for 2.9 percent of the national GDP and 4.3 percent of all employment in Spain. This means that those who decide to work in the fashion sector, have a wide variety of options both in Spain, not...

Aug 18, 2022

People |Interview Featured

Meet the NYC illustrator who sketches at Paris Haute Couture shows

There’s no denying Elly Azizian, who illustrates under the moniker Fashion Strokes, has an impressive client list: Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino and Sotheby’s to name a few. Nevertheless it is quite a rarity in modern times to be flown to Paris to sketch inside the elite environment of haute couture where the one-off handmade...

Aug 17, 2022

Retail

How employee experience impacts customer experience?

It starts with a need for something new for your wardrobe. A customer might have an event coming up, just got a new job, or is just in the mood for some new clothes. Maybe they don’t have the time or patience for online shopping, but that’s where good old brick-and-mortar stores come in. Upon arrival at a store, a customer is typically greeted...

Aug 10, 2022

Retail

John Lewis CEO says over 50s quitting jobs could fuel inflation

As the retail sector continues to suffer from a difficult labour market, John Lewis CEO Dame Sharon White said a new government must think "really hard" about getting older people back into work. Dame White told the BBC that the record number of job vacancies is unlike any time she has seen in her career. According to the BBC the UK has seen one...

Aug 9, 2022

People |Interview Featured

Bugatchi's new creative director, Anthony Keegan, talks brand storytelling

After an international career spanning 20+ years designing for names such as Versace, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, and Canada Goose, among others, Canadian designer Anthony Keegan was tapped as creative director of Florida-based Bugatchi. His first presentation was unveiled in July to widespread acclaim. Keegan tells FashionUnited how Bugatchi...

Aug 3, 2022