TikTok drops its live shopping project in Europe and the U.S.
TikTok Shopping was meant to allow the Chinese social media platform to capitalize on the popularity of live shopping in the Western world, but the project has now been dropped.
TikTok Shopping was meant to allow the Chinese social media platform to capitalize on the popularity of live shopping in the Western world, but the project has now been dropped.
After buying French company Peltex, and while negotiating the acquisition of an Italian producer, the faux-fur manufacturer has bought a stake in Silmatex, and said it is setting its...
The Parisian trade show will host 1,200 exhibitors at its first edition dedicated to the Fall/Winter collections to be held in July rather than September, scheduled on July 5-7 at the...
After leaving his position as CEO of French event sales site Showroomprivé in December, Thierry Petit has sold his 17.61% stake in the company. Eric Sitruk, soon to own a 7.5% stake, is...
With Ebay Live, whose test phase is now drawing to a close, the group intends to take advantage of the growing appetite shown by brands and consumers for live shopping sessions.
VivaTech is back in full swing with an edition where the queues to test new innovations keep getting longer. FashionNetwork.com takes a look at the experience offered by this unique event.
The LVMH Innovation Awards’ sixth edition recognized seven innovative start-ups including Toshi, a pick-up and in-store experience at home service for luxury online orders, which was...
After buying The Bradery, the French event sales site continues to move upmarket by launching Village, a new environment hosting a permanent selection of high-end brands at reduced prices.
For the first time in 127 years of existence, Swarovski will not have a member of the founding family at its helm. The Austrian group has appointed Alexis Nasard as CEO, effective from...
On May 24, the textile industrial group Teijin Frontier unveiled a new technology that recycles dyed polyester fibres without reducing their quality.
The first ‘Amazon Style’ store opened its doors on May 25 in the Glendale neighborhood of Los Angeles. The debut is stirring up a lot of buzz as the group discusses whether to open its...
The Web3 product certification platform has raised €20 million from Tiger Global, Commerce Ventures, the Motier Ventures fund owned by the Moulin-Houzé family of Galeries Lafayette, and...
After being held in Milan last October, the trade fair is now heading to Berlin for the first time on May 17 and 18, featuring 80 exhibitors at Arena Berlin and a digital trade fair...
Performance apparel brand Icebreaker has promoted Josh Vaughan, its current sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to the post of EMEA general manager.
The Amazon Launchpad Sustainability Accelerator announced its first cohort of predominantly British startups. Fashion, the e-commerce giant's leading category, is notably absent from the...
The company reported a 22% contraction in revenue in the first quarter of 2022 after a 51% increase during the same period a year earlier.
Planned initially for March in Shanghai, the apparel show was postponed to April and then May, in Nanjing. Because of the Covid-19 situation in China, it will be held at the end of August...
ShowroomPrivé has bought a 51% stake in French event sales website The Bradery. The latter’s founders will remain in charge, their mission to double the site’s sales volume.
The Sandbox virtual world has joined the Arianee consortium (whose members include Richemont and Paris Fashion Week) to enable consumers to access the NFT equivalent of the physical...
In 2021, Germany overtook the UK in terms of European cross-border e-commerce, a sector whose revenue was worth €171.2 billion (up by 17%), with four German e-tailers among the 10...
The first MVFW was held last weekend, with its shows, flagships, debates and more. A stimulating plunge into the world of virtual fashion fans that raised questions about the approach...
Cosmetics group L'Occitane International has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Grown Alchemist, an Australian holistic cosmetics brand whose founders Jeremy and Keston...
Around 70 brands and designers will participate in MVFW from March 24 to 27. FashionNetwork offers a step-by-step guide detailing how to access Decentraland and the shows.
Chinese trade fairs Chic and Intertextile will not be held in Shanghai from April 14 to 16 as initially planned. Chic will be postponed to May in Nanjing, while Intertextile will merge...
The world’s second-largest garment sourcing country exported textile products worth €33.05 billion in 2021, up by 30% over a troubled fiscal 2020, and by 8.2% over 2019.
Lockdowns are being imposed again in large areas within China's main textile-producing provinces, raising concerns among producers and buyers about fresh sourcing difficulties, while...
H&M’s Swedish and German e-shops are trialling the sale of third-party brands, among them Lee, Wrangler, Fila, Superdry, Crocs and Eastpak. A full-scale test for a group that generates a...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association has a new leadership. Sarah Clarke, head of supply chain at PVH Corp., has taken over for a two-year term as chair of the US industry...
While European fashion labels and associations are introducing measures to support Ukraine, FashionNetwork.com has looked into the commercial links between the European, Ukrainian and...
Emilie Benoit-Vernay, who took charge of Shopify’s French business in 2019, has been named head of southern Europe expansion (for France, Italy and Spain) by the Canadian digital retail...