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Diesel, a denim brand owned by the OTB Group, has recently made strategic changes in its executive leadership, welcoming Andrea Rigogliosi as its new CEO. The move is part of the brand’s well-defined development strategy. New Leadership Rigogliosi will be…
American denim brand Levi’s has opened an Icon store at Palladium Mall, in Mumbai. Spanning 5197sqft, the boutique features an indigo ombre facade, with the ceilings, walls, and pillars painted in indigo. The store aims to deliver an elevated shopping…
Shein is scaling its adoption of Cool Transfer Denim Printing technology by 90 per cent to boost sustainability in denim production. This method – implemented in 2021 in partnership with NTX – significantly reduces water and energy consumption while…
Li & Fung – a global brand distribution company based in Hong Kong – has teamed up with US apparel brand Sanctuary to create and distribute a new line of women’s denim under a licensing agreement. Sanctuary said the partnership will help the brand expand its…
Levi Strauss and Ralph Lauren are among U.S. apparel brands likely to be worst hit by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is again clogging supply chains in Europe where they derive at least a quarter of sales, Wall Street analysts say. American clothes firms’…
Levi Strauss & Co on Wednesday beat third-quarter revenue and profit estimates, boosted by an uptick in demand for jeans from people refreshing their wardrobes as they returned to normal social life following easing pandemic restrictions. Shares of the jeans…
Levi Strauss & Co on Wednesday forecast first-quarter results below analysts’ estimates as the resurgence of COVID-19 shutters the denim maker’s stores in major markets, sending its shares 9% lower in extended trading. The spike in coronavirus cases from late…
VF Corp. (VFC), a provider of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, announced a transformation plan for its Asia Pacific operations, with relocations over the next 12 to 18 months with the first moves expected in April 2021. VF plans to move…
The global pandemic led Kontoor Brands to delay its initial plans to launch Wrangler in China earlier this year, but the day has finally come for the heritage brand. Kontoor announced Thursday that it has expanded Wrangler’s international reach to China by…
ICON DENIM Co., Ltd. officially launched its first store at 12-12 Bis Cach Mang Thang 8 Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. ICON DENIM brand was established in 2017, with the desire to bring the brand fashion closer to Vietnamese men. After…
Upcycled fashion label The R Collective has launched its Denim Reimagined capsule collection at K11 Musea’s Levi’s store in Hong Kong. The Denim Reimagined collection, created by local designer Jesse Lee, uses surplus denim from Levi’s jeans and is being…
Denim apparel retailer True Religion has filed for bankruptcy for the second time within three years. The brand’s latest crisis was brought on by the coronavirus outbreak, which has seen more than 95 percent of the American market under lockdown. In a…
Global denim makers have long faced questions over their sustainability credentials, but recent developments across the industry are helping to show it in a more positive light. From the amount of water required to produce a pair of jeans, to the chemicals…
Denim brand Levi’s plans to scale back shipments to off-price retailers in the US as it targets a further improvement in gross margin and long-term ambitions in the growing Chinese market. The company ended the year reporting US$1.57 billion in sales,…
The Madewell denim brand is set to be split off from J Crew as part of a planned IPO by parent Chinos Holdings. Documents lodged with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday show Chinos plans to raise funds to pay off some of its US$1.7 billion in…
Levi Strauss & Co has been “deliberate and diligent” in moving production out of China because of uncertainty hanging over tariffs on goods imported from China, CEO Chip Bergh has told Reuters in an interview. Just 1 percent or 2 percent of Levi’s product…
