Pal Zileri has seen a strong revival post-pandemic and it has plans for an even stronger one with the Mayhoola-owned company targeting a doubling of its turnover in just a few years. Leo Scordo, CEO of Pal Zileri This will be partly achieved by further expansion in the UK, a country that’s seen as so [...]read morePal Zileri aims high, says UK is key
The problem of discarded/broken fishing nets polluting the sea is one that’s being tackled by a Cornwall-based company called Fishy Filaments. It’s claiming to be the world’s first recycler transforming end-of-life fishing nets into a range of high-value materials (including those that can be used in the fashion and eyewear sectors). And the eight-year-old business has [...]read moreFishy Filaments aims to net new funding
Fresh from being bought for £2.7 billion by Private equity group Apollo Global Management, parcels giant Evri has embarked on a recruitment drive to vastly increase its delivery capacity. Evri Evri, whose major retail clients include M&S, John Lewis, Etsy and Vinted, currently delivers over half a million parcels a day and it now aims [...]read moreApollo-owned Evri aims to hire 9,000 workers for UK deliveries drive
Dolce & Gabbana is banking on beauty. The company’s beauty business, which will be brought back in-house in 2022 following the end of the licence granted to Shiseido, is booming and posting record figures. Two years after its launch, the Managing Director of DG Beauty, Gianluca Toniolo, talks to FashionNetwork.com about the initial progress made [...]read moreDolce & Gabbana beauty is worth €1.5 billion and aims to double this figure by 2027
In a bid to improve staff visibility within its fashion department, John Lewis plans to charge third-party brands a lower rate of commission in exchange for providing more staff to work in their concessions. John Lewis The retailer’s new executive director, Peter Ruis, wants to usher in a “Selfridges-style” approach of highly attentive customer service [...]read moreJohn Lewis boss Ruis aims to increase shop floor staff
Translated by Nicola Mira Published Jun 17, 2024 Italian menswear label Pal Zileri has drawn up an ambitious growth plan for 2025-27, pursuing a set of integrated strategies and aiming to double its revenue in the three-year period. Pal Zileri, Spring/Summer 2025 “The plan we have deployed is based on developing collections that are strongly [...]read morePal Zileri aims to double revenue, retail footprint by 2027
A number of the biggest fashion brands on the planet are cooperating on a new Future Supplier Initiative that “offers a collective financing model for brands to support apparel suppliers’ deep decarbonisation”. Bestseller It’s been facilitated by The Fashion Pact along with Apparel Impact Institute, Guidehouse, and DBS Bank and “will combine financial incentives, such [...]read moreFashion Supplier initiative launches with big-name support, aims to accelerate decarbonisation
Supra One is “all-new” and fully integrated with the company’s home showing system, a product that allows for simple online home tour scheduling, access details, collaboration features, ongoing showing insights, agent name and concise calendar management. At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. 1, 2024, the noise and misinformation will be banished, all your big [...]read moreSupra One Aims To Evolve The Way Homes Are Shown
There’s no doubting which direction Rise & Fall is heading in when it comes to sustainability. Rise & Fall The fashion and lifestyle retailer has joined the not-now-so-exclusive but ever-growing group of businesses achieving esteemed B Corp certification, becoming one of over 1,500 in the UK “committed to ethical practices”. The tough-to-gain award signifies excellence [...]read moreRise & Fall’s eco aims lifted by B Corp status
A new bill seeking to track security issues by mandating the creation of a database recording all breaches of AI systems has been filed in the Senate. The Secure Artificial Intelligence Act, introduced by Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), would establish an Artificial Intelligence Security Center at the National Security Agency. This [...]read moreAI security bill aims to prevent safety breaches of AI models