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UK Competition Watchdog Takes Aim at Greenwashing in Fashion

The Competition and Markets Authority has made fashion its first priority in efforts to tamp down on misleading sustainability marketing.

Topics

UK Competition Watchdog Takes Aim at Greenwashing in Fashion

The Competition and Markets Authority has made fashion its first priority in efforts to tamp down on misleading sustainability marketing.


Technology

Report: Amazon Files New Legal Challenges in Dispute with Future Group

Amazon.com Inc. has filed fresh legal challenges in its long-running dispute with Indian retailer Future Group after the national antitrust agency suspended a 2019 deal between the two sides, leading to a halt in their arbitration, four sources told Reuters on Sunday.

Technology

Report: Amazon Files New Legal Challenges in Dispute with Future Group

Amazon.com Inc. has filed fresh legal challenges in its long-running dispute with Indian retailer Future Group after the national antitrust agency suspended a 2019 deal between the two sides, leading to a halt in their arbitration, four sources told Reuters on Sunday.


Sustainability

New York Fashion Act to Test Brands’ Appetite for Sustainability Regulation

Stella McCartney is among the backers of a new bill before the New York State Assembly that could step up disclosure and due diligence requirements for brands operating in the key market.

Sustainability

New York Fashion Act to Test Brands’ Appetite for Sustainability Regulation

Stella McCartney is among the backers of a new bill before the New York State Assembly that could step up disclosure and due diligence requirements for brands operating in the key market.


Global Markets

India’s Future Group Shares Jump After Arbitration With Amazon Halted

Shares in Future Group companies jumped on Thursday, a day after an Indian court halted arbitration proceedings between the conglomerate and estranged partner Amazon.com Inc.

Global Markets

India’s Future Group Shares Jump After Arbitration With Amazon Halted

Shares in Future Group companies jumped on Thursday, a day after an Indian court halted arbitration proceedings between the conglomerate and estranged partner Amazon.com Inc.


Technology

Nike Says Lululemon’s Mirror Infringes Digital Patents

Nike Inc. sued Lululemon Athletica Inc. claiming its Mirror Home Gym and mobile app infringes its patents for digital home exercise equipment.

Technology

Nike Says Lululemon’s Mirror Infringes Digital Patents

Nike Inc. sued Lululemon Athletica Inc. claiming its Mirror Home Gym and mobile app infringes its patents for digital home exercise equipment.


Entrepreneurship

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Pays $7.5 Million to Buy Sean John Brand From Bankruptcy

The hip hop mogul agreed to pay $7.5 million to buy back the bankrupt fashion brand he founded in 1998 after winning a court supervised auction.

Entrepreneurship

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Pays $7.5 Million to Buy Sean John Brand From Bankruptcy

The hip hop mogul agreed to pay $7.5 million to buy back the bankrupt fashion brand he founded in 1998 after winning a court supervised auction.


China

How 2021 Changed China’s Fashion Market

BoF’s annual round-up of the forces that reshaped the world’s biggest fashion market over the last 12 months.

China

How 2021 Changed China’s Fashion Market

BoF’s annual round-up of the forces that reshaped the world’s biggest fashion market over the last 12 months.


China

China’s Top Livestreamer Viya Fined $210 Million for Tax Evasion

The tax bureau for the city of Hangzhou released a statement saying the 36-year-old influencer failed to fully disclose her personal income in 2019 and 2020.

China

China’s Top Livestreamer Viya Fined $210 Million for Tax Evasion

The tax bureau for the city of Hangzhou released a statement saying the 36-year-old influencer failed to fully disclose her personal income in 2019 and 2020.


Global Markets

Russian Beauty Retailer Rive Gauche Co-Owner Arrested

August Meyer was arrested in St. Petersburg Thursday, accused of perpetrating a large-scale fraud.

Global Markets

Russian Beauty Retailer Rive Gauche Co-Owner Arrested

August Meyer was arrested in St. Petersburg Thursday, accused of perpetrating a large-scale fraud.


Workplace & Talent

How Retailers Can Prevent Robberies This Holiday Season

A spate of “smash and grab” robberies and similar organised theft incidents have dealt the latest blow to retailers looking to staff up at a critical time.

Workplace & Talent

How Retailers Can Prevent Robberies This Holiday Season

A spate of “smash and grab” robberies and similar organised theft incidents have dealt the latest blow to retailers looking to staff up at a critical time.


Retail

SMCP Ownership Battle Heats up Amid Illegal Stake Transfer Claim

An ownership battle at SMCP heated up as major shareholders claimed a 16 percent stake in the French fashion group had been illegally transferred to an offshore account.

Retail

SMCP Ownership Battle Heats up Amid Illegal Stake Transfer Claim

An ownership battle at SMCP heated up as major shareholders claimed a 16 percent stake in the French fashion group had been illegally transferred to an offshore account.


Technology

How Fashion Businesses Can Mitigate Cyber Risk

In an increasingly digitised economy, cyber risks are rising fast. To protect their customers, business operations and creative assets, fashion companies need to strengthen their defences.

Technology

How Fashion Businesses Can Mitigate Cyber Risk

In an increasingly digitised economy, cyber risks are rising fast. To protect their customers, business operations and creative assets, fashion companies need to strengthen their defences.