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Can Latin American Fashion Brands Crack Europe?

Brands from Colombia to Argentina are betting on Spain as a springboard for broader European expansion, but shared cultural ties have not shielded them from high costs and fierce local competition.

Can Latin American Fashion Brands Crack Europe?

Brands from Colombia to Argentina are betting on Spain as a springboard for broader European expansion, but shared cultural ties have not shielded them from high costs and fierce local competition.


Worldview | What’s Next for China’s Record-Breaking Luxury Mall?

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s casualwear backlash, microfibre pollution in Ghana and Brazil’s troubled footwear merger.

Worldview | What’s Next for China’s Record-Breaking Luxury Mall?

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s casualwear backlash, microfibre pollution in Ghana and Brazil’s troubled footwear merger.


Worldview | Luxury Brands Downscale Marketing Efforts for China’s “520” Valentine’s Day

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Fashion Week expansion and Vietnam’s jewellery IPO.

Worldview | Luxury Brands Downscale Marketing Efforts for China’s “520” Valentine’s Day

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Fashion Week expansion and Vietnam’s jewellery IPO.


India’s Under-the-Radar Luxury Opportunity: Kolkata

The country’s third-largest metropolitan area may lack the retail infrastructure of Mumbai or Delhi, but its affluent consumer base is becoming harder for global luxury brands to ignore.

India’s Under-the-Radar Luxury Opportunity: Kolkata

The country’s third-largest metropolitan area may lack the retail infrastructure of Mumbai or Delhi, but its affluent consumer base is becoming harder for global luxury brands to ignore.


Worldview | Australian Fashion Week Gets a Fresh Backdrop

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s booming resale trade, Indian manufacturing giant Pearl Global and the Chinese AI assistant used as a stylist.

Worldview | Australian Fashion Week Gets a Fresh Backdrop

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s booming resale trade, Indian manufacturing giant Pearl Global and the Chinese AI assistant used as a stylist.


Worldview | Brazilian Fashion Set to Gain from Mercosur-EU Trade Deal

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Iran’s retail crisis, Japanese department stores and China’s lacklustre May Day holiday spending.

Worldview | Brazilian Fashion Set to Gain from Mercosur-EU Trade Deal

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Iran’s retail crisis, Japanese department stores and China’s lacklustre May Day holiday spending.


Worldview | Central Asia’s Fashion Ambitions Take Shape in Almaty

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkish textile manufacturers, Brazilian designers and Abu Dhabi’s attempt to revive travel retail.

Worldview | Central Asia’s Fashion Ambitions Take Shape in Almaty

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkish textile manufacturers, Brazilian designers and Abu Dhabi’s attempt to revive travel retail.


For Russian Brands, Wartime Gains Fade as Economy Stalls

Four years after capitalising on Western labels’ exodus from Russia, domestic brands now face a shrinking fashion market as wartime expansion gives way to stagnation.

For Russian Brands, Wartime Gains Fade as Economy Stalls

Four years after capitalising on Western labels’ exodus from Russia, domestic brands now face a shrinking fashion market as wartime expansion gives way to stagnation.


Mumbai’s Le Mill Acquired by Burgundy Brand Collective

The Colaba boutique that helped introduce global luxury brands to Indian shoppers is set to become the first concept store in Burgundy Brand Collective’s fashion portfolio.

Mumbai’s Le Mill Acquired by Burgundy Brand Collective

The Colaba boutique that helped introduce global luxury brands to Indian shoppers is set to become the first concept store in Burgundy Brand Collective’s fashion portfolio.


Fashion’s Race to the Indian Stock Market

From high-growth garment exporters to billion-dollar jewellers, Indian companies are gearing up for IPOs even as global economic uncertainty and market volatility threaten to delay some listings.

Fashion’s Race to the Indian Stock Market

From high-growth garment exporters to billion-dollar jewellers, Indian companies are gearing up for IPOs even as global economic uncertainty and market volatility threaten to delay some listings.


Worldview | South African Fashion Week’s Runway Reboot

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Chinese casualwear giants, Turkey’s modest fashion expo and Brazilian retailers’ bet on Uruguay.

Worldview | South African Fashion Week’s Runway Reboot

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Chinese casualwear giants, Turkey’s modest fashion expo and Brazilian retailers’ bet on Uruguay.


Worldview | Rio de Janeiro Stages Fashion Week Comeback

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai malls, Mexican designers and China’s social commerce giant.

Worldview | Rio de Janeiro Stages Fashion Week Comeback

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai malls, Mexican designers and China’s social commerce giant.