Courtesy: Cherokee Brands Cherokee Global Brands, a global brand marketing platform that manages a growing portfolio of fashion and lifestyle brands, has announced the appointment of Evan Hengel to the company's board of directors. Hengel brings over 11 years of experience in navigating complex financial, operational, and M&A engagements resulting in numerous professional awards. "Evan is an inspirational leader and the perfect addition to our board of directors," said Henry Stupp, chief e

Courtesy: United By Blue United By Blue (UBB), the sustainable outdoor apparel and lifestyle brand, has announced the launch of the Bison Puffer Jacket as the future of sustainable outerwear. The jacket is insulated with North American bison fibre that is often considered waste and thrown away by the ranching industry. The jacket is available for men as well as women."Winter is fast approaching. Most of us are pulling our coats from storage or shopping for a new one, guided by the question 'Wil

Courtesy: Guess Guess, an US lifestyle brand, has announced the appointment of two new independent directors to its board. Laurie Ann Goldman, former CEO of Spanx and Deborah Weinswig, founder and CEO of Coresight Research, each joined the Guess Board, effective October 23, 2018. Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz has retired as a member of its board, effective October 23, 2018. Both Laurie Ann Goldman and Deborah Weinswig will serve on the nominating and governance committee of the board, with Goldman

Courtesy: Common objective Common Objective (CO), an intelligent business network for the fashion industry, has collaborated with the London College of Fashion (LCF), to support the next generation of fashion professionals. CO's free-to-join platform provides sustainable business intelligence, resources and training beside a global network of suppliers, brands, professionals etc. Over 5,000 LCF staff and students will be encouraged to create profiles, catalysing their ability to integrate sust

Courtesy: Unbownd Unbownd, an innovative clothing, and apparel company, is redesigning sports apparel by blending supportive shapewear with the familiarity of leggings. It has created garments that are not see-through, retain their shape and fit after prolonged use, and provide support hiding all manner of lumps and bumps. The garments are available in three designs. The three designs are a classic Black, a fashionable Geometric Pattern, and the on-trend Plum which is exclusive to backers.

Courtesy: ABFRLAditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL), India’s first billion dollar pure-play fashion powerhouse, has reported a stellar performance for Q2 of fiscal 2018-19. EBITDA soared by 62 per cent, while revenue registered an 11 per cent rise (Ind AS and GST adjusted growth rate of 12 per cent). Both Madura and Pantaloons business segments performed well. For the July-September 2018 quarter, ABFRL’s profit after tax (PAT) stood at ₹43 crore vis-à-vis a loss of ₹10 cror

Courtesy: KoovsKoovs, online fashion retailer, has launched its first shop-in-shop presence exclusively at Central in Gurgaon. Known for bringing latest fashion off international runways for both men and women to the country, Koovs now gives all fashion lovers an access to the collection offline. The launch saw filmstar Kiara Advani walk the ramp in the latest collection. "The brand is taking a step to get closer to our customer, by providing them the diverse range of the fresh fashion colle

Courtesy: JD Renowned British menswear brand Gieves & Hawkes has joined three other brands from the Ruyi-owned Trinity Group to open an official flagship store on JD.com, becoming the fourth such brand. Gieves & Hawkes is iconic in the world of men’s tailoring, having dressed royalty from George V to Prince William. It is a member company of Ruyi’s Trinity Group. The brand’s debut on JD.com allows Chinese consumers access to the brand’s high level of service and detail with convenie

Courtesy: TurmsTurms, which claims to be India’s first intelligent apparel brand, recently raised ₹6.3 crore in a round led by several angel investors. Turms plans to use the funds to expand its product categories and range, hire technology professionals, launch experience centres in top cities and invest in research and development, the company said in a statement. The investors were led by Feshworks’ founder Girish Matrubhootam, former Reliance Retail Lifestyle president Bijou Kurien

Welcoming the temporary measures in the budget to small retailers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said most of the 3.1 million UK retail workers are employed in firms that will not benefit from the latest business rates announcement. “The Government has missed a much-needed opportunity to help the retail industry,” said BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson. “If the Government is to truly back business, it must engage in more extensive business rates reform to help all retailers and t