Press Releases

HYDERABAD, India: Centro Brands has announced an exclusive partnership with American lifestyle brand TOMS to launch its footwear in India. The launch of TOMS is part of CENTRO's strategy to introduce several individual brands, each serving their target customers in different ways, especially GEN Z. One of the first global brands that they have tied...

SINGAPORE: Lazada launches a LazEarth campaign as part of the company's commitment to support sustainable practices in the digital commerce ecosystem. The campaign will initially focus on plastic waste reduction in product and packaging, given that Southeast Asia generates an estimate of over 31 million tonnes of plastic waste each year, with 91%...

Cape Town, South Africa: ONEOFEACH, a mother and daughter luxury African fashion brand located in Cape Town, has announced it is expanding the Garment Construction and Fashion Accessories program to launch The African Academy of Fashion. The upcoming program led by Pauline and Tamburai Chirume is supported by the Fashion Impact Fund, a charitable...

NEW YORK, U.S.: H&M's latest collaboration is a glamorous and vibrant project created in partnership with a true style icon – the incomparable Iris Apfel. The Iris Apfel x H&M collection celebrates the 100th birthday of the beloved tastemaker. The collection will launch on hm.com and in select stores in the U.S. and Canada on April 14th.

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NEW YORK CITY, U.S.: The seventh annual NRF Foundation Honors took place April 13 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square to recognize the exceptional leadership of retail executives and to support the next generation of industry talent. The event raised $3.22 million to fund the NRF Foundation’s programs and resources that connect people to life...

JACKSONVILLE, U.S.: Today Incisiv and Newmine launched The Retail Returns Prevention Playbook, which addresses retail's urgent need to minimize returns to improve top-line growth and customer satisfaction. The industry lost $761 billion of revenue to returns in 2021, representing 17% of retail trade. Although 2021 retail trade grew 14% year-over...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., U.S.: LifeLabs, the first textile innovator making meaningful progress in combating the effects of climate change through thermally-efficient textiles, announces the launch of the world's most cooling T-shirt in a range of styles and colors to offer maximum versatility and comfort for everyday wear. LifeLabs' innovative take on...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil: For many Brazilians, buying from foreign websites was a way of saving money in 2021, even with the dollar flying high. According to the Webshoppers survey by NielsenIQ|Ebit and Bexs Pay, 68% of online consumers (87.7 million) purchased imported products last year and 71% plan to continue doing so. For more than half of consumers...

H&M is proud to present the fifth drop in its sustainability initiative Innovation Stories with a romance-themed collection, inviting customers to fall in love with materials made from waste. Eye-catching fashion statements and soft seductive styles are combined with repurposed, recycled and low impact materials, many made from recycled garments...

Albstadt, Germany/Ichalkaranji, India: On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Groz-Beckert opened its first showroom in India – in the emerging weaving market in Ichalkaranji. Part of the official inauguration was an evening event with customers. The highlight of the weaving showroom is the new fully automatic WarpMasterPlus drawing-in machine. KnotMaster...