CFDA announces 2020 Fashion Awards nominees

While the 2020 CFDA Fashion Awards were originally scheduled to take place on June 8, the fashion body announced back in March that the awards  would be postponed indefinitely in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. On July 20, the CFDA released its list of 2020 nominees, in categories including American Womenswear Designer of the Year, American Menswear Designer of the Year, American Accessories Designer of the Year, American Emerging Designer of the Year, Global Women’s Designer of the Year and Global Men’s Designer of the Year. คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

Nominees of the American Womenswear Designer of the Year include five-time CFDA award-winners Ashley and Mary-Kate…

Fast fashion slows down as more Britons choose to buy long-lasting items

Indeed, 13% of consumers are more likely to buy expensive longer-lasting items over cheaper fashionable clothing, and nearly 39% say they would prefer to spend more on expensive better quality clothing, according to research by the Fashion Retail Academy.By contrast, just 26% of UK consumers say they will buy cheaper more fashionable clothes that are unlikely to last until next season.

Additionally, 25.4% of Britons are wearing their everyday items for over two years, with the average consumer now wearing their jeans and t-shirts for almost a year and a half. There is also a significant proportion of consumers (25%) who have continued to wear an item of clothing for over 10 years, the survey found.The results suggest a possible move away from throwaway fashion as years of campaign…

Better-than-expected holiday performance boosts December diamond sales

In a statement released this Tuesday, the Rapaport Group revealed that RAPI for 1-carat diamonds had increased by 0.3% in December 2017, while that of 0.50-carat and 0.30-carat stones rose by 0.6% and 1.2%,  respectively. RAPI for 3-carat diamonds, however, decreased by 1.7% over the same period.Taking these latest figures into account, the 1-carat RAPI fell by 0.8% in the fourth quarter and by 5.3% over the full year 2017.

This improved market sentiment in the diamond industry in December can be attributed in large part to better-than-expected holiday sales in the US and strong demand in China in the run up to Chinese New Year on February 16. In the US, jewellers and diamantaires, faced with a rapidly changing market, were most successful over the holiday season when they made …

L’Occitane en Provence makes the switch to sustainable plastic

The cosmetics company, which counts the beauty brands L’Occitane en Provence, Melvita, and Erborian as part of its portfolio, has joined forces with the sustainable plastic innovator Loop Industries on the initiativeคำพูดจาก ทดลองใช้ สูตรสล็อต. The duo have entered a multi-year partnership that will see L’Occitane en Provence start to incorporate Loop PET plastic (which is 100% sustainable) into its product packaging as of the year 2022.”Our brand is inspired by nature, people and culture and we have been using natural plant-derived ingredients and eco-friendly manufacturing for more than 40 years,” said Adrien Geiger, Global Brand Director at L’Occitane en Provence, in a statementค…

Fashion brands, retailers to continue to sell and buy virtually- Joor report

According to a survey by Joor, a leading wholesale management platform for luxury, fashion and home, 90 percent of surveyed brands said they will present new collections this summer and 92 percent of buyers said they will be attending buying appointments in the same period, showcasing post-pandemic recovery mode. Still, as we enter the SS22 selling season, global fashion brands and retailers will continue to sell and buy virtually again this summer. A significant 98 percent of brands said they will use virtual selling this summer, while 89 percent of retailers said they will be using virtual buying. 

Likewise, the survey revealed that 85 percent of buyers have a medium or high interest in discovering new brands at the moment. This appetite for newness is supported by the fact th…

Shein, Temu in fierce fight over US market for $10 dresses

The battle between them is playing out not only on social media but also in a U.S. court. The legal skirmish is important for U.S. consumers and rival retailers because it shows how online retailers with vendors in China need to navigate U.S. intellectual property protections.​In U.S. federal court, Shein has accused Temu of contracting social-media influencers to make “false and deceptive statements” against Shein in their promotions of Temu.com.

If Temu loses, Temu could be forced to curtail its use of social media influencers as a key marketing strategyคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Shein seeks to block Temu from using Shein’s name for marketing, and it wants damage…

Survey finds U.S. beauty shoppers prefer Amazon to shop online

According to the ‘Stella Rising Glimmer Report – Searching for Beauty’, two-thirds (65%) of polled beauty shoppers said they use Amazon to search for specific beauty brands, while 63% said they use the e-commerce site to search for specific beauty categories like makeup. This marks another major category win for Amazon, with the company also earning the title of the most-shopped apparel retailer in the U.S.The shoppers surveyed said that they favored digital platforms overall, because of their end-to-end beauty shopping convenience, with 61% saying they enjoyed being able to shop at any time, and 50% reporting they enjoyed the ability to find better prices online than in stores. 

“In addition to a wide variety of products and the convenience of services such as free shipping, c…

Swiss competition watchdog curbs Swatch watch movement shipments

The world’s biggest watchmaker is also an important supplier of watch movements that power mechanical timepieces. If it cannot sell them, Swatch itself and its customers, from Cartier maker Richemont to independently owned Chopard and Breitling, may face problems.Anti-trust agency WEKO said deliveries of watch movements to Swatch Group’s existing customers would be suspended from Jan. 1, with an exception for small and mid-sized companies of up to 250 staff, until the watchdog reaches a final decision.

The decision creates uncertainty over supplies at a time when Swiss watchmakers face competition from smartwatches and slowing demand in key market Hong Kong. Swiss watch export data on Thursday showed shipments to Hong Kong fell 27% in November.Swatch shares were indicated 1.1% low…

UK economy to slump over 10%, debts to surge- Moody’s

Moody’s said the UK government’s latest 30 billion pound ($37.9 billion) stimulus package, announced this week, would aid a gradual economic recovery but add further pressure to the UK’s fiscal position.“The UK’s public debt ratio will likely rise by 24 percentage points of GDP or more relative to 2019 levels,” a group of Moody’s analysts wrote in a note, taking the debt to 109% of GDP this year.คำพูดจาก เกมสล็อตออนไลน์

“We forecast a contraction of 10.1% in the UK’s GDP for this year, but expect a gradual subsequent recovery on the back of the easing in lockdown measures, with growth rebounding to 7.1% next year.”Moody’s rates Britain Aa2 with a n…

Covid, Brexit transform e-industry as warehouse numbers boom – report

The rise since 2019 has far outstripped the increase in business units across all industries, which only went up by 1%, the report noted. Business like Amazon, ASOS, JD Sports, Boohoo, M&S and more rely on warehouses to store and process their goods and as their sales rise, they need more space than everคำพูดจาก Game Casino. Orders for new warehouses have also risen to the highest level since 1985, the report said.

Online shopping as a proportion of all purchases surged during the pandemic, hitting 38% at the start of last year. And though it has since slipped back to 28% that compares to 8% at the start of 2011 and 19% just before the first lockdown. That has spurred new orders for the …