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Guest contributors write for FashionUnited on a voluntary basis to share their expertise and highlight topics that matter to fashion industry professionals.
Expert HR advice to stand out amongst fashion and luxury candidates
Summer is often synonymous with slowing down and taking a well-deserved rest. For the most strategic candidates, however, this period also represents a valuable opportunity: to take a step back, refine their positioning and prepare for their next career move. In a sector as coveted as fashion and luxury, standing out requires preparation. Here...
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The Breuninger case: the sale of Germany's last independent premium department store stalls
A year ago, rumours of Breuninger being up for sale surfaced. Since then, things have gone quiet. What could complicate a potential deal and which investors are even possible prospects? An analysis by Dirk Boventer, partner at the management consultancy Atreus. One year of sale intentions and no deal in sight Breuninger is considered one of the...
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Digital Exploration : How Web3 Aims to Disrupt the Future of Active + Outdoor Markets
As we join together and embark on this unprecedented future of a post-present-post-pandemic lifestyle mixed alongside global unrest and climate emergencies— it is clear that we need to move forward in a way that better serves our collective future. Consumers are looking towards inventive and creative ways in which brands can integrate technology...
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How to use gift wrapping as a strategy to gain return shoppers
The annual party season is open and we are once again hunting for festive outfits and surprising gifts. It is the high season for fashion retailers. At the same time, there is no shortage of staff to keep the tills ringing, let alone to sparkle in the packages of the purchases. Yet at the same time, the staff cannot be dragged along to ring the...
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Fashion Friday: COVID-19 drives digitalisation of fashion brands in Eastern Europe
This month’s Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International analyses the impact of digitalisation of fashion brands in Eastern Europe. Euromonitor International · Fashion Friday: Accelerating the Digitalisation of Fashion Brands in Eastern Europe Digitalisation became a part of Eastern European fashion brands’ strategy a few years...
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Fashion fit for the future: The skills needed to drive clothing's circular transition
How the rise of reuse and repair models will change the landscape of the Dutch clothing industry. Countries around the world are racing to make plans to curb climate breakdown by 2050—with some spotlighting the circular economy as a means to this end. Let’s imagine a scenario thirty years in the future where circularity, supported by government...
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Fashion Friday: Athleisure and Sportswear Trends in North America
This month’s Fashion Friday podcast series by Euromonitor International analyses how the pandemic has impacted the sportswear and apparel industry in North America. The apparel and footwear industry was among the hardest hit by COVID-19. As cases surged and lockdowns caused severe economic uncertainty, consumer confidence dropped sharply in the...
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Podcast: Athleisure and Sportswear Trends in North America
Increased time spent at home amid lockdowns and other restrictions led consumers to dress completely differently. While working, learning and socialising all from their own homes, consumers increasingly chose casual and comfortable clothing like loungewear and other sportswear items over more formal or trend-driven products. Image: Pexels
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Four fabric and colour trends for fall-winter 2021
The fabrics for the upcoming fall/winter season can be categorised in four themes: Reconsider, Reset, Reimagine, and Rebuild. The impact of the pandemic and its lockdowns and the way it has affected people’s day-to-day lives, as well as their new living conditions, will play a key role in these themes. Reconsider Fabrics have an enormous...
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Sustainability Accelerating in the Beauty and Personal Care Industry
Of sustainability’s three pillars—economic, environmental and social—much of the beauty industry’s innovation has centered around the environmental pillar. A year after the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, momentum in sustainability has picked up again, coinciding with greater strides in vaccine distribution, the reopening of...
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