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KaDeWe buying director: “The trend is moving toward going out again”

The pandemic has inspired a desire for events and dressing up. For the fashion industry, this means a tense balancing act between body-conscious sexiness and the mega-trend of sustainability. How are buyers dealing with the situation? We talked to Simone Heift, buying director of The German KaDeWe Group, about which trends she is focusing on for...

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Drones and ugly sneakers: The future of buying at luxury chain The KaDeWe Group

As streetwear blends with luxury and functional become fashionable, the lines between office and leisure wear are blurring. As a fashion buyer, capturing this evolution is the job of Colin Göbel-Thoma. In April, he started as buyer for Urban Sports at German luxury chain KaDeWe Group, which operates three of the most iconic German department...

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SIGNA acquires kika/Leiner, plans first KaDeWe department store in Vienna

Austrian real estate company SIGNA Group announced in a press release that it has signed the contracts for the acquisition of kika/Leiner, Austria’s second largest furniture chain. In the news release, SIGNA detailed that the acquisition includes the operative retail business, with its approximately 6,500 employees, as well as the approximately...