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Lectra reports lower Q1 revenue but anticipates a rebound in the second quarter

Lectra, a specialist in technological solutions for the fashion industry, unveiled its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 at the end of April. The company reported a decline in revenue amidst an unstable global macroeconomic climate. This was partially offset by the strength of its software subscriptions. Revenue impacted by trade...

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TikTok shop joins Lectra's e-commerce platform, Neteven

TikTok Shop joined the network of Neteven, the e-commerce platform by technology company Lectra. Neteven already collaborates with major online marketplaces such as Amazon, Asos, Decathlon, and Zalando. Thanks to this new partnership with TikTok, a subsidiary of tech giant ByteDance, fashion brands can now sell their collections through one of...

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How technology will impact the future of fashion design

Fashion is technology, one of the oldest examples of it. In an anthropological sense, making textiles by weaving materials together is a prehistoric technology, which we have since built upon over thousands over years, as fashion innovators continually future-gaze. To enlighten us on what’s currently up ahead, Texworld assembled a panel of...

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Istituto Modartech and Lectra present capsule collection for Peuterey

Peuterey, the Italian clothing brand inspired by one of Mont Blanc's peaks, had its iconic garments reinterpreted by the students of Istituto Modartech. The collaboration, was the theme of the networking breakfast entitled Talent Lab which took place on January 8 at The Student Hotel in Florence. Istituto Modartech has had a long heritage...

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How Chinese digitisation is changing the apparel manufacturing game

Technologically, manufacturing has advanced rapidly in China over the last few years. The country has said goodbye to low-cost production and is now betting on high-tech. This development is desired, politically, and funded by the state with large sums of money. Javier Garcia, president Asia Pacific of French fashion technology company Lectra,...

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Fashion on demand is becoming a reality

Until now, custom-made production on an industrial scale has not been possible and thus, has been uneconomical for most fashion companies. This has since changed. Numerous international startups have been launched in recent years with exactly this idea, thanks to new technologies available today. Personalisation is a huge trend While the fashion...

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Akihiko Tanaka appointed Managing Director of Lectra Japan

Lectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics and leather, has announced the appointment of Akihiko Tanaka to the role of Managing Director, Lectra Japan. Based in Osaka, the company said, Tanaka’s role is to support Lectra’s Japanese fashion & apparel and automotive customers as they undergo transformations related to Industry...

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Lectra names Olivier du Chesnay its new Chief Financial Officer

Lectra has announced the appointment of Olivier du Chesnay to the role of Chief Financial Officer. The company said that as deputy chief financial officer of Lectra since May 2013, Chesnay was already supervising management control, statutory consolidation and audit, headquarters’ accounting, cash flow, credit management and change risk...