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The country’s manufacturing capacity is fast disappearing, with only 3 percent of all garments sold in Australia made onshore.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japanese department stores, Brazil’s Lojas Renner and Middle East luxury sales.
In pursuit of new audiences, greater autonomy and ever more dramatic backdrops, a growing number of Indian designers are turning to independent shows beyond the traditional fashion week circuit.
At Soho House Mexico City, Mexican fashion designers Carla Fernández, Bárbara Sánchez-Kane and Camila Banzo joined BoF’s Yasmine Dahlberg to speak candidly about identity, innovation and what it takes to build an independent fashion business in Mexico — as part of both Women’s History Month and the House’s ongoing Women Shaping the Future initiative.
Lower-priced beauty brands are feeling the pinch as fixed costs rise and customers reign in their spending. To grow, brands will need to rebuild creative muscle to improve product development and maximise marketing.
Andrew Lutfy, CEO and majority owner of Groupe Dynamite, saw his net worth surge to $5.3 billion after a sharp rise in shares following the company’s 2024 IPO.
Huel, which counts actor Idris Elba and TV presenter Jonathan Ross among its investors, has agreed to be acquired by the French consumer goods group in a deal worth about $1.2 billion.
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is preparing to buy a stake in Italian sneaker maker Golden Goose, Corriere della Sera reported Saturday.
