Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 In the first six months of 2025, France experienced a 5% decline in clothing exports and a 9% decrease in textile exports. According to data from the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), these results were driven by weak large-scale exports, while imports from Asia surged….
By Bloomberg Published September 10, 2025 Kering SA is getting more time to exercise an option to buy the rest of fashion house Valentino, as the French group focuses on reducing its debt levels. See catwalkValentino – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Kering will now have until 2029 to…
Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent Watch: Dazzling dancing spiders strut their stuff. What’s behind their extraodinary diversity? It’s not just the dazzling colours and slick moves of Australia’s dancing spiders that make them special. There are more than 100 different species of the peacock spider, whereas most animals have only five or ten. Researchers believe that’s partly…
By Reuters Published September 10, 2025 Tapestry expects to fully mitigate the impact of current U.S. tariffs by fiscal year 2028, executives said at its investor day on Wednesday, as the retailer announced plans to buy back shares worth $3 billion during that period. See catwalkCoach – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Womenswear – Etats-Unis –…
Published September 11, 2025 “Bridging the gap between French editorial expertise and the effervescence of American pop culture”: this is the ambition of the New York edition of Numero. Numéro invites itself to New York Fashion Week – Numéro As Fashion Week kicks off in the American megalopolis, the Mazarine Group, French owner of the…
AI agents are transforming enterprise applications across industries, from customer service to complex decision workflows. As organizations scale these deployments, they face a fundamental question: how can you improve trust in an AI application? The challenge is transparency. AI agents can make decisions on behalf of users, invoke tools dynamically, and follow reasoning paths that…
Published September 11, 2025 French textile group Compagnie Chargeurs Invest posted first-half sales of 372.2 million euros. This represents a contraction of 0.6%, and 1.7% on an organic basis, after a first quarter marked by growth. Cambidge Satchel, a brand belonging to Compagnie Chargeurs Invest. – Cambidge Satchel While the group reported strong growth for…
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is a global provider of financial markets data and infrastructure. It operates the London Stock Exchange and manages international equity, fixed income, and derivative markets. The group also develops capital markets software, offers real-time and reference data products, and provides extensive post-trade services. This post was co-authored with Charles Kellaway…
Published September 10, 2025 Canada’s Roots announced on Wednesday sales were up 6.3% to $50.8 million for the quarter ended August 2, 2025, on the back of higher direct-to-consumer sales during the three months. Roots Q2 sales climb 6.3%. – Roots The lifestyle brand said DTC sales, made up of retail store and e-commerce sales,…
Published September 10, 2025 Luxury shoppers are regaining confidence in both the economy and their personal finances, according to the latest Saks Luxury Pulse survey. Luxury consumer sentiment rebounds: Saks Luxury Pulse survey. – Saks Fifth Avenue The quarterly survey found that consumer optimism has improved sharply since April, though sentiment has yet to return…
