AMD goes all-in on AI with calculated acquisitions, but Nvidia will remain king for the foreseeable future
AMD is aggressively acquiring talent to bridge the Instinct and Blackwell GPU performance gap Brium’s…
Lululemon to sell NFL apparel for first time in Fanatics deal
By Bloomberg Published October 27, 2025 Lululemon Athletica Inc. has entered an arrangement with the National Football League and sports merchandiser Fanatics Inc. to develop a line of fan apparel as the yoga-wear retailer searches for new avenues of growth. Lululemon is known for its yoga wear and athleisure The new Lululemon collection, set to…
BMW Motorsport makes its fragrance debut with Venetian Mavive
Published October 27, 2025 Responsible for creating models engineered to deliver a driving experience rooted in the world of racing, BMW’s “M” division- short for and synonymous with Motorsport- now translates that spirit into an olfactory experience with its first collection of three fragrances, created by the Italian company Mavive. This extends its partnership with…
Aigle reinvents its Paris flagship in Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Published October 27, 2025 Aigle has unveiled its new flagship concept. On October 16, the French brand, part of MF Brands Group, inaugurated the new iteration of its historic Paris store. The address at 139 Boulevard Saint-Germain has been transformed. Spread over 250 square metres across two levels, the brand, founded in 1853, presents a…
Zoot Sports (MVC Group) acquires Tailwind Brands to accelerate European growth
Published October 27, 2025 Zoot Sports, a US triathlon apparel and accessories company currently based in Carlsbad, California, and owned by Italy’s MVC Group of Fonzaso (BL), has acquired Tailwind Brands GmbH of Bönen (North Rhine-Westphalia), its European distributor for more than a decade, for an undisclosed sum. The deal is intended to expand and…
Kipling and its little monkeys return to the leather goods scene
Published October 27, 2025 No, we haven’t rewound to the 1990s. If Kipling’s little monkeys are reappearing on the metro and in school playgrounds, it’s because the brand is marking its comeback in the leather goods sector. Kipling returns to the French market – Kipling Weakened by the coronavirus crisis, Kipling weathered lower volumes while…
AI’s Next Frontier? An Algorithm for Consciousness
As a journalist who covers AI, I hear from countless people who seem utterly convinced that ChatGPT, Claude, or some other chatbot has achieved “sentience.” Or “consciousness.” Or—my personal favorite—“a mind of its own.” The Turing test was aced a while back, yes, but unlike rote intelligence, these things are not so easily pinned down….
Puma restructures brand marketing, appoints Maria Valdes as chief brand officer
By DPA Published October 27, 2025 Sports company Puma will reorganise its brand marketing and create a structure that brings together product development, innovation, go-to-market, and brand marketing, the Herzogenaurach-based company announced on Monday. The aim is to enhance product storytelling and make it more consistent. As part of the reorganisation, Maria Valdes (41), previously…
International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) names Juan Parés Boj as its new president
Published October 27, 2025 The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), an organisation that brings together textile associations and companies from around the world, has appointed Juan Parés Boj, CEO and president of Textil Santanderina, as its new president. The appointment, formalised last Friday, October 24, during the Annual Conference held in the Indonesian city of…
Performance Days poised to launch autumn 2027/28 edition in Munich
Published October 27, 2025 The Performance Days trade show is about to kick off. On October 29 and 30, the Munich textile trade fair will open its doors for its Autumn 2027/28 edition-“fully booked, with packed halls, high-calibre exhibitors and a diverse supporting programme”- as the organisers look to reaffirm the B2B format’s position as the…
Recover joins the T2T Alliance, the industry lobby for textile recycling specialists
Published October 27, 2025 Spanish cotton and cotton-blend recycling specialist Recover Textile Systems has announced that it is joining the T2T Alliance, a representative body established earlier this year by four textile recycling specialists. Recover Launched in 2020 in Banyeres de Mariola, near Alicante, Recover operates dedicated textile recycling sites in Spain, as well as…
