Retail
Under Armour Asia plans expansion
Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co acquired a stake of Singapore-based company Triple, which runs Under Armour Asia
Nordstrom with shop by text service
With the new launch Nordstrom becomes the first retail company in the US offering customers the ability to shop and buy with a text message
Sarah Jessica Parker’ shoe line at Bloomingdale’s
New Yorkers, and visitors in town, will now find the shoes from the actress’ line in the Midtown Manhattan store
Farfetch buys Browns boutiques
Multibrand online fashion retailer Farfetch buys London based fashion boutiques as part of an omni-channel growth strategy. Deal has an undisclosed amount
Marks & Spencer set to sell branded trainers
The new product will be available resulting from a collaboration with upmarket sportswear brand Walsh. Trainers will be sold for roughly £110
Alibaba with 45% growth in revenue
While reporting the set of results for the quarter, the China-based giant has announced changes in the management team. Today, the purchase of a stake in a US-based online retailer was made public
Best omni-channel experience award for DSW
The recognition was given as part of the eBay Enterprise's Annual Imagine Commerce Conference held in Las Vegas
AAFA files complaint against Alibaba for counterfeit
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) claims the existence of a “rampant proliferation of counterfeit apparel and footwear” on the Taobao platform of China-based company Alibaba
361 with continued sales growth
The numbers now released by the Hong Kong-based company refer to the group’s operation in the quarter ended on the 31st of March 2015
Clarks steps into Pakistan
The international shoe manufacturer and retailer opened its first ever store in Pakistan, in the city of Karachi. Further stores will also be opened up in Lahore and Islamabad
Zalando announces best ever first quarter result
The European platform's revenue grew in the first quarter of 2015 to 635-648 million euros (compares to 501 million euros in quarter one in 2014), an increase of 27-29%, according to preliminary figures
Clarks will install Customer Facing Devices in its stores
The UK-based shoe manufacturer and retailer announced a partnership with Moki Total Control to deliver digital experiences via LG tablets in its 566 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland stores
20% of Polish consumers admit to buy more than 5 pairs of shoes per year
This number is shared by KG International, a consultancy firm based in Poland, which revealed World Footwear some details about the footwear market in the country
Joe Fresh and ALDO announce new agreement
Loblaw Companies Ltd and its affiliates, owning the Joe Fresh brand, announced a global license agreement with the ALDO group for the design, production and distribution of footwear under the Joe Fresh brand-
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