The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake, which struck February 14 and injured at least 100 people across six prefectures including Miyagi and Fukushima, damaged garment and knit factories in the Tohoku region. But employees were unharmed and manufacturers have resumed operations, Senken Shimbun reported.
For companies like Shiraishi Polytex, Azot and Itabashi Nit, yesterday was business as usual. Some nearby roads and malls have been temporarily closed, but no major damage has been reported.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Korean shopping app Ably, Kenya’s second-hand clothing trade and the EU’s bid to curb forced labour in Chinese cotton.
From Viviano Sue to Soshi Otsuki, a new generation of Tokyo-based designers are preparing to make their international breakthrough.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Latin American mall giants, Nigerian craft entrepreneurs and the mixed picture of China’s luxury market.
Resourceful leaders are turning to creative contingency plans in the face of a national energy crisis, crumbling infrastructure, economic stagnation and social unrest.