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 digital wholesale platform announced a partnership with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) to launch virtual fashion event ‘Showcase Japan’ earlier this week.
The event, to be hosted on Joor’s passport platform, will connect more than 30 contemporary Japanese designers and showrooms — a list including Suzusan, Ikiji and Alpha Showroom — with global buyers. Through Joor, buyers will be able to shop across categories such as sustainability, diversity and traditional craftsmanship.
Joor is no stranger to the Japanese market, having hosted virtual fashion events like Tokyo’s Rakuten Fashion Week and the Tokyo Fashion Award. It has also partnered with global industry events like London Fashion Week and Shanghai’s Ontimeshow tradeshow.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the China Duty Free Group, Uniqlo’s Japanese owner and a pan-African e-commerce platform in Côte d’Ivoire.
Affluent members of the Indian diaspora are underserved by fashion retailers, but dedicated e-commerce sites are not a silver bullet for Indian designers aiming to reach them.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Brazil’s JHSF, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the impact of Taiwan’s earthquake on textile supply chains.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim, a Polish fashion giant‘s Russia controversy and the bombing of a Malaysian retailer over blasphemous socks.