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 European Union and Britain have made some progress in trade talks but are still “very far apart in key areas”, a UK official said on Wednesday in reaction to Brussels’ comments earlier in the day that the tortuous negotiations have advanced.
“We’ve made some progress, but we are still very far apart in key areas,” said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “Still not there.”
By Gabriela Baczynska; editor: Alison Williams.
Local streetwear brands, festivals and stores selling major global labels remain relatively small but the country’s community of hypebeasts and sneakerheads is growing fast.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Senegalese investors, an Indian menswear giant and workers’ rights in Myanmar.
Though e-commerce reshaped retailing in the US and Europe even before the pandemic, a confluence of economic, financial and logistical circumstance kept the South American nation insulated from the trend until later.
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.