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Seidensticker CEO: US expansion and return of wholesale for womenswear?

January remains a difficult month for brick and mortar retail, a sentiment echoed by shirt specialist Seidensticker. Nevertheless, the German company has a positive outlook for the year and expects the situation to stabilise, according to CEO Silvia Bentzinger. At the Pitti Uomo menswear trade fair in Florence, the CEO offered insights into the...

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Gordon Brothers acquires LK Bennett, plans asset-light model

Global asset management firm Gordon Brothers has acquired the British heritage brand LK Bennett and its related intellectual property assets from the joint administrators of LK Bennett Fashion Limited. The deal, announced on January 28, 2026, follows the second collapse of the brand since 2019 amid a “challenging business and retail environment”...

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At CIFF, Selected unveils modular retail concept as global rebrand continues

At the ongoing edition of CIFF, Bestseller-owned Selected is stepping up its transformation, unveiling a new modular retail concept as it accelerates a broader European expansion strategy. The launch marks progress in the Danish brand’s transition from brand to label, with department store partnerships and shop-in-shop formats central to its...

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OECD-EUIPO study reveals strong links between counterfeiting and labour exploitation

Counterfeiting has long plagued the fashion industry, but a new joint study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) reveals a darker reality: the illicit trade in fakes is inextricably linked to severe labour exploitation. Titled “From Fakes to Forced...