Articles by Jaime Martinez
Mango founder's death: Son Jonathan Andic named suspect in homicide case
Madrid – A major twist has emerged in the investigation into the death of Isak Andic, founder of the Spanish fashion giant Mango. The Court of Instruction No. 5 in Martorell has formally charged Jonathan Andic, his son and the company’s current vice president, as a suspect in the case. The fatal incident occurred on December 14, 2024, when...
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Mango warns of cyberattack compromising customer personal data
Late October 14, Mango alerted its customers via email that a significant portion of their personal data had been compromised in a cyberattack. The company, led by Toni Ruiz, sought to reassure customers that banking information was not among the compromised data. The Spanish fashion multinational explained in the aforementioned email, using...
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A visit to Tendam's new Illescas logistics centre
At the invitation of Tendam and technology company Dematic, FashionUnited toured the new logistics centre that the Spanish fashion multinational has now brought to full capacity in the Toledo town of Illescas, Spain. This is a particularly strategic location, bordering Madrid, where the company has just established the new hub for its online...
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Inditex expands US presence with new Zara store in Las Vegas
Madrid – Just over two and a half years have passed since Inditex first mentioned its development strategies for Las Vegas. The Spanish fashion multinational has now announced the opening of a new Zara flagship store in the city popularly known as 'Sin City'. The establishment has already opened its doors in the iconic Caesars Palace hotel. The...
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Nude Project opens first US pop-up to 'surprising' reception
Madrid – Nude Project, the fashion brand founded in 2019 by young Spanish entrepreneurs Bruno Casanovas and Alex Benlloch, has reached a new milestone with the opening of its first physical retail space in America. The store, now open to the public in Miami, clearly signals the brand's ambition to expand across the region, beginning with the...
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JP Morgan cuts Puig's share value to 12.50 euros, hitting a new stock market low
Madrid – Shares for the Spanish fashion and beauty group Puig hit a new all-time low during trading on Thursday, October 9, plummeting by 6.70 percent. This sharp decline was triggered by a major shift in stance from US investment bank JP Morgan, which reportedly cut its valuation of Puig's share price by 50 percent. The bank drastically lowered...
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Hoff hires David Tourniaire-Beauciel to lead design and drive international growth
Madrid – A new chapter has begun for Hoff, as the firm, led and co-founded by Fran Marchena, announced the appointment of David Tourniaire-Beauciel as its new design director. The renowned French designer is a key figure in the evolution of footwear lines for revolutionary labels, most notably Balenciaga, where he served as a close collaborator...
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A sublime Pierpaolo Piccioli makes Balenciaga 'chic' again
Madrid – Just over 15 minutes. That was the duration of the presentation for Balenciaga's new collection. It was all the time Pierpaolo Piccioli needed to usher in a new chapter as the new creative director of the emblematic French fashion house of Spanish origin. This new era is marked by a return to the 'chic' refinement that made the master...
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McCollough and Hernandez embrace Anderson's legacy in their debut for Loewe
Continuity and heritage. These two terms best summarise the new path Spanish brand Loewe has begun to tread, following the departure of Jonathan Anderson and the arrival of the duo Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez as the new creative directors of the Spanish fashion house. This marks a new chapter in its nearly 200-year history. The North...
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Spanish entrepreneurship in Dubai: ICEX recommendations
Following FashionUnited’s interviews with the Spanish founders of Dubai-based fashion and lifestyle brands Montroi and Coma, we now flip the coin on Spanish entrepreneurship in the emirate to focus our attention on how to start a business in Dubai from outside its borders. For this journey, we have the invaluable guidance of ICEX, the public...
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