Articles by Jaime Martinez
Mango partners with TextileGenesis to trace its supply chain
Madrid – The Dutch company TextileGenesis, which specialises in traceability solutions for the textile and fashion industries, has just announced its partnership with the Spanish fashion multinational Mango. They began a collaboration in 2023, which is now scaling up. The Andic family's company is adopting TextileGenesis' tools to trace and shed...
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Inditex's Zara launches first standalone menswear boutique in the US
Madrid – Zara, the Inditex group's leading fashion chain by turnover, has just opened its first store in the US dedicated exclusively to menswear. This opening follows the store model and curated shopping experience presented by the chain in Madrid just over a year ago, albeit with some nuances. The company is relaunching a format it seemed to...
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Zara opens flagship in Osaka with Japan's first Zacaffè
Madrid – Zara, the leading fashion chain of the Inditex group, is looking to Asia and strengthening its presence in Japan with the opening of a new flagship store in Osaka. The establishment is filled with nods to local culture. A key feature is the inclusion of the first Zacaffè coffee shop that the chain has launched in the country. Located in...
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Amazon begins redundancy process for 1,200 employees in Spain
Madrid – American e-commerce multinational Amazon is making cuts in Spain, where it plans to reduce its workforce by 1,200 employees. These employees currently work in the company's corporate offices in the country. Amazon is set to make them redundant as part of the global adjustment process announced this week. According to information...
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Puig growth slows to +3.17 percent, impacted by exchange rates
Madrid – Puig, the Spanish fashion and beauty multinational owning a brand portfolio that includes Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier and Rabanne, has reported its sales for the third quarter of its current 2025 fiscal year. For the period ending September 30, the company was affected by exchange rates, closing with a revenue increase of +3.17...
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Recover partners with H&M as a 'large-scale' supplier of recycled cotton
Madrid – Spanish company Recover has taken a giant leap in scaling its operations and business model. The company has just announced a multi-year agreement with the Swedish fashion multinational H&M. It will supply the company with large-scale quantities of its recycled cotton fibres, which are marketed under the brand name 'RCotton'. The...
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Textile innovator Piñatex heading for liquidation
Madrid – The outlook is bleak for the disruptive and renowned textile innovation company Ananas Anam, founded in 2013 by Spanish national Carmen Hijosa. The company owns a range of sustainable solutions for the textile industry, including the vegan pineapple leather marketed under the Piñatex brand. It is currently in pre-insolvency proceedings...
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Alohas opens its first UK store in London
Madrid – Alohas, the Spanish on-demand fashion and footwear brand, is continuing to expand its global retail network with the opening of its first brick and mortar store in the UK. The brand has entered the country with the inauguration of its first store in London. Located at 45 Beak Street in the heart of London's SoHo district, the store is...
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Recover joins the T2T Alliance, the textile recyclers' lobby
Spanish company Recover has just announced it has officially joined the T2T Alliance. This association of recycling companies includes other leading and pioneering textile recycling firms such as Circ, Circulose, RE&UP, Syre and Samsara Eco. The alliance seeks to promote policies across the European Union to accelerate circularity within the...
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Desigual advances premiumisation strategy, partners with Egonlab for collection
Madrid – Desigual has just announced the upcoming launch of a capsule collection, co-developed with the Parisian house Egonlab, founded by creative duo Florentin Glémarec and Kévin Nompeix. This collaborative project is part of the brand's ongoing 'premiumisation' strategy. This strategy has already led the Thomas Meyer-owned brand to launch its...
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