Articles by Rachel Douglass
Beauty and cosmetics news round-up for Q3 2022
- BusinessAmong the array of investment programmes and funding ventures, a handful of beauty brands experienced some upset during the third quarter, resulting in either pulling out of various markets or calling in investigators to assess recent misfirings. Additionally, celebrities have continued to venture into the sector, largely through genderless...
Seamm closes funding round to help develop digital fashion platform
- BusinessUS start-up Seamm has announced its launch out of stealth with 1.7 million dollars in funding to scale and develop its digital fashion goods platform. From October, the company, which is launching as part of tech conglomerate The Lydian Group, will offer brands the opportunity to expand into the metaverse through the creation of 3D versions of...
Zalando builds on Nike partnership with membership programme
- BusinessEuropean e-commerce platform Zalando has announced an evolution in its strategic partnership with Nike with the introduction of a new membership programme. The feature will gradually roll out through 10 European countries, starting with Austria in October. Customers in each of the regions will be able to access a selection of products once...
Zegna communications director to step down
- BusinessPR and communications director of the Zegna Group Domenico Galluccio has announced his intention to step down from the company to pursue a new opportunity. The news was revealed via an internal memo by the group’s chief marketing and sustainability officer Edoardo Zegna, which was acquired by FashionUnited. Galluccio will be departing from...
Puma selects Skepta as global brand ambassador
- PeopleSportswear brand Puma has announced a long-term partnership with British-Nigerian grime artist Skepta, who will be working with the retailer on designing products and curating global marketing campaigns. The “hands-on” partnership has been established through the rapper’s Big Smoke Corporation, an organisation that was created to foster a...
Gucci appoints new CEO of Gucci Vault and Metaverse Ventures
- BusinessRobert Triefus, Gucci’s senior executive vice president, corporate and brand strategy, will now also be taking on the new role of chief executive officer for the house’s Gucci Vault and Metaverse Ventures. From November 1, Triefus will oversee emerging opportunities for brand expansion and scaling the luxury brand’s metaverse and gaming...
JD and Nike connect on membership rewards programme
- RetailJD Sports has announced a new partnership with Nike which will see the duo collaborate on a membership rewards programme designed to enhance customers’ shopping experience. JD will be the first European retailer to work with Nike for its Connected Partnership concept, an integrated loyalty programme which will offer JD customers access to select...
Google introduces new shopping features, including 3D shopping
- BusinessSearch engine Google has debuted a range of new shopping features it said are designed to bring shoppers a more immersive and personalised shopping experience. The features come as part of the platform’s artificial intelligence (AI) model, Shopping Graph, which provides merchants with data-backed information and the ability to have their...
Jean Paul Gaultier announces Haider Ackermann as next haute couture guest
- PeopleColombian-born designer Haider Ackermann has been revealed as the next haute couture guest for Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring/summer 2023 collection. Over the course of his career, the Paris-based creator has been the head of a number of prominent fashion houses, including Dior, Martin Margiela and Berluti, after he completed a five month...
Shein announces plans to reduce emissions throughout company
- BusinessFast fashion retailer Shein has outlined a number of targets it is aiming to achieve throughout the company by 2030, including the commitment to reduce absolute GHG emissions across its entire value chain by 25 percent. In a release, the retailer said that embedding science-based targets into its decarbonisation efforts is its way of setting...