Newsmakers 2021: Retailers Bounce Back Post-COVID
Despite the pandemic ravaging many businesses and forcing closures, retailers are beginning to bounce back and thrive in the post-COVID-19 climate.
Newsmakers 2021: NuOrder Turns in Strong 2021
Business-to-business e-commerce platform NuOrder saw an eventful year as the company continued to expand to offer new services and serve more retailers than ever before.
Newsmakers 2021: Kevan Hall Returns to Runway Events
Veteran fashion designer and co-founder of Black Design Collective Kevan Hall made a return to on-site runway shows this year and also expanded his creative endeavors by making his directorial debut.
Newsmakers 2021: Commerce-as-a-Service Platform Nogin Names Jay J. Ku as Executive VP, CCO
CaaS platform Nogin announced Jay J. Ku as its new executive vice president and chief commercial officer. In the new position, the veteran marketing executive will lead Nogin’s brand-management and creative teams, which include e-commerce specialists, performance marketers, planners, buyers, retention marketers, writers and designers, who will aid brands including Hurley, Kenneth Cole, bebe, FRYE, Kendall + Kylie, Justice and Honeywell.
Newsmakers 2021: FashionGo Expands to Include Drop-shipping, More Virtual Trade Shows
Leading B2B wholesale online marketplace FashionGo has grown its platform to include services that help businesses develop their online presence.
Newsmakers 2021: Sustainability Continues to Expand Its Reach and Meaning
Pushes toward sustainability across industries and within fashion reached a higher level over the course of the year as apparel businesses examined how they source, create, sell and promote their goods. While sustainable approaches to business practices have been examined at greater length over the last decade, the meaning behind sustainability has also evolved.
Newsmakers 2021: Trade Shows Open for a Welcome Return to Apparel-Focused Expositions
By the end of 2020, the virtual-trade-show model had been tested, applied and experienced, but event producers, exhibitors and attendees were craving the personal interactions with products and people that had been on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Newsmakers 2021: SFI Fortifies Los Angeles Denim Industry With Launch
After announcing its acquisition of a Los Angeles laundry earlier this year, Pakistan global denim firm Artistic Milliners saw its new West Coast arm flourish. Star Fades International hit the ground running with a blend of denim wash-and-finish veterans and design innovators.
Newsmakers 2021: Ilse Metchek Leads California Fashion Industry Through Guidance, Partnership
Continuing the work that has maintained her fashion-industry status as the omniscient leader of the business within California, Ilse Metchek worked to influence the position of the region’s apparel business and the policies that impact operations.
Newsmakers 2021: Fashion-Forward Swiminista Focuses on Protecting the Earth
At the beginning of 2021, Andréa Bernholtz, founder of the Calabasas, Calif., swimwear brand Swiminista,forecasted how consumers would begin moving away from the seclusion that defined 2020, drawn outdoors by nature’s beauty.
Unifi Announces Achievement of Sustainability Goal Ahead of Target
As 2022 approaches, many people are considering the resolutions they will make ahead of the new year, but for fiber innovator Unifi, Inc., a major milestone that was originally planned as a 2022 target has already been achieved.
Kinona Releases Expanded 2021 Resort Collection
Adhering to its mission of providing golfwear styles that women will want to wear on—and off—the course, Kinona recently released additional 2021 Resort pieces.
Supply-Chain Issues Beginning to Ease Up
After months of long wait times, out-of-stock items and a feeling of uncertainty surrounding the holiday season, supply-chain issues around the world are slowly beginning to ease up.
Black Friday Attracts Consumers Who Embrace In-Store Shopping
The 2021 holiday shopping season was predicted to break all sorts of sales records, with both online and in-store sales expected to increase significantly.
Centric Software Acquires Armonica Retail
Centric Software has announced the acquisition of end-to-end retail-planning-solutions provider Armonica Retail.
