US’ Amazon posts $18.2 bn Q2 profit, expands fashion & AI capabilities
American e-commerce shopping platform Amazon.com has reported a revenue of $167.7 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, with...
Fashion
JAAF welcomes revised 20% US tariff on Sri Lankan apparel
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) has welcomed the revised reciprocal tariff...
Trump’s penalty talks create unease in Indian textile industry
In what many see as a major escalation of trade tensions, US President Donald Trump on July 30 announced a...
Hermès grows across all global markets, but sees slower pace in France and China
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 31, 2025 In the first half of the year, Hermès reported solid growth...
Retailers warn of rising prices, job losses amid tax hike fear: BRC
New polling from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed significant concern among retail finance chiefs, who say government policy...
Columbia Sportswear company surpasses 80% of Planet Water goal
Columbia Sportswear Company announced in its newly released 2024 Impact Report that it has exceeded 80% of its Planet Water...
Italy’s Ferragamo posts $66.1 mn H1 loss, revenues drop 9.4%
Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo has reported a revenue of €474 million (~$549.84 million) in the first half (H1) of 2025...
Ferragamo slows down, impacted by wholesale and Asia-Pacific
Salvatore Ferragamo on Thursday reported consolidated revenues of 474 million euros for the first half, down 9.4 percent at current...
US scientists develop e-textile mimicking human skin
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have developed a new electronic textile (e-textile) that enables machines to sense objects. The technology...
Phoebe Philo enters mainland China via wholesale
Since launching her signature luxury label back in October 2023, Phoebe Philo has been careful to take a very slow...
