Articles by Jaime Martinez
Desigual opens call to participate in the fourth edition of its startup acceleration program
Madrid – Launched in 2021 as a start-up accelerator, and subsequently reconstituted as a true innovation hub, Desigual has just announced the opening of applications for the fourth edition of its "Awesome Lab" programme. This initiative will once again seek out emerging companies with the potential to disrupt and generate a tremendous positive...
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Milan Men's Fashion Week kicks off
Madrid – With more notable absences than the presence of new prominent names, this Friday marks the start of a new edition of Milan Men’s Fashion Week. A catwalk that, despite everything, will once again attract the attention of all professionals linked to the world of fashion, throughout the celebrations that will last from January 17 to 21,...
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Toni Ruiz becomes interim chairman of Mango
In an expected decision resulting from the reorganisation of Mango's board of directors, Toni Ruiz, CEO of the Spanish fashion group, has also taken over as vice chairman of the company following the sudden death of Isak Andic. He will hold this position on an interim basis until a new chairman is appointed. This decision marks the end of one of...
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Puig fails to meet targets and delays the purchase of Charlotte Tilbury
Is Puig failing to meet the objectives it set for its IPO? It seems that, at this moment, this could be the case. The Spanish multinational fashion and beauty company announced it was delaying its acquisition of a minority stake in the cosmetics firm, Charlotte Tilbury, which is to remain in the hands of its founder until 2031. This new deadline...
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Following death of founder: Challenges Mango now faces in leadership succession and future direction
The sudden passing of Isak Andic, founder and non-executive chairman of Mango, presents the greatest and most profound challenge the Spanish fashion multinational has faced since Andic himself, along with his brother Nahman Andic, founded the company in 1984. This challenge arrives fraught with uncertainty, as it remains unclear not only who...
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Spain: Fashion sales in fall for the first time in November since 2020
Madrid – A cold and unflattering Christmas for the Spanish retail fashion industry is what we are heading towards in 2024, based on the -2.8 percent drop in sales for the sector as a whole during this already surpassed month of November. A period in which, with the arrival of “Black Friday”, the unofficial start of this strategic holiday...
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French designer Naya Ahdab wins inaugural David Delfín Prize for emerging talent
The very first International David Delfín Original Talent Fashion Prize has been awarded. The award ceremony took place at the end of the SPAM celebrations, the emerging designer showcase organised by the provincial council of Málaga, Spain, The inaugural edition of the prize has been bestowed upon French designer Naya Ahdab, with Galician...
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Inditex's challenge: Can it continue selling more while polluting less?
Recent reports by Reuters have accused Spanish fashion giant Inditex of increasing air freight shipments from its supplier factories in India to its logistics centres in Spain by as much as 70 percent. This increase in air freight, and its associated environmental impact, calls into question the company's ability to continue growing and...
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Severe weather in Spain: The fashion world offers help
Madrid - Inditex, H&M, Mango, Scalpers, Nude Project and many more fashion companies, both national and international, are expressing support and solidarity for the victims of last week's extreme weather in Spain. The storm devastated areas of Castilla-La Mancha and the southern part of metropolitan Valencia, where the clean-up continues as the...
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Visit to the sustainable Lyocell factory of fiber manufacturer Altri in Portugal
On the outskirts of Porto, in the Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Famalicão, the Centre for Nanotechnology and Engineering Materials (CENTI) and the Textile Technology Centre of Portugal (CITEVE) are located side by side. These centres work together to promote Portuguese textiles as a benchmark for a new sustainable and circular European textile...
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