From blocked merger attempts to widescale bankruptcies, 2024 has been somewhat of a rollercoaster for brands across all subcategories. FashionUnited takes a look at what is on the horizon as the biggest stories of this year continue to unfold into 2025. Head-to-head: Fashion giants tackle turbulent market A major merger at Saks and Neiman Marcus...
27 Dec 2024
The Amsterdam-based fashion label Scotch & Soda is planning to return to the German market with a new retail partner. According to the industry magazine Textilwirtschaft, this is New Black Fashion GmbH. According to the report, the first stores have already opened. The comeback in Germany was announced in September, but details about a new...
5 Dec 2024
Scotch & Soda has dropped the first capsule collection in collaboration with singer and actor Joe Jonas, who was named the brand’s first ambassador in November 2023. The collection, designed and co-created with Jonas, fuses Scotch & Soda’s signature style with the singer's vintage-inspired aesthetic to offer bold colours, prints and textures...
10 Sept 2024
American group Bluestar Alliance is the owner of Dutch-heritage brand Scotch & Soda. Since its take-over in 2023, however, it has not all been smooth sailing. CEO and co-founder of Bluestar Alliance Joseph Gabbay shares the plans for the brand and the current market. For readers that don’t know Bluestar Alliance yet, can you explain what the...
25 Jul 2024
Bluestar Alliance, owner of Scotch & Soda, has announced that the Alain Broekaert Group (GAB) has taken over nine Belgian Scotch & Soda stores, including those in Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges. They will continue as Scotch & Soda stores and reopen as early as autumn 2024. "We are delighted with this acquisition," said Alain Broekaert, CEO of GAB....
19 Jul 2024
Scotch & Soda's e-commerce operations are being continued by United Legwear & Apparel Europe B.V., after the Amsterdam-based fashion brand's European retail branch went bankrupt and is not making a relaunch. The brick-and-mortar shops will close, but the online operations will be accommodated by the new licensee. But who is United Legwear &...
20 Jun 2024
United Legwear & Apparel Europe B.V. is the new licensee for Scotch & Soda’s e-commerce activities. The company will take over Scotch & Soda’s European online activities, Bluestar Alliance announced in a press release on Wednesday. Bluestar Alliance, the company that relaunched Scotch & Soda in 2023, still owns the brand rights. The American...
19 Jun 2024
United Legwear & Apparel Europe B.V. is the new licensee for Scotch & Soda’s e-commerce activities. The company will take over Scotch & Soda’s European online activities, Bluestar Alliance announced in a press release on Wednesday evening. Bluestar Alliance, the company that relaunched Scotch & Soda in 2023, still owns the brand rights. The...
Scotch & Soda's northern European retail branch, S&S Europe B.V., will not be restarting its operations, as per Dutch online news platform nu.nl who spoke to the administrators. The physical shops are reportedly closing 'immediately'. The website will be taken forward by 'another company'. The northern European retail branch was declared...
On June 12, the Northern European branch of Scotch & Soda was declared bankrupt due to logistical problems. In addition, it failed to become profitable. Scotch & Soda's Northern European operations collapsed one year after the restart under Bluestar Alliance. According to business expert Cor Molenaar, the bankruptcy is not only due to logistical...
12 Jun 2024
Update Wednesday, June 12, 3:30 PM CET The European branch of Scotch & Soda, S&S Europe B.V., has been declared bankrupt. The stores and webshop will remain open. The cause of the bankruptcy is logistical problems after the restart in 2023 and the resulting ongoing losses. Bankruptcy has not only been filed in the Netherlands, but also for the...
Update Thursday 13 June 16:45 CET - Brand owner Bluestar Alliance has shared a press statement regarding the news. You can read the full statement here. Today, S&S Europe B.V. was declared bankrupt. S&S Europe is the northern European retail and e-commerce (web shop) organisation of the fashion brand Scotch & Soda, which previously went bankrupt...