Retailers Trim Budgets at Who's Next and Bijorhca

With Yemen's Houthi rebels attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea in response to the Israel-Hamas war, brands sourcing outside Europe said they're facing shipping cost hikes of at least 25 percent. While visitor numbers were marginally down year-on-year to 40,000, Frederic Maus, chief e...

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Published in:WWD 2024-01, p.13-13
Main Author: Groves, Ellen
Format: Article
Language:English
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Environmental regulations
Fairs & exhibitions
Lingerie
Retail stores
Shopping
Trade shows
Trends
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Summary:With Yemen's Houthi rebels attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea in response to the Israel-Hamas war, brands sourcing outside Europe said they're facing shipping cost hikes of at least 25 percent. While visitor numbers were marginally down year-on-year to 40,000, Frederic Maus, chief executive officer of the fair's organizer the WSN group, said in a complex outlook for European trade shows, the presence of 1,800 brands, with a return of some key established names, was a positive trend. When embarking on influencer collaborations, brands need to know they will also be held responsible if an influencer breaks the law, explained Thierry Ledunois, entrepreneurship division director for the federation, noting that such partnerships are also now subject to signed contracts. From its Istanbul atelier, Custom Rebels collaborates with local artists to redesign one-off leather pieces and to customize sportswear brands' unsold, faulty, last-season collections - transforming a classic Puma sweat for example with a rainbow of retro embroidery.
ISSN:0149-5380