Clothing industry
Industry encompassing the design
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| March 2025 |
Lululemon
Lululemon promoted its Like New resale program at South by Southwest, showcasing its sustainability and circular fashion initiatives.
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| March 2025 | It was reported that Alix Earle was suing Gymshark for £775,500 in losses following allegations of a cancelled sponsorship agreement. |
| 2025 | Projected growth of women's apparel market revenue to $185.27 billion USD and overall market revenue to $342 billion USD in China. |
| 2025 | Projected United States clothing market expected to be worth $385 billion. |
| 2025 | Follow the Money investigation revealed Decathlon's suppliers in Xinjiang were implicated in forced labor, involving Uyghur workers, including teenagers from a local school under indoctrination programs. |
| March 2025 | Javier Lopez was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Decathlon, succeeding Barbara Martin Coppola. |
| February 2025 | Gymshark organized the Lift Miami event, featuring partnerships with SourStrips, Hyperice, Plunge, Turfgames, Ghost, Liquid Death, Barry's, and Stanley. |
| 2024 |
Savile Row tailoring
Fedro Gaudenzi's tailoring house became an official member of the Savile Row Bespoke Association, establishing its credibility in the renowned tailoring community.
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| 2024 |
Savile Row tailoring
After challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, sales of bespoke suits increased significantly.
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| 2024 |
SRTX
SRTX became B Corp-certified.
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| 2024 |
Lululemon
Lululemon Athletica Inc. agreed to acquire the operations and retail locations of its franchise partner in Mexico.
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| 2024 | Decathlon became an official partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
| 2024 | Decathlon has expanded to 2,082 stores across 79 countries and regions, becoming the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. |
| 2024 | Decathlon became the co-title sponsor of the AG2R La Mondiale Team in a five-year deal, renaming the team to Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team. |
| 2024 | Decathlon opened stores in Uruguay and Paraguay. |
| November 2024 | Decathlon Ghana extended their partnership with the Ghana Football Association for another four years. |
| August 2024 | Gymshark hosted the Lift LA event with partnerships including Alani Nu, Coffee Dose, Prime, SourStrips, Pressed, Hyperice, Beignet Box, and Go Greek. |
| July 2024 | Decathlon reported its investment in Recyc'Elit, a start-up specialized in chemical recycling of polyester textiles and complex PET plastics. |
| March 2024 | Repositioned sneaker line to focus on recovery, marketing them as supportive footwear that aims to support balance and pressure points for all-day recovery. |
| March 2024 | Decathlon launched a simplified brand portfolio, reorganizing its brands into category specialist and expert brands, reducing the total number of brands from over 85 to a more focused selection. |
| February 2024 |
Savile Row tailoring
Approximately 100 metres of luxury grey herringbone and twill wool cloth are produced through the Eco-Luxe project, demonstrating a zero-waste tailoring initiative by recycling wool off-cuts from Savile Row tailors.
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| February 2024 |
Cascale
SAC rebrands as Cascale, marking a new evolutionary phase for the organization.
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| February 2024 | Decathlon revealed plans to close most of its stores in Sweden, focusing on e-commerce. |
| January 2024 | Cambodia's foreign market value reached $846 million USD, representing a 30% increase compared to the same month in the previous year. |
| January 2024 | Decathlon opened its third store in Dublin, Ireland. |
| 2023 | Giorgio Spina was selected as the Chief Designer for GOBI Cashmere. |
| 2023 |
Fast fashion
Nike faced backlash for not paying $2.2 million in wages to 4,000 garment employees across factories in Cambodia and Thailand over a three-year period, leading to condemnation from human rights organizations.
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| 2023 |
Savile Row tailoring
Fedro Gaudenzi's atelier relocated from Lambeth to Cork Street in Mayfair, expanding its presence in the prestigious Savile Row tailoring district.
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| 2023 | Dick's subsidiary GameChanger signed a deal with Major League Baseball to promote youth sports. |
| 2023 | Dick's became the official sporting-goods retailer of the NCAA and partnered with the Boston Athletic Association as the official sponsor of all their events, including the Boston Marathon. |
| 2023 | Dick's Sporting Goods launched the 'Sports Change Lives' campaign in partnership with Nike, Inc., featuring athletes Mike Trout, A'ja Wilson, and Carmelo Anthony. Each participating athlete nominated a youth sports organization to receive a $75,000 grant, contributing to the foundation's overall $170 million pledge for youth sports initiatives. |
| 2023 |
Tribute Brand
CEO Gala Marija Vrbanić was included in the Web3 category of the Top 100 Innovators list by Vogue Business, highlighting the brand's influence in the Web3 space.
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| 2023 | Trade Unions demanded a minimum monthly salary of 2,300 taka (182.92 euros) for garment workers, but the actual increase was only to 1,200 taka (106 euros). |
| 2023 | Projected United States e-commerce revenue for the clothing industry expected to reach $146 billion. |
| 2023 |
SRTX
Company launched Watertex, a line of swimsuits and hydrophobic apparel made using UHMWPE.
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| 2023 |
SRTX
SRTX expanded into wholesale, beginning to sell products through retailers like H&M and Cos, and started selling on the QVC shopping channel.
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| 2023 | Decathlon opened a training center in Lille, with a total of nine training centers in partnership with Afpa Entreprises. |
| December 2023 |
Savile Row tailoring
The company Stowers Bespoke Ltd. was dissolved, marking the end of the business's operations.
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| December 2023 |
Cascale
Amina Razvi leaves her position as chief executive officer of SAC following a mutual decision with the board.
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| November 2023 | Decathlon opened a store in Beau-Plan, Maurice. |
| November 2023 | Decathlon acquired Bergfreunde, an online specialist retailer for mountain sports, climbing, and outdoor equipment. |
| October 2023 | Launched the Alo Atelier formalwear collection, further diversifying their product line. |
| August 2023 | Gymshark released an athletic hijab designed for Muslim women. |
| August 1 2023 | Decathlon closed its physical and online stores in Bangladesh, shifting to sell products through Daraz and Unimart. |
| July 23 2023 |
Savile Row tailoring
Edward Sexton passed away after continuing to work at his premises on Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge.
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| May 2023 | Began selling sneakers, marking an expansion into footwear. |
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