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Lawyer, former model and bioethics expert, Kaitlin Puccio runs her law firm to defend a new framework for the modeling industry. Regulation, AI and ethical certificates are, for the expert, the challenges of the future.

The Spanish streetwear label, originally launched as a digital-native brand, is accelerating its international roadmap with the opening of a U.S. pop-up store scheduled for next year. The initiative follows a first phase of market exploration through showroom presentations aimed at assessing demand and building wholesale relationships.

The French sneaker company has chosen Abbot Kinney Boulevard for its landing. With two hundred points of sale and a turnover of €200 million, the brand is finalizing its own openings in Sao Paulo and Copenhagen.

The Paris court awarded Le Coq Sportif to Dan Mamane’s consortium on Friday. This proposal promises to secure the employment of 300 workers and the industrial future of the brand after months of court battles.

The Swedish group unveils its first digital twins with artificial intelligence, a step that reinforces the brand narrative and anticipates the potential of technologies to transform campaigns and creative processes in fashion.

After adding the historic newspaper to its assets last year, the luxury group is extending its media portfolio and strengthening its power in the French press with the acquisition of Bey Médias, owner of L’Opinion and L’Agefi.

The Asian ecommerce company has been accused in France of misleadingly advertising discounts, following an investigation lasting more than a year and which has analyzed thousands of the products advertised on the platform.

The Portuguese company acquires a majority stake in the capital of AeoniQ, specialized in sustainable cellulosic yarn. Together with Altri, it will build the company’s first industrial plant, which will be operational in 2026.

Nicolas Topiol leaves the maison after twenty years at the helm, coinciding with the integration of the brand into the Spanish company owned by Puig. Management now passes to the Spanish headquarters with no replacement planned for the time being.

The African ecommerce company could be acquired by the telecommunications company, which has been progressively increasing its stake in recent months and raised $600 million just this week.

French cashmere house Eric Bompard debuts in Spain with a Serrano flagship, eyeing Madrid’s premium shoppers as CEO Laurence Levy bets on tradition, vibrant colors and a love brand spirit to expand.

The Italian company has doubled its investments in its last fiscal year, focused on renovating its flagship stores. The president, Giorgio Armani, assures that the results, more moderate, reflect a “prudent management” of the firm.

The British footwear group, one of the world’s largest operators in its segment, closed the last financial year with sales of £901 million pounds and a pre-tax loss of up to £39.2 million.

With the purchase, the Afflelou family increases its stake from 29% to 38%, seeking to bolster the company’s growth and consolidate ownership.

H&M is facing new privatization rumors after the Persson family, the founder of the fashion group, bought shares that already control more than 64% of the company, and is triggering bets on an eventual farewell to the Swedish stock market.

With this action, the German company acquires more than 90% of its share capital. It intends to carry out a forced sale of the minority shareholders in exchange for cash compensation in order to take full control.

Once one of Spain’s leading textile conglomerates, Nextil is setting its sights on the United States as part of a renewed global push. The company aims to exceed €100 million in turnover by 2026, leveraging expanded production in Guatemala and Portugal to support its international growth.

The U.S. sports equipment retail group, which ended the last fiscal year in the red, is now entering the running trend and the immersive physical environment with one of its chains, Champs.

The fashion retail group loses Begoña Costas, until now head of the children’s area, due to retirement. Marcheselli leaves the management of Inditex in the Italian market, where he is replaced by Bárbara Bastianelli.

The French Olympic brand faces the final stretch of its competition with two competing bids and allegations of unequal treatment. The Paris court will decide on July 4 whether to reopen the case or rule in favor of businessman Dan Mamane.

The world’s largest cosmetics group diversifies its portfolio with the entry of the British company specializing in hair, the second fastest growing category among all the French company’s offerings.

Spanish group Textil Lonia sets its flag on one of the most expensive axes in Europe. The next CH Carolina Herrera flagship store will take over from Zilli on New Bond Street, flanked by Fendi and Alaïa, while the West End is experiencing a boom in openings.

The French giant has launched a first store in Bordeaux dedicated to running, the first of up to five similar openings this year, as part of the company’s specialization strategy.

Donald Trump’s protectionist shift is weighing heavily on Asian e-commerce giants Temu and Shein, which are seeing a sharp decline in U.S. user engagement. Meanwhile, both platforms are gaining ground in key European markets such as Germany, Spain and France.

The Berlin flagship becomes Mango’s sixth location in the capital. The brand plans to add a dozen more stores nationwide and revamp its Hannover flagship by late 2025.

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