Pilar Riaño

Fundadora

Pilar Riaño (Barcelona, 1982) es fundadora de Modaes. Con una trayectoria de casi veinte años en prensa económica, es licenciada en Periodismo por la Universidad Ramon Llull y MBA en gestión de empresas de moda por Isem-Universidad de Navarra. Antes de poner en marcha Modaes, desarrolló su carrera profesional en Expansión. Ha colaborado con numerosas publicaciones e imparte clases en diversas universidades españolas.

Noticias de Pilar Riaño

Balmohk, the latest offering from Bestseller, is poised to redefine youth fashion with its strategic launch in Spain. Aimed at bridging digital innovation with high street appeal, the brand plans to open 500 stores in five years.

As Marta Ortega and Óscar García Maceiras mark their fourth year of leadership, a new corporate general management position emerges amidst Mango’s reorganization after its founder’s demise.

With declining sales and a disengaged workforce, what has prompted the sports behemoth to falter, and what insights can be gleaned from a brand struggling to connect? This marks the latest chapter in Nike’s ongoing challenges.

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 U.S. sports equipment group ends the last fiscal year with a turnover in Spain close to €30 million. The company has been operating directly in the market since 2016, when it created a subsidiary.

The U.S. sports group will reduce the weight of China (which accounts for 16% of all footwear it brings to the U.S.) in its sourcing and is applying “surgical” price increases in its local market.

The Swiss sports equipment group is finalizing the opening of the store, located at number 17 Serrano Street, on the corner of Goya. The store has two floors and is located next to Nike’s flagship store in Madrid.

The Galician group that owns Zara has started fiscal 2025 with a weak increase in sales and a flat net income performance. The group keeps gross margin under control, but has challenges ahead.

The effects of the exchange rate and the impact of the leap year in the quarter weighed on the growth of the multinational, owner of Zara: discounting both effects, year-on-year growth stood at 5.3%. Gross Margin Reaches €5.01B

Before becoming the striped-icon of athletic retail, Foot Locker’s roots trace back to two retail pioneers — Frank Winfield Woolworth and George Kinney. Their separate ventures eventually merged, laying the groundwork for what would become a sportswear empire now facing new challenges under Dick’s Sporting Goods’ ownership.

Skechers may have just closed a $9.4 billion deal, but its story begins far from the boardroom. Behind the brand stands an irreverent entrepreneur whose career has spanned fake hair, watches, Dr. Martens, skateboards and, eventually, the sneakers that made Skechers a global force.

As Zara celebrates its 50th anniversary since Amancio Ortega opened the first store of Inditex’s flagship brand, how did it manage to reinvent fashion? Zara created a model that no one, not even Inditex, has been able to replicate.

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