French Consumers Limit End-of-Year Spending for 2023 Holiday Season, Focus on Small Gifts

French Consumers Limit End-of-Year Spending for 2023 Holiday Season, Focus on Small Gifts

Like last year, French consumers will pay scrupulous attention to their purchases for the holidays (gifts, meals, decorations, etc.): 60% of them indicate that they are limiting their end-of-year spending taking into account inflation, according to a Yougov survey for the Havas Market agency. A figure similar to that of 2022 (59%). Shutterstock What changes … Read more

Navigating the Ethics and Legal Landscape of Generative AI in Fashion: Insights from the 22nd International Fashion Meetings

Navigating the Ethics and Legal Landscape of Generative AI in Fashion: Insights from the 22nd International Fashion Meetings

Should we be afraid of generative AI or not? How to use it ethically? Are the creations generated by this process protectable or not? What about the sources exploited in this process? Invited to the round tables organized on this theme by the Fédération de la haute couture et de la mode (FHCM) during the … Read more

Addressing the Shortage of Professional Guardians in Freiburg: The Need for New Staff in the Care Industry

Addressing the Shortage of Professional Guardians in Freiburg: The Need for New Staff in the Care Industry

There are currently 100 legal guardians registered in Freiburg – around half of whom will retire in the next few years. There is hardly any new staff coming in – and this despite the increasing need for care. Freiburg has a problem. The city is losing its professional carers, professionals who support people in emergency … Read more

Updates to Flat Rate Regime and Electronic Invoice with Tax Return Data

Updates to Flat Rate Regime and Electronic Invoice with Tax Return Data

Flat rate regime, powers for the electronic invoice with tax return data. The provision of the Revenue Agency dated 17 October 2023 updates the rules in light of the extension of the obligation also for smaller VAT numbers Flat rate regimethe activation of delegations for electronic invoicing services is done by indicating the data of … Read more

Essentiel Antwerp Opens First American Flagship Store in New York’s Soho District

Essentiel Antwerp Opens First American Flagship Store in New York’s Soho District

Translated by Véronique DOTRAUX Published on 12 oct. 2023 The fashion brand Essentiel Antwerp recently opened its very first flagship store in the United States, in the heart of New York. Essentiel Antwerp opens its first American flagship store in Soho. – Essential Antwerp The interior design of this boutique, located at 74 Wooster Street, … Read more

Asics Collaborates with Montreal Singer Charlotte Cardin to Expand Female Appeal in Sneaker Market

Asics Collaborates with Montreal Singer Charlotte Cardin to Expand Female Appeal in Sneaker Market

IF runners know Asics well, the brand also wants to attract the favor of sneaker fans. To gain notoriety among a new female clientele, the Japanese label enlisted Montreal singer Charlotte Cardin. The elegant Canadian artist with a powerful voice teams up with Asics wearing the EX89 model. A proposal for a basketball-inspired “court” shoe, … Read more

Rouje Expands with New Store in New York and Two Locations in France

Rouje Expands with New Store in New York and Two Locations in France

Translated by Clementine Martin Published on 25 sept. 2023 Last spring, the French brand opened its first store outside France, at 51 South Molton Street, in the very chic London district of Mayfair. And this summer, the label founded by Jeanne Damas did not sit idle either: the company’s teams worked hard to continue the … Read more

Macy’s Names Olivier Bron as General Manager of Bloomingdale’s

Macy’s Names Olivier Bron as General Manager of Bloomingdale’s

After Asia, America. Olivier Bron has been made official by the Macy’s group as the new general manager of Bloomingdale’s stores. He will take up his position in November and report to Tony Spring, the president and CEO of the Macy’s group since last March. Former director of operations for the Galeries Lafayette group, Olivier … Read more

New York Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2024: Highlights, Brands, and Trends

New York Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2024: Highlights, Brands, and Trends

Par AFP Published on 10 sept. 2023 New York, September 9, 2023 (AFP) – With a dozen shows per day at least until Wednesday, the American megacity opens the spring-summer 2024 fashion weeks, before London, then the most popular Milan and Paris . See the showHelmut Lang – Spring-Summer2024 – Womenswear – United States – … Read more

New York Kicks off Spring-Summer 2024 Fashion Weeks with an Array of Talents and Established Names

New York Kicks off Spring-Summer 2024 Fashion Weeks with an Array of Talents and Established Names

Par AFP Published on 10 sept. 2023 New York, September 9, 2023 (AFP) – With a dozen shows per day at least until Wednesday, the American megacity opens the spring-summer 2024 fashion weeks, before London, then the most popular Milan and Paris . See the showHelmut Lang – Spring-Summer2024 – Womenswear – United States – … Read more