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2XU co-founder Adrian Clarke launches performance wear brand, Sa1nt Layers

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There is also a range of accessories including caps, water bottles and towels. The team founded Sa1nt Moto in 2015, famous for its world’s first single-layer CE-rated motorcycle denim. Products in the collection include moisture management and medical-grade sports compression, squat-proof tights, and anti-pill training tops.

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Luxury brand Hermès targeted by animal rights protestors

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PETA became a shareholder of Hermès in 2015 to push back against exposed cruelty in reptile farms in Texas and Zimbabwe, and in 2016 also revealed poor conditions for young ostriches at a Hermès supplier, before finding more poor conditions in 2017 in a Vietnam crocodile supplier.

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NOBULL Announces Launch of First Permanent Concept Store in Europe at Battersea Power Station

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Founded in Boston in 2015, NOBULL is a footwear, apparel and accessory brand with a strong global community.

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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

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By 2015, a year after opening 17 stores but still unable to get traction, it began to cut its losses and close smaller, unprofitable suburban mall stores yet again. It will offer women’s and men’s clothing, footwear and accessories on two levels. Third time lucky then, right? This is GU’s first permanent store outside of Asia.

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SurfStitch managing director stepping down this week

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Hillberg joined SurfStitch as merchandise manager in 2014, before becoming general manager in 2015 and managing director in 2018. “The Alquemie Group remains in a very strong position with exciting plans for the future and a strong executive team that is focused on delivering growth.”.

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Uniqlo underpaid staff, remediation underway

Inside Retail

An email from the brand to a former employee, shared with Inside Retail , shows Uniqlo identified “a number of errors” in the calculation of wages and superannuation payments between July 1, 2015 and June 30 last year.

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The Very Group Renews DemandTec Markdown Optimisation

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The Very Group’s three-year renewal expands upon their collaborative relationship with DemandTec , which extends back to 2015. .

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