The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is rebranding as Cascale, distancing the organization from a greenwashing scandal focused on its Higg sustainability tools and indicating ambitions to expand beyond fashion.
The organisation, which counts as one of the industry’s most powerful and influential sustainability focused trade groups, has been working to move beyond criticism that its data on the environmental impact of materials is not robust enough to back up consumer-facing marketing claims. Its rebrand comes a little under a year after Higg Inc., a for-profit sustainability analytics platform originally spun out of the SAC, changed its name to Worldly.
But the…
Outdoor Voices, an athletic clothing brand based in Austin, abruptly closed all 16 of its stores this week.
The only Dallas store was at NorthPark Center and it was closed Thursday. Stores were located in major US markets including Austin and Houston.
Ty Haney, CEO and founder of the brand in 2014, has been away from daily operations since early 2020 when he resigned while keeping a seat on the board. Haney started the brand in New York City and moved its headquarters to Austin in 2017.
The New York Times first reported the store closings on Wednesday, quoting employees…
Leading fashion and apparel retailers are reducing their discounts when demand continues to be subdued and their inventory much lower than earlier by cautious procurement in the last 2-3 quarters, to focus more on margins and profits, chief executives said.
These companies feel when store footfalls are weak, there is no need to provide additional discounts and instead focus on premiumization of these consumers.
One of the largest apparel retailers and manufacturers, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail managing director Ashish Dikshit said there is a slowdown which is reflected in the footfalls into malls and stores. The company has decided…
Rhone bolsters its leadership team with the appointment of Athleta and CorePower Yoga veterans Tess Roering and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro
STAMFORD, Conn., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Rhonethe performance lifestyle brand dedicated to championing mental fitness, today announced the appointment of Tess Roeringwho previously held executive leadership roles at CorePower Yoga and Athleta, and Jimmy PitaroESPN Chairman, to its board of directors.
Roering and Pitaro join Nate CheckettsCEO & Co-Founder of Rhone; Dave CheckettsManaging Partner of Checketts Partners Investment Fund; Jon OwsleyManaging Partner at L Catterton; Simon Hill-Norton, Investor & Co-Founder of Sweaty Betty; and Carras HolmsteadInvestment Partner at…
Martha Stewart, who can get down and dirty in the garden, believes you might as well wear something that’s functional and looks good too while planting and weeding.
The nonstop entrepreneur, author and arbiter of entertaining with style, in collaboration with French Dressing Jeans and Marque Brands, has launched the Martha Stewart Garden Apparel Line, which this week officially begins selling exclusively at Tractor Supply Co., the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the US,
The four-way partnership reflects how Tractor Supply continues to expand its apparel offerings for women. The line, initially at least, includes eight clothing items and will…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods might still be donning his familiar red polo shirt, but the iconic golfer has taken a bold leap forward with a new logo and clothing line partnering alongside a different company that could elevate his fashion identity.
Woods introduced his lifestyle brand Sun Day Red on Monday evening the day after the Super Bowl and during the middle of Hollywood’s awards season. He’s transitioning to the next phase of his career with TaylorMade Golf after he parted ways with Nike after 27 years.
Some in the fashion community believe Woods can survive without sporting…