Business

Bluegem sells Beautynova majority stake to PAI Partners

Bluegem sells Beautynova majority stake to PAI Partners

London-based Bluegem, the private-equity firm, has struck a deal with PAI Partners for the latter to acquire a majority stake in Beautynova, the professional haircare platform.
Fashion
Business
Marcolin: Rumours intensify about a possible sale of the eyewear manufacturer

Marcolin: Rumours intensify about a possible sale of the eyewear manufacturer

EssilorLuxottica, Kering, Marchon, Safilo are just some of the names rumoured to be interested in the potential takeover of the Italian eyewear manufacturer, which is owned by the French investment fund Pai Partners. 
Fashion
Business

N Brown puts jobs at risk

Online fashion group N Brown is to cut a small proportion of staff as part of the retailer’s ongoing transformation programme.
Fashion
Business

Fashion rental platform By Rotation adds new 'local' feature

As the fashion rental marketplace continues to expand its universe, global platform By Rotation is actually going local.
Fashion
Business

Trade shows

Shanghai’s big textile trade shows open on cautiously optimistic note

Shanghai’s big textile trade shows open on cautiously optimistic note

The Intertextile show, with 3,000 fabric producers exhibiting, and the Chic show, with its 1,200 apparel manufacturers, kicked off on March 6 amidst hopes of renewed growth in Western and Chinese demand.
Fashion
Trade shows
Spring and Autumn Fairs form advisory board to develop and grow events

Spring and Autumn Fairs form advisory board to develop and grow events

UK trade shows Spring & Autumn Fair have created a new Advisory Board “to drive the continuous enhancement of the two shows and ensure that UK retail has a thriving marketplace in which to do business”.
Fashion
Industry

ITM and Texhibition trade shows scheduled in Istanbul on March 4-8

The ITM textile machinery show and the Texhibition yarns and fabrics show will be held in Istanbul at the beginning of March, respectively featuring 1,200 and 400 exhibitors.
Fashion
Trade shows

Tranoï: 92% of exhibitors at the next womenswears show come from outside of France

The Tranoï womenswear show, first held 26 years ago, will be staged again at Palais Brongniart in Paris from February 29 to March 3. It will be a truly international edition with 180 exhibitors, 15 of them from France.​
Fashion
Trade shows