Day: April 21, 2020

WWD China Launches Sustainability Summit With Yehyehyeh

WWD’s China edition, launched last May in partnership with China Mind Next, will host its inaugural Digital Sustainability Summit from April 22 to 24 at 8 p.m. Beijing time (8 a.m. Eastern time) every day, marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The three-day event, in cooperation with Yehyehyeh, one of China’s leading sustainability agencies […]

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Loewe Joins in Fight Against Coronavirus

FOR KIDS’ SAKE: Loewe is pitching in to the global effort to fight the coronavirus. In a joint statement, Loewe chief executive officer Pascale Lepoivre and artistic director Jonathan Anderson said the brand would donate 100,000 surgical masks to the Spanish Red Cross. In addition, it is making nonsurgical masks at its factory in Getafe, […]

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Elyse Kroll Creates Fashion Charity for Nurses in New York City

Elyse Kroll may have been out of the trade show business since 2012, but the founder of ENK International has never strayed very far from her fashion roots. She has been so touched by the work of the nurses that she mobilized her former ENK team to help her create a charity for those frontline […]

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People Magazine Owner Meredith Unveils Cost-Cutting Measures

In the magazine world, it’s not just Condé Nast that has been forced to take action as it grapples with a coronavirus-related plunge in advertising revenues. People and InStyle owner Meredith Corp. has cut salaries for 60 percent of its 5,000 staffers, paused its stock dividend payments and withdrawn guidance about its fiscal 2020 performance, causing […]

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Retailers, Unite! Getting PPE to Where It’s Needed Most

Newly launched pan-industry group RetailersUnited sort of sounds like a high-five among superheroes — and that’s precisely what it is. The group said retail businesses and fashion industry-related firms have joined forces to save lives and save jobs by creating a centralized platform to source and distribute PPE to those on the frontlines of the […]

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