📰 In the news | 25 August 2023

Nigeria and Egypt are charting the course to dominate the African fashion landscape

In Nigeria, locally-produced streetwear is gaining more recognition and changing the status quo. We dig into what's going on.

‘This Creative Career Fair promises to be a groundbreaking event that will reshape how creatives find and connect to opportunities.’

“Superbalist has embarked on a Section 189 process that will lead to the restructure of its business,” the company stated.

Shein has gained a strong foothold in the e-commerce market in South Africa. But is it competing on a level playing field?

The new flagship fashion store is part of a strategy to offer a “differentiated shopping experience” in selected high-traffic stores.

Challenges and disruption faced by local clothing retailers in their uphill struggle against global giants.

Best of luck at the finals taking place at allfashion sourcing Cape Town taking place on the 26th to 28th of September 2023.

Twyg is the first South African lifestyle non-profit media organisation focused on encouraging positive behavioural and systems change using fashion as its primary content pillar.

Motsepe called for a sense of urgency to make sure that trade barriers - both tariff and non-tariff - are significantly diminished and eliminated.

African e-commerce company Jumia lost 1 million customers and fulfilled 6 million fewer orders in the first six months of this year.

Jumia Q2 2023 report: worsening macroeconomic conditions in Nigeria, one of its biggest markets, resulted in revenues of $48.5m for the quarter

With more than 10 partnerships secured, Jumia could soon launch buy now, pay later services in Egypt.

The exhibition, part of the 2023 Give Her A Crown campaign, features 2 South African fashion designers.

The company cut its outlook, and shares of the luxury platform dropped sharply in after-hours trading as investors reset.

A deluge of sustainability legislations in the US, EU and UK, all have a bearing on manufacturing companies in the Global South.

In the past year, this B2B marketplace for surplus inventory amassed over 1,000 brands and retailers and saw year over year gross merchandise volume grow over 10 times.

New York-based designer Peter Do, who was tapped in May to be creative director at Helmut Lang, has designed a capsule collection for Banana Republic, the Gap Inc.-owned retailer announced Tuesday.

Much like how Spotify has transformed the music industry by offering curated playlists tailored to moods and preferences, a "Spotify for Fashion" could bring similar personalisation to our wardrobes.

Discover our new material innovation: MIRUM®, a plastic-free animal leather alternative that can restore and benefit the environment.

AI and it's application for resale, a growing proposition in peer to peer networks that need an easy process to upload and recognise items.