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Unilever and Solazyme, Inc: Lux is first soap brand in the world to use sustainable Algal Oils

London/Rotterdam, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever and Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM), a renewable oil and bio-products company, announced today the initial introduction of sustainable Algal Oils for one of Unilever’s biggest soap brands, Lux. Lux is first soap brand in the … Read the full press release

Kering awarded the Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel by The Sustainable Fashion Academy

Paris, France, 24-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday evening  Kering was awarded the Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel (GLASA) for the development of the Environmental Profit and Loss account (E P&L) and its decision to implement this in its Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands. Kering’s E … Read the full press release

Michael Kors and Luxottica Group announced eyewear license agreement for the Michael Kors Collection and MICHAEL Michael Kors eyewear

HONG KONG/MILAN, ITALY, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE: KORS) and Luxottica Group (MTA: LUX) (NYSE: LUX) announced today that they have signed a new and exclusive eyewear license agreement for the Michael Kors Collection and MICHAEL Michael Kors … Read the full press release

L’Oréal appoints Martha CRAWFORD as Senior VP of Advanced Research and Scientific Directorate and member of the Research & Innovation Management Committee

Clichy, France, 2-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Martha CRAWFORD is joining L’Oréal as Senior Vice-President in charge of Advanced Research and the Scientific Directorate, and member of the Research & Innovation Management Committee. Martha Crawford will also be responsible for developing the scientific strategies … Read the full press release

Wincor Nixdorf to demonstrate new mobile applications for stationary retail chain stores at Wincor World 2014

Paderborn, Germany, 15-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — There’s a particular highlight waiting for visitors to Wincor World 2014: in the lifelike environment of an s.Oliver store, Wincor Nixdorf will be demonstrating the possibilities of new mobile applications for stationary retail chain stores. … Read the full press release

Marks and Spencer Group plc’s Q3 2013/14 Interim Management Statement

London, UK, 13-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC QUARTER 3 2013/14 INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 13 WEEKS TO 28 DECEMBER 2013 Quarter 313 weeks to28 December 2013 Christmas trading8 weeks to24 December 20131 Group sales2 +1.8% +3.2% Total UK … Read the full press release

H&M Sport unveils special capsule collection inspired by the Swedish Olympic outfits

Stockholm, Sweden, 13-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Exclusive release of the new sport collections and this months Conscious essentials Go Gold: an exclusive capsule collection inspired by the Swedish Olympic outfits To celebrate the collection designed by H&M in collaboration with the Swedish … Read the full press release

H&M announced Olympic Collection for the Swedish Olympic Team and the Swedish Paralympic Team at Sochi 2014

H&M’s Olympic Collection, to be worn by the Swedish Olympic Team and the Swedish Paralympic Team at Sochi 2014, takes inspiration from contemporary Swedish and Scandinavian design. Functionality is key to the collection designed in collaboration with members of the … Read the full press release

Benetton Group unveils three-year program to refocus its business structure around its brands

Ponzano Veneto, Italy, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ponzano Veneto, Italy. November 28, 2013. Benetton Group’s Board of Directors today approved a three-year program that refocuses its business structure around its brands. The program is designed to allow the Group’s brands for significantly … Read the full press release

Porsche Design unveils its art collaboration with pop artist Thierry Noir at Temple House, Miami Beach

A Glimpse on Art by Thierry Noir and Porsche Design Stuttgart, Germany / Miami, FL, USA, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Porsche Design unveils its art collaboration with Berlin based pop artist Thierry Noir at Temple House, Miami Beach. The luxury brand created … Read the full press release

The L’Oréal group announced the creation of Group Travel Retail Division

Paris, France, 25-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The L’Oréal group, the historic market leader in the Travel Retail beauty segment, announced today that it is creating a Group Travel Retail Division. The new division will include the L’Oréal Luxe brands, as well as brands … Read the full press release

Luxury lingerie group Van de Velde NV released its Trading Update – Outlook 2013

Schellebelle, Wichelen, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Van de Velde expects to maintain consolidated turnover at a more or less stable level in 2013 compared with 2012. This includes the retail turnover of Re-tail BV, incorporated in the consolidation since 1 April 2013. A … Read the full press release

Belgian lingerie group Van de Velde selects Intershop and its partner Fenego to realize e-commerce platform for all its online sales channels

Intershop 7 delivers a joint e-commerce platform across all company luxury lingerie retail chains, enabling effortless addition of further brands while lowering administration costs The British reference brand Rigby & Peller, goes live in Germany Jena, Germany, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Belgian … Read the full press release

BESTSELLER signed with MT Højgaard to resume construction of its new office building is Aarhus

THE CONSTRUCTION OF BESTSELLER’S NEW OFFICE BUILDING IN AARHUS HAS BEEN RESUMED. THE BUILDING IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED BY SPRING 2015. Brande, Denmark, 14-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BESTSELLER has signed an agreement with the contracting company MT Højgaard to take over … Read the full press release

adidas Group posts nine months 2013 results – sales stable on currency-neutral basis

Group sales stable on a currency-neutral basis Gross margin grows 2.1 percentage points to 49.8% Operating margin improves 0.4pp to 10.5% Strong momentum in Latin America and Greater China offsets declines in Western Europe and North America Reebok continues to … Read the full press release

HUGO BOSS AG reported increased sales and profitability in the first nine months of 2013

 Accelerating growth momentum in Group’s own retail business supports sales expansion in third quarter Rise in sales and significantly higher gross profit margin drive operating profit increase Management forecasts sales and earnings improvements of between 6% and 8% for 2013 as … Read the full press release

H&M opened its first store in Indonesia (Gandaria City, Jakarta)

Jakarta, Indonesia, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, more than 1,500 H&M fans lined up for several hours outside Indonesia’s first store at Gandaria City, Jakarta, in anticipation of the Swedish fashion retailer throwing its doors open at 10am. Par Darj, Head of … Read the full press release

Schwarzkopf Professional introduced the first professional Smoothing Infusion System – Supreme Keratin

Supreme Keratin – Welcome to the Beauty Hub! Hamburg, Germany, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The times of frizzy, rebellious hair being difficult to tame are over! So are bad hair days as well as women’s frustration about repetitive boring hairdos because … Read the full press release

Burberry announced it used all-new iSight® camera on iPhone 5s to capture spring / summer 2014 runway show in London

Burberry & Apple Collaborate to Share Runway Show Experience CUPERTINO, California and LONDON, 25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Apple® and Burberry today announced that iPhone® 5s is being used to capture and share beautiful photos and video before, during and after the … Read the full press release

Inditex donates €1.5M to Médicos Sin Fronteras for mitigating infant malnutrition in India and humanitarian aid to refugees in Turkey

The projects in India are aimed at mitigating infant malnutrition in the Darbhanga region in the state of Bihar and helping with the fight against visceral leishmaniasis (or kala azar) in the nearby city of Vaishali The Turkish initiative encompasses … Read the full press release