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Digitisation continues to change retail
Data do nothing but confirm the rise of digital commerce, as also Federico Marchetti, owner of Yoox-Net à porter points out.
Advantages and disadvantages of family businesses in the fashion industry (in the Covid-19 and post Covid-19 eras)
Salvo Testa, Professor of Business Strategy and Fashion Management at the Bocconi University of Milan, Management Consultant, Board Member, and expert in the Fashion, Luxury and Design sectors, gives us his perspective.
Big is not always beautiful
The pandemic has brought to light a paradox: for years, small and medium-sized Italian companies have been told that, in order to survive, they had to grow and take on more weight in the market. Production flexibility and the low costs of family businesses now seem to allow the manufacturing fabric to survive, albeit with difficulty.
Fashion must return to authenticity, with a pinch of TikTok
New challenges in the world of fashion according to the vision of some of its leading protagonists, from Frida Giannini to Dries Van Noten and Mugler’s Casey Cadwallade, from the ‘enfant terrible’ at Maison Balmain, Olivier Rousteing, to the Managing Director of TikTok, Adriano Accardo, without forgetting about the founders of Italy’s two leading showrooms, Riccardo Grassi and Massimo Bonini.
Digital scenarios
In the evolution of e-commerce post Covid-19, the fundamental fact to keep in mind is that consumers “leapt forward” by five years in the adoption of digital technologies in just eight weeks, with the majority of them having tried e-commerce for the first time
Italian export: halted while growing
Italian export, the country’s economic growth driver which alone contributes to a third of GDP, after a 2019 of growth, suffers a setback due to the CRV, but is preparing to react
Supporting innovation and sustainability in the long term
Months and months of growing difficulties are ahead of us. We talk to Stefano Patuanelli, former leader of the 5-Star Movement in the Senate, and since September 2019, Minister of Economic Development in Conte’s 2nd government, and we analyse the initiatives put into place by the Italian Government.
Trentino, ready to start back up
Interview with the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Maurizio Fugatti
How will consumer habits change after the pandemic?
After two months of mandatory isolation and a transitional phase characterised by fears regarding a possible re-emergence of Covid-19 and social distancing, we ask exactly how consumer trends will be influenced
Gauging the sector’s well-being
At the end of the lockdown, our survey among the main players of the Italian footwear manufacturing districts presents the picture of a sector still in great difficulty
Italian footwear: a drop-off in exports and consumption
During the first months of the year, exports fell by -33.7% in volume and by -30% in value in March, while domestic consumption during the first four months of 2020, dropped-off by -33.7% in value and -29.7% in volume
April 2020: footwear consumption down by -91.3%
An extremely strong impact on consumption in the month of April in Italy: the Confinprese-EY observatory records -91.3% for physical stores and +213.8% for online channels
Footwear 2020: footwear consumption declines by -22.5%
The World Footwear survey confirms a pessimistic outlook with a downward trend as a result of Covid-19
The footwear world makes its requests
With over 4,300 companies and 75,000 employees, the footwear sector represents one of the fundamental industrial segments of the fashion system and asks the Italian government to take prompt measures. Here are the key points proposed by Assocalzaturifici.
