Clothing industry

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2025 Faced a $150 million class action lawsuit for FTC violations.
September 2025 Launched first handbag line.
July 2025 Decathlon announced full ownership of the French WorldTour professional cycling team previously owned by AG2R La Mondiale, with plans to become a top three world team by 2028 and increasing the team budget to €40 million.
July 2025 Decathlon secured CMA CGM as a co-title sponsor for the cycling team in a five-year deal, with the team to be known as Decathlon–CMA CGM starting 1 January 2026.
July 2025 Planned opening of Gymshark's first non-London store at the Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester, continuing the company's retail expansion strategy.
June 2025 Decathlon announced the closure of all 5 stores in the Greater Toronto Area.
June 2025 Opened a beach club and boutique at the Mandarin Oriental in Bodrum, further expanding the brand's global footprint.
May 2025 Opened first Philippine store at Greenbelt, Makati, marking international expansion.
May 2025 Announced acquisition of Foot Locker, Inc.
March 2025
Lululemon
Lululemon promoted its Like New resale program at South by Southwest, showcasing its sustainability and circular fashion initiatives.
March 2025 It was reported that Alix Earle was suing Gymshark for £775,500 in losses following allegations of a cancelled sponsorship agreement.
2025 Projected growth of women's apparel market revenue to $185.27 billion USD and overall market revenue to $342 billion USD in China.
2025 Projected United States clothing market expected to be worth $385 billion.
2025 Follow the Money investigation revealed Decathlon's suppliers in Xinjiang were implicated in forced labor, involving Uyghur workers, including teenagers from a local school under indoctrination programs.
March 2025 Javier Lopez was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Decathlon, succeeding Barbara Martin Coppola.
February 2025 Gymshark organized the Lift Miami event, featuring partnerships with SourStrips, Hyperice, Plunge, Turfgames, Ghost, Liquid Death, Barry's, and Stanley.
2024
Underground Printing
Underground Printing expanded to Colorado by opening a new store in Boulder, marking their first retail presence in the state and continuing their nationwide growth in the custom apparel market.
2024 The European Commission fined Ahlers and Pierre Cardin 5.7 million euros for anticompetitive agreements between 2008 and 2011, where they allegedly shielded Ahlers from competition in European countries with Pierre Cardin licensing.
2024
Savile Row tailoring
Fedro Gaudenzi's tailoring house became an official member of the Savile Row Bespoke Association, establishing its credibility in the renowned tailoring community.
2024
Savile Row tailoring
After challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, sales of bespoke suits increased significantly.
2024
SRTX
SRTX became B Corp-certified.
2024
Lululemon
Lululemon Athletica Inc. agreed to acquire the operations and retail locations of its franchise partner in Mexico.
2024 Decathlon became an official partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
2024 Decathlon has expanded to 2,082 stores across 79 countries and regions, becoming the largest sporting goods retailer in the world.
2024 Decathlon became the co-title sponsor of the AG2R La Mondiale Team in a five-year deal, renaming the team to Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team.
2024 Decathlon opened stores in Uruguay and Paraguay.
December 2024 Decathlon opened its first two stores in San José, Costa Rica.
November 2024 Decathlon Ghana extended their partnership with the Ghana Football Association for another four years.
August 2024 Gymshark hosted the Lift LA event with partnerships including Alani Nu, Coffee Dose, Prime, SourStrips, Pressed, Hyperice, Beignet Box, and Go Greek.
July 2024 Decathlon reported its investment in Recyc'Elit, a start-up specialized in chemical recycling of polyester textiles and complex PET plastics.
March 2024 Repositioned sneaker line to focus on recovery, marketing them as supportive footwear that aims to support balance and pressure points for all-day recovery.
March 2024 Decathlon launched a simplified brand portfolio, reorganizing its brands into category specialist and expert brands, reducing the total number of brands from over 85 to a more focused selection.
February 2024
Savile Row tailoring
Approximately 100 metres of luxury grey herringbone and twill wool cloth are produced through the Eco-Luxe project, demonstrating a zero-waste tailoring initiative by recycling wool off-cuts from Savile Row tailors.
February 2024
Cascale
SAC rebrands as Cascale, marking a new evolutionary phase for the organization.
February 2024 Decathlon revealed plans to close most of its stores in Sweden, focusing on e-commerce.
January 2024 Cambodia's foreign market value reached $846 million USD, representing a 30% increase compared to the same month in the previous year.
January 2024 Decathlon opened its third store in Dublin, Ireland.
2023
Environmental sustainability of vintage fashion
Projected fast fashion market size expected to increase to $122.98 billion, demonstrating a continued growth trajectory of 15.6% CAGR.
2023
Environmental sustainability of vintage fashion
Global fast fashion market projected to grow to $122.98 billion with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15.6%.
2023
Environmental sustainability of vintage fashion
The vintage clothing resale market is projected to reach a value of $51 billion, highlighting the rapid expansion of sustainable fashion alternatives.
2023 Giorgio Spina was selected as the Chief Designer for GOBI Cashmere.
2023
Fast fashion
Nike faced backlash for not paying $2.2 million in wages to 4,000 garment employees across factories in Cambodia and Thailand over a three-year period, leading to condemnation from human rights organizations.
2023
Savile Row tailoring
Fedro Gaudenzi's atelier relocated from Lambeth to Cork Street in Mayfair, expanding its presence in the prestigious Savile Row tailoring district.
2023 Dick's subsidiary GameChanger signed a deal with Major League Baseball to promote youth sports.
2023 Dick's became the official sporting-goods retailer of the NCAA and partnered with the Boston Athletic Association as the official sponsor of all their events, including the Boston Marathon.
2023 Dick's Sporting Goods launched the 'Sports Change Lives' campaign in partnership with Nike, Inc., featuring athletes Mike Trout, A'ja Wilson, and Carmelo Anthony. Each participating athlete nominated a youth sports organization to receive a $75,000 grant, contributing to the foundation's overall $170 million pledge for youth sports initiatives.

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