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Ethical Fashion Forum launches sourcing database

The Ethical Fashion Forum has announced that it is launching a new online sourcing database that promotes sustainable firms. Announced at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the new online platform named ‘Common Objective’ aims to be an intelligent business network that matches fashion professionals with suppliers, buyers, experts, and resources, to...

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Edinburgh Woollen Mill said to be in the lead to acquire Jaeger

London - Philip Day, owner of The Edinburgh Woollen Group, is said to be in the lead to acquire struggling high street retailer Jaeger. Entrepreneur and billionaire Day, whose Group previously took over struggling menswear retailer Austin Reed, has been pegged as the mostly likely to take over Jaeger from a group of bidders which includes Harold...

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Harold Tillman is named Ethical Fashion Forum Chairman

London - Harold Tillman, former Chair of the British Fashion Council of has been named the appointed Chair of the Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF), the industry body for sustainable fashion. He brings with him years of experience, as Tillman was the former head of fashion retailers Jaeger and Aquascutum and served as Chair of the British Fashion...

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Jaeger for sale, Rothschild in charge

British fashion chain Jaeger is all set for a sale after owner Harold Tillman was approached by a number of buyers. Ready to make the most of its spoilt child, Tillman hired investment bank Rothschild & Sons to consider Jaeger’s options, including an outright sale. The clothing-store chain could be valued at as much as 100 million pounds ($160...