Ukraine has become the 70th market globally where Swedish fashion retailer H & M has become available. The brand opened its |
debut store in the country on August 18. H & M’ s first store in Ukraine has been housed at Lavina Mall, the country’ s |
largest shopping complex spread in a 2,900 square metres area. Homeware( under the H & M Home brand) and clothing for men, women, and children have been stocked here. The brand did not reveal financial details related to opening of Ukraine debut store. The Iconic fast-fashion clothing brand has employed around 200 full-time and part-time staffers at its newly inaugurated store in the country. Additionally, it also announced opening of its second store in the country in October this year.
The arrival of H & M in Ukraine is seen as a major tool to counter the brain drain trend in the country. Many of the staff at
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H & M’ Ukraine store were offered 2-3 months of training in Warsaw, Poland, Stockholm and Sweden. In addition to Ukraine store, the brand has also confirmed opening of new store in Iowa, US. The brand is all set to open its new store at North Park Mall very soon. The upcoming H & M store at Davenport in Iowa, will serve as a one-stop shopping destination for quality clothing for the whole family, with collections for ladies, men and teens. Accessories will also be offered here. US has been one of the most successful markets for H & M where it arrived 17 years ago. The brand is present at 522 locations across the country. |
The German sportswear behemoth, Adidas has recently joined hands with Italian apparel brand C. P. Company for the launch of a new range of footwear and apparel to celebrate the lasting nature of casual culture. This collaborative range will provide traditional styles that have stood as icons within both brands’ repertoire. The latest range includes twohooded sweats which feature the iconic C. P. goggle’ s lenses on the hood, a co-branded T-shirt, and classic C. P. Company jacket that features a co-branded watchviewer. The upcoming collection will be called Adidas Originals by C. P. Company and it will be |
made available to the customers later this week. For footwear collection, the traditional Samba sneaker is transformed into the new Kamanda silhouette available in two colours: dark green and brown.
Paul Harvey, Merchandise Designer, C. P. Company cited that it was challenging and exciting at the same time that the Italy-based apparel retailer’ s firstever collaboration happened and that too with a sportswear giant like Adidas.“ And also, interestingly, there was never a moment of confusion during the creation of these iconic merchandises, both the brands just instantly clicked
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and understood each other. It was special working with such a significant level of understanding,” Paul added. Notably, this collection by the Italian sportswear retailer for |
F / W’ 18 will be available for purchase on C. P. Company’ s official online marketplace cpcompany. com and in several selected C. P. Company and Adidas stores. |