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Jacob Cohën to enhance logistics and expand internationally

Jacob Cohën Company, the owner of the premium Made in Italy brand Jacob Cohën, has announced its new industrial plan for 2025–2029. The strategy focuses on enhancing logistics at its Piove di Sacco hub in the province of Padua, consolidating its fully Made in Italy production network across the Veneto region, and accelerating expansion in...

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Adanola secures investment from Story3 Capital Partners

British women’s athleisure brand Adanola is looking to drive growth and expansion in the US after receiving a “significant” minority investment from Los Angeles-based private equity firm Story3 Capital Partners. Adanola, founded by Hyrum Cook in 2015, said the new strategic partnership marks an “important milestone” in its ongoing expansion...

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South Korean Naver acquires Wallapop

Madrid – Naver, a South Korean technology company often referred to as the "Google" of its home country, has acquired Wallapop, the popular Spanish second-hand platform. Founded in Barcelona in 2013, Wallapop is credited with popularizing consumer-to-consumer (C2C) resale in Spain, including for fashion items and accessories. This acquisition is...

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When fashion meets protein fibres: “Biotechnology can be a powerful force for good”

Spiber a is bio-venture from Japan that has been harnessing the power of fermentation to produce fibres. How does one have to picture this? It started with bioinformatics researchers Kazuhide Sekiyama and Junichi Sugahara investigating methods for producing spider web fibres through fermentation in 2004. Three years later, they used their...