Top stories on just-style this week...

Author: just-style.com | 2 July 2010

Here is a roundup of the top five most-read stories on just-style this week. Click on each headline for the full story.

Speaking with style: Adidas Group CEO Herbert Hainer
Adidas Group CEO Herbert Hainer is confident that major investments in the World Cup this summer are paying off. In an interview with just-style news editor Joe Ayling, he also discusses sourcing, currencies and his vision for the Reebok brand.

COMMENT: The great Chinese currency debate
Everybody and his uncle - government officials, bankers, economists and garmentos - are all locked in the latest China debate. But will the revaluation of its currency will reduce China's apparel exports?

COMMENT: Fashion brands stand out in a digital world
It's been a busy couple of years for fashion marketers looking to establish a strong digital presence. But as fashion brands realise how to make these platforms work for them, they are genuinely beginning to innovate in the field of digital marketing.

SOURCING: Caution is key when buying from Bangladesh
Western brands and retailers whose orders have been caught up in last week's violent protests by garment workers in Bangladesh will no doubt take some comfort from news that hundreds of garment factories have now reopened for business. But their relief is likely to be short-lived unless the issues at the core of this long-term and simmering unrest - an increase in the national minimum wage and better working conditions - are addressed.

US: JCPenney and Aldo ink shoe deal for 600 stores
JC Penney Company has taken another step in differentiating itself from its competitors by joining forces with footwear maker Aldo Group, which will open shop-within-a-shop concepts in 600 of its department stores.

Sectors: Apparel, Fibres & fabrics, Manufacturing, Retail, Social & environmental responsibility, Sourcing, Technology

Companies: Adidas Group, Reebok, JCPenney

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