In spite of the global economic crises and a recent $640 million settlement for employment law violations, retail giant Walmart charges ahead with naming Doug McMillion as President and CEO of its International Division. Particularly relevant to the African clothing and textile industries is that McMillion and Mike Duke, President and CEO of Walmart, promise …
Barbie v Bratz Dolls, Fashion IP Litigation
Update: In this intriguing intellectual property case involving one of the oldest brands in the toy business vs a newcomer,a California court rendered judgment in favor of Mattel, makers of Barbie. The court ruled that Bratz dolls’ Carter Bryant invented the idea of Bratz dolls while he was an employee for Mattel. This ruling is …
AngloGold Ashanti Limited (Video)
AngloGold Ashanti Limited one of the largest and at times controversial gold producers in Africa [it is headquartered in South Africa and listed on the Ghanaian, New York, London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges], has been quite active in the South African Fashion industry.This year, the company partnered with South Africa’s fashion production team to show …
Sign Petition to End the Persecution of Africa’s So Called “Child Witches”
While lots of videos have been circulating on the web regarding this issue, we felt it important to give you a brief synopsis of the social context, the legal problem, current solutions and how you can help be a part of the solution. THE SOCIAL CONTEXT/PROBLEM: In some parts of Africa and within certain rural …
ADIH Launches Fashion City Project in Morocco and Creates 8,000 jobs
Marrakesh: Abu-Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) Abu-Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) inaugurated in Morocco last week its first phase of a $7 billion (Dh25.69 billion) project to build fashion cities in several parts of Asia and Africa. The launch of the $400 million Porta Moda Marrakesh project in the current international circumstances goes to show that ADIHADIH’s …