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Nike ranked most valuable apparel brand ahead of Gucci

The U.S. sportswear brand has been ranked as the world’s most valuable apparel brand for the seventh consecutive year, despite its brand value going down 13% to US$30.4 billion, according to the Brand Finance Apparel 50 - 2021 report. Nike has maintained a considerable lead over second-ranked Gucci, with a brand value of US$15.6 billion, down 12% from 2020.

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Tanners revise new technology investments

In mid-July 2020, ILM invited tanners from across the world to take part in its annual Tanner Business Confidence Survey to evaluate the current business climate and trading conditions, and to gain valuable insights into the key issues tanners are facing. The full results have now been published on the ILM website and they underline caution being taken by tanners to attend any live industry trade shows and events for the remainder of 2020. 

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Tanners continue to reduce industry show and event attendance in 2020

In mid-July 2020, ILM invited tanners from across the world to take part in its annual Business Confidence Survey to evaluate the current business climate and trading conditions, and to gain valuable insights into the key issues tanners are facing. The full results have now been published on the ILM website and they underline caution being taken by tanners to attend any live industry trade shows and events for the remainder of 2020. 

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How confident are tanners for a post-pandemic market recovery?

In mid-July 2020, ILM invited tanners from across the world to take part in its annual Business Confidence Survey to evaluate the current business climate and trading conditions, and to gain valuable insights into the key issues tanners are facing. The full results have now been published on the ILM website and they make fascinating reading as the sector grapples with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. 

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It’s all in the perception

When we began Leather Naturally! we produced a diagram to show how there were two leather industries. One was where the features and benefits of a natural material with exceptional natural properties created an increasingly valuable material. 

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