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Gant drops sub-brands Rugger and Diamond G

Gant has decided to simplify its offerings and merge sub-brands Rugger and Diamond G with the main line from Spring/Summer 2019. All designs will maintain the original Diamond G logo, though. “All Rugger stores have already been converted into Gant stores and carry the main line”, said the company in an email to FashionUnited. Founded in the...

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Gant launches suits that can go in the washing machine

Gant wants you to say goodbye to the constant visits to the dry cleaner. The brand has announced a capsule collection in which all suits can go in the washing machine. Featuring both men’s and women’s styles, the capsule is to be available at Gant’s stores and website later this month, with prices ranging between 179 euros (208 dollars) and 399...

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Gant appoints Thomas Dunaker as its new CFO

Gant AB has announced the appointment of Thomas Dunaker as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. The company said, Dunaker has been appointed from within and will report to CEO Brian Grevy. He succeeds Pär Christiansen who left the company in June this year. “With his result and service-oriented mindset, extensive...

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Gant appoints Brian Grevy as its new CEO

Swedish apparel brand Gant AB has appointed Brian Grevy as its new CEO. Grevy, who joined Gant in 2016 as Chief Marketing Officer, will be succeeding Patrik Nilsson, who is stepping down from the position after four years. ”I am honored and thrilled to take on this new role. Gant has a tremendous heritage and great potential, which is why I...

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Video: Gant Beacons Project

Introducing Gant Beacons Project. Right now there’s 165 million tons of plastic floating around in our oceans. Plastic that we can use to make shirts with Tech Prep™. Source: Gant, YouTube.

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Gant Beacons Project launched new line of shirts with Tech Prep

London - Gant has unveiled its latest sustainability initiative under its Gant Beacons Project: a clothing collection made out of recycled plastic gathered from the ocean. In an attempt to tackle the enormous plastic waste filling our oceans, the US fashion brand employed local fisherman in the Mediterranean to gather and remove some of the 165...

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Gant teams up with Waterkeeper Alliance

Fashion and lifestyle brand Gant is partnering with Waterkeeper Alliance, the largest and fastest-growing non-profit focusing solely on clean water, to support the charity in its mission to reduce industrial and agricultural waste and sewage being discharged into waterways around the world. Gant will support the organisation through an annual...

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Gant teams up with Glasgow Caledonian University for student project

London - Lifestyle brand Gant has partnered with the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to create a special industry project for its BA (Hons) International Fashion Branding students. It is the first time that Gant partners with a UK university in support of its brand credo ‘Never Stop Learning.’ Gant originally started out making shirts...

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Video: Gant - Couple Thinkers teaser

"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; A teaser of Gant's tv- programme Couple Thinkers. Craig Ferguson and his wife, Megan, seek out answers to the topics that we all wonder about. Video: Gant, YouTube

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Feefo adds fashion retailers

Feefo, the world’s leading purchaser verified reviews platform, has signed up a host of fashion retailers including French Connection, Gant, Jane Norman and Peacocks as new merchants. With Feefo, only genuine customers who have made a purchase are invited to leave feedback, eliminating the phenomenon of fake or biased reviews. This feedback is...

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Marketing and communications director Gant steps down

Gant´s marketing and communications director Caroline Roth has left her role at the American clothing retailer. In the past two and a half years Roth was responsible for all global marketing and communications activities of the Stockholm-based brand. “I would like to thank Caroline for what she has brought to the company,” said CEO Patrik...

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Gant bids Creative Director goodbye

Following the third rebirth of Gant, reveiled during New York Fashion Week, comes another curve ball from the US label - the departure of its Creative Director, Christopher Bastin. In the unexpected announcement sent out by Gant on October 1, the label confirmed his exit from the company after a 10 year tenure. "Christopher leaves a great...