Famous Danish fashion label files for bankruptcy

After 22 years, Bruuns Bazaar is leaving the catwalks

The famous Danish fashion brand Bruuns Bazaar has filed for bankruptcy.

After years of financial problems and efforts to turn things around, the brand is now going out of fashion.

The clothing label is part of the Scandinavian Designers Group, and since its foundation in 1994, it has gained international recognition.

Neither first, nor last
Thomas Klausen, the head of the trade association for Danish textile and clothing companies, Dansk Mode og Textil, believes other brands may follow suit as consumers have become increasingly accustomed to shopping for bargains online.

“This is probably not the last bankruptcy we have seen,” Klausen told DR.

“The industry has been through a transformation over the past five years due to the financial crisis and internet.”

According to Klausen, around 32 percent of all sales in the fashion industry are taking place over the internet, which may “knock some labels down and provide opportunities to others”.





  • How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    Being part of a trade union is a long-established norm for Danes. But many internationals do not join unions – instead enduring workers’ rights violations. Find out how joining a union could benefit you, and how to go about it.

  • Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals are overrepresented in the lowest-paid fields of agriculture, transport, cleaning, hotels and restaurants, and construction – industries that classically lack collective agreements. A new analysis from the Workers’ Union’s Business Council suggests that internationals rarely join trade unions – but if they did, it would generate better industry standards.

  • Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    The numbers are especially striking amongst the 3,477 business and economics students polled, of whom 31 percent elected Novo Nordisk as their favorite, compared with 20 percent last year.