Exclusive: Deciem to Relaunch The Chemistry Brand
The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation.
Pakistan
Global Markets
Pakistani Fashion Brands Chase Global Diaspora
From high-street labels to haute couture houses, Pakistani brands are opening international stores as far afield as suburban Texas and London’s luxury district in a push to diversify away from the shaky domestic market where some have reached saturation point.
Pakistani Fashion Brands Chase Global Diaspora
From high-street labels to haute couture houses, Pakistani brands are opening international stores as far afield as suburban Texas and London’s luxury district in a push to diversify away from the shaky domestic market where some have reached saturation point.
Global Markets
The Denim Industry’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’
Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in the South Asian nation.
The Denim Industry’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’
Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in the South Asian nation.
Global Markets
Alibaba-Owned Daraz Gears Up for Battle Against Amazon
Pakistan’s largest e-commerce retail platform Daraz aims to host up to 300,000 small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in two years, to bolster its position in its home market in the face of potential competition from global giant Amazon.
Alibaba-Owned Daraz Gears Up for Battle Against Amazon
Pakistan’s largest e-commerce retail platform Daraz aims to host up to 300,000 small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in two years, to bolster its position in its home market in the face of potential competition from global giant Amazon.
News & Analysis
Nike Sock Supplier Plans Biggest Pakistan Private Sector IPO
The company plans to raise as much as $51 million to expand its sock manufacturing capacity by around 20 percent and enter the denim business.
Nike Sock Supplier Plans Biggest Pakistan Private Sector IPO
The company plans to raise as much as $51 million to expand its sock manufacturing capacity by around 20 percent and enter the denim business.
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News & Analysis
A Denim Factory Could Hold the Key to Reviving Pakistan’s Exports
With foreign reserves declining ahead of elections in July, Pakistan’s government is under pressure to revive its exports. Could Artistic Denim provide a solution?
A Denim Factory Could Hold the Key to Reviving Pakistan’s Exports
With foreign reserves declining ahead of elections in July, Pakistan’s government is under pressure to revive its exports. Could Artistic Denim provide a solution?
Global Markets
Swarovski Blings Up the Orient
The Austrian crystal maker is tapping emerging markets in the Middle East and Asia by adding luxury embellishments to traditional garments.
Swarovski Blings Up the Orient
The Austrian crystal maker is tapping emerging markets in the Middle East and Asia by adding luxury embellishments to traditional garments.
Retail
Billionaires’ Startup Brings Black Friday to Pakistan’s Shoppers
The billionaire Samwer brothers want to help introduce Pakistan’s shoppers to a local version of Black Friday, the November sales binge that kicks off the year-end holiday retail season in the US.
Billionaires’ Startup Brings Black Friday to Pakistan’s Shoppers
The billionaire Samwer brothers want to help introduce Pakistan’s shoppers to a local version of Black Friday, the November sales binge that kicks off the year-end holiday retail season in the US.
Retail
The Moral Fabric of Pakistan’s Fashion Week
Politics, culture and religion impact every fashion market around the world, but, in Pakistan, they steer the industry like nowhere else.
The Moral Fabric of Pakistan’s Fashion Week
Politics, culture and religion impact every fashion market around the world, but, in Pakistan, they steer the industry like nowhere else.
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The News in Brief
De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
Coty Announces Board Revamp
The embattled Covergirl owner has appointed five new independent directors amidst a wider leadership and company shakeup.