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.
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News & Analysis
Fighting the $450 Billion Trade in Fake Fashion
BoF lifts the lid on the shadowy market in fake fashion and what the UK’s special anti-counterfeiting police unit — the only one of its kind in the world — is doing about it.
Fighting the $450 Billion Trade in Fake Fashion
BoF lifts the lid on the shadowy market in fake fashion and what the UK’s special anti-counterfeiting police unit — the only one of its kind in the world — is doing about it.
Luxury
Fake Fashion Fuels Vast Illicit Profits, Sea of Human Misery
Annual trade in fake products is worth around 2.5 percent of total global trade, or about $18 trillion, with the money fuelling organised crime, terrorism and the trafficking of drugs, people, sex and wildlife.
Fake Fashion Fuels Vast Illicit Profits, Sea of Human Misery
Annual trade in fake products is worth around 2.5 percent of total global trade, or about $18 trillion, with the money fuelling organised crime, terrorism and the trafficking of drugs, people, sex and wildlife.
Luxury
Let The Red Carpet Knockoff War Begin
The big fashion houses, some of which translate trends into affordable looks for retailers, must contend with unauthorised duplicates and adaptations that pop up in stores and websites almost instantaneously.
Let The Red Carpet Knockoff War Begin
The big fashion houses, some of which translate trends into affordable looks for retailers, must contend with unauthorised duplicates and adaptations that pop up in stores and websites almost instantaneously.
China
Alibaba Blames Poor Laws, Enforcement For Spread of Fakes
The company blamed ambiguous laws and lax penalties at the root of its difficulties in enforcing laws against counterfeiting, as the firm lobbies to be taken off a US blacklist of marketplaces notorious for fakes.
Alibaba Blames Poor Laws, Enforcement For Spread of Fakes
The company blamed ambiguous laws and lax penalties at the root of its difficulties in enforcing laws against counterfeiting, as the firm lobbies to be taken off a US blacklist of marketplaces notorious for fakes.
Luxury
A New Tech Tool for the War on Fake Goods
Blockchains could be the perfect tool for fighting the counterfeiting scourge.
A New Tech Tool for the War on Fake Goods
Blockchains could be the perfect tool for fighting the counterfeiting scourge.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Instagram Stories Ads, Intel Invests $100 Million in Retail Tech
This week, Instagram implemented ads into their stories feature, and Intel invests heavily into the future of retail.
Bits & Bytes | Instagram Stories Ads, Intel Invests $100 Million in Retail Tech
This week, Instagram implemented ads into their stories feature, and Intel invests heavily into the future of retail.
China
The China Edit | Alibaba and Louis Vuitton Form Anti-Counterfeit League, Burberry's Chinese Pop Idol
This week, Alibaba announces an anti-counterfeit partnership with 20 global consumer brands, and Burberry taps Chinese pop star Kris Wu to win over Chinese shoppers.
The China Edit | Alibaba and Louis Vuitton Form Anti-Counterfeit League, Burberry's Chinese Pop Idol
This week, Alibaba announces an anti-counterfeit partnership with 20 global consumer brands, and Burberry taps Chinese pop star Kris Wu to win over Chinese shoppers.
News & Analysis
EBay Gets Hands-On in Fighting Fake Handbags With New Service
EBay is following online luxury consignment startup The RealReal Inc. in San Francisco, which authenticates items and said it sold almost $400 million in second-hand designer apparel, handbags, jewellery and other merchandise in 2016.
EBay Gets Hands-On in Fighting Fake Handbags With New Service
EBay is following online luxury consignment startup The RealReal Inc. in San Francisco, which authenticates items and said it sold almost $400 million in second-hand designer apparel, handbags, jewellery and other merchandise in 2016.
News & Analysis
$2.6 Million Worth of Fake Luxury Watches Seized in Puerto Rico
Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $2.6 million worth of fake luxury watches they say were illegally imported from China.
$2.6 Million Worth of Fake Luxury Watches Seized in Puerto Rico
Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $2.6 million worth of fake luxury watches they say were illegally imported from China.
China
Alibaba Sues Two Vendors Who it Says Sold Fake Watches
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has sued two vendors it says sold fake Swarovski watches on its Taobao e-commerce platform.
Alibaba Sues Two Vendors Who it Says Sold Fake Watches
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has sued two vendors it says sold fake Swarovski watches on its Taobao e-commerce platform.
China
Alibaba's Counterfeit Woes Won't Stop Any Time Soon
Just before Christmas, the US Trade Representative added Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce site to a list of "notorious markets" that traffic in counterfeits.
Alibaba's Counterfeit Woes Won't Stop Any Time Soon
Just before Christmas, the US Trade Representative added Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce site to a list of "notorious markets" that traffic in counterfeits.
News & Analysis
Alibaba Branded a ‘Notorious Market’ for Knock-Offs by the US
The agency warned last December that Alibaba needed to do better if it wished to avoid the designation, reserved for websites and markets where there is large-scale copyright infringement.
Alibaba Branded a ‘Notorious Market’ for Knock-Offs by the US
The agency warned last December that Alibaba needed to do better if it wished to avoid the designation, reserved for websites and markets where there is large-scale copyright infringement.
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.