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
Boohoo Names New CEO From Primark
John Lyttle, currently chief operating officer of Primark, will join Boohoo in March, having been offered a payout of as much as £50 million to spur growth.
Boohoo Names New CEO From Primark
John Lyttle, currently chief operating officer of Primark, will join Boohoo in March, having been offered a payout of as much as £50 million to spur growth.
News & Analysis
Inside Japan’s Biggest Fashion Festival
Tokyo Girls Collection is a shoppable mega-show so popular that it causes hysteria, but only a few brands outside Japan have tapped into this colossal direct-to-consumer opportunity.
Inside Japan’s Biggest Fashion Festival
Tokyo Girls Collection is a shoppable mega-show so popular that it causes hysteria, but only a few brands outside Japan have tapped into this colossal direct-to-consumer opportunity.
Retail
Rihanna Takes on Aerie and Victoria's Secret
This week, everyone will be talking about Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show at New York Fashion Week, the new #BoF500, Zara's global e-commerce strategy and J.Crew's new look. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Rihanna Takes on Aerie and Victoria's Secret
This week, everyone will be talking about Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show at New York Fashion Week, the new #BoF500, Zara's global e-commerce strategy and J.Crew's new look. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Fashion Industry Funnels Money Towards Slavery, Fast Fashion's Waste Problem
This week, a new report suggests the fashion industry is the world's second-largest contributor to modern slavery, while consumer trends are causing catastrophic damages for the environment.
Social Goods | Fashion Industry Funnels Money Towards Slavery, Fast Fashion's Waste Problem
This week, a new report suggests the fashion industry is the world's second-largest contributor to modern slavery, while consumer trends are causing catastrophic damages for the environment.
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | World Cup Semi-Finalists Test Adidas and Nike’s Fast Fashion Efforts
The advance of three unlikely teams — Croatia, Belgium and England — to the World Cup semi-finals has offered up its own test to the sportswear giants: how they’re coping with the shift to fast fashion.
Op-Ed | World Cup Semi-Finalists Test Adidas and Nike’s Fast Fashion Efforts
The advance of three unlikely teams — Croatia, Belgium and England — to the World Cup semi-finals has offered up its own test to the sportswear giants: how they’re coping with the shift to fast fashion.
Financial Markets
H&M Second-Quarter Profits Decline
Profit slumped 22 percent to $670 million as the retailer struggles to adapt to the new digital landscape.
H&M Second-Quarter Profits Decline
Profit slumped 22 percent to $670 million as the retailer struggles to adapt to the new digital landscape.
Global Markets
Turkey: Troubled, Resilient and Full of Opportunity
For many fashion executives, two years of upheaval has led to uncertainty, but for others Turkey’s increasingly polarised market signals new business opportunities.
Turkey: Troubled, Resilient and Full of Opportunity
For many fashion executives, two years of upheaval has led to uncertainty, but for others Turkey’s increasingly polarised market signals new business opportunities.
News & Analysis
Zara Looks to Technology to Keep up With Faster Fashion
The Spanish company is developing new technologies, hooking up with tech firms and hiring talent from start-ups to fend off competition from younger, online-only players like Boohoo.com and Missguided.
Zara Looks to Technology to Keep up With Faster Fashion
The Spanish company is developing new technologies, hooking up with tech firms and hiring talent from start-ups to fend off competition from younger, online-only players like Boohoo.com and Missguided.
Retail
Urban Outfitters Rises on Upbeat Quarterly Forecast
Shares rose after at least four brokerages raised their price targets following the company's upbeat quarterly same-store sales forecast at its retail business.
Urban Outfitters Rises on Upbeat Quarterly Forecast
Shares rose after at least four brokerages raised their price targets following the company's upbeat quarterly same-store sales forecast at its retail business.
News & Analysis
Social Goods | Gap and H&M Factory Workers Face Daily Abuse, Fur Opposition in China
This week, a new report claims fast-fashion deadlines create a climate of harassment and violence in Asian factories, while top fashion industry representatives in Shanghai are committing to going fur-free.
Social Goods | Gap and H&M Factory Workers Face Daily Abuse, Fur Opposition in China
This week, a new report claims fast-fashion deadlines create a climate of harassment and violence in Asian factories, while top fashion industry representatives in Shanghai are committing to going fur-free.
News & Analysis
Why H&M Is at the Met Gala
While other fast-fashion brands opt out of the industry's biggest night, H&M joins couture houses and emerging designers at the Met Gala and is launching a retail collection inspired by its custom celebrity looks. Is it worth the investment?
Why H&M Is at the Met Gala
While other fast-fashion brands opt out of the industry's biggest night, H&M joins couture houses and emerging designers at the Met Gala and is launching a retail collection inspired by its custom celebrity looks. Is it worth the investment?
Sustainability
Fast Fashion's Biggest Threat Is Faster Fashion
Five years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, fast fashion's biggest players are facing challenges — but not from conscious consumers.
Fast Fashion's Biggest Threat Is Faster Fashion
Five years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, fast fashion's biggest players are facing challenges — but not from conscious consumers.
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.