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
Doing Business in Brazil? Team USA Learned the Hard Way
The Team USA Olympic store in Rio’s ritzy Ipanema was planned to turn Team USA into a year-round retailer, though in a country with a business culture that can leave even seasoned entrepreneurs fuming, the venture never gained traction.
Doing Business in Brazil? Team USA Learned the Hard Way
The Team USA Olympic store in Rio’s ritzy Ipanema was planned to turn Team USA into a year-round retailer, though in a country with a business culture that can leave even seasoned entrepreneurs fuming, the venture never gained traction.
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Nike's Stock Falls Behind Rivals Amid Rio Olympics
Nike has top billing among sports brands at the Rio Olympics, but a week into the Games, its stock is losing to Adidas and Under Armour.
Nike's Stock Falls Behind Rivals Amid Rio Olympics
Nike has top billing among sports brands at the Rio Olympics, but a week into the Games, its stock is losing to Adidas and Under Armour.
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Nike to Stop Making Golf Equipment in Latest Blow to the Sport
Nike will stop selling golf equipment, striking another blow to a pastime hurt by slowing participation rates.
Nike to Stop Making Golf Equipment in Latest Blow to the Sport
Nike will stop selling golf equipment, striking another blow to a pastime hurt by slowing participation rates.
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Adidas Extends China Sports Push in Agreement With Billionaire
Adidas signed an agreement with billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda Group to help develop soccer and basketball in China, as the German company seeks to capitalise on increasing interest in sports and fitness in the world’s most populous nation.
Adidas Extends China Sports Push in Agreement With Billionaire
Adidas signed an agreement with billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda Group to help develop soccer and basketball in China, as the German company seeks to capitalise on increasing interest in sports and fitness in the world’s most populous nation.
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Adidas Remixes '90s Kate Moss for Gazelle Reboot
Adidas has partnered with Kate Moss and bessnyc4 to launch its re-issued Gazelle sneakers, which some have called 'the new Stan Smiths.'
Adidas Remixes '90s Kate Moss for Gazelle Reboot
Adidas has partnered with Kate Moss and bessnyc4 to launch its re-issued Gazelle sneakers, which some have called 'the new Stan Smiths.'
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Michael Kors' Formula 1 Deal Fuels $1 Billion Men's Push
Michael Kors is set to partner with the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 racing team, as part of a broader plan to combat decelerating growth by winning new customers outside its base of female handbag aficionados.
Michael Kors' Formula 1 Deal Fuels $1 Billion Men's Push
Michael Kors is set to partner with the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 racing team, as part of a broader plan to combat decelerating growth by winning new customers outside its base of female handbag aficionados.
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Adidas to Pay 50 Million Euros a Year for Germany Sponsorship
Adidas extended its sponsorship of the German Football Association until 2022, paying about twice the amount of its previous agreement.
Adidas to Pay 50 Million Euros a Year for Germany Sponsorship
Adidas extended its sponsorship of the German Football Association until 2022, paying about twice the amount of its previous agreement.
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Adidas Relies On Stars Not Soccer Teams To Sell Product
Getting soccer idols to recommend a brand’s cleats directly on Twitter and Instagram can grant more bang for the marketing buck than spiralling team sponsorships, which can top $1 billion.
Adidas Relies On Stars Not Soccer Teams To Sell Product
Getting soccer idols to recommend a brand’s cleats directly on Twitter and Instagram can grant more bang for the marketing buck than spiralling team sponsorships, which can top $1 billion.
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Nike Sticks With Tennis Star Sharapova After Drug Suspension
Nike is sticking with star Maria Sharapova after the International Tennis Federation suspended her for two years for using a performance-enhancing substance.
Nike Sticks With Tennis Star Sharapova After Drug Suspension
Nike is sticking with star Maria Sharapova after the International Tennis Federation suspended her for two years for using a performance-enhancing substance.
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Under Armour Plans $500 Million Bond Debut
The sportswear company that outfits Stephen Curry, Tom Brady and Notre Dame athletics is preparing its debut bond offering as a global hunt for yield pushes borrowing costs for investment-grade corporates to their lowest in more than a year.
Under Armour Plans $500 Million Bond Debut
The sportswear company that outfits Stephen Curry, Tom Brady and Notre Dame athletics is preparing its debut bond offering as a global hunt for yield pushes borrowing costs for investment-grade corporates to their lowest in more than a year.
China
Sweaty Workout Selfies Catch On as China App Fuels Fitness Boom
With at least one in four adults either overweight or obese, more upwardly mobile Chinese are beginning to value a healthy lifestyle over branded luxury goods.
Sweaty Workout Selfies Catch On as China App Fuels Fitness Boom
With at least one in four adults either overweight or obese, more upwardly mobile Chinese are beginning to value a healthy lifestyle over branded luxury goods.
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Under Armour and UCLA Sign Record-Breaking Deal
UCLA and Under Armour have agreed to an athletic shoe and apparel deal that will pay the school a record $280 million over 15 years.
Under Armour and UCLA Sign Record-Breaking Deal
UCLA and Under Armour have agreed to an athletic shoe and apparel deal that will pay the school a record $280 million over 15 years.
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.