Europe’s high-end fashion houses are riding a burst of AI-fuelled wealth creation in the US. But growing concentration of wealth and a shrinking pipeline of new aspirational luxury shoppers could test the strength of the market.
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The label’s powerful beauty division is upgrading its spa offering and hiring Pilates instructors and sleep experts as it goes head-to-head with hotels and retreats in a bid to tap the buoyant high-end wellness market.
Fresh off a $2.25 billion valuation for its parent company, the wellness startup has a new launch, campaign and mandate to conquer calorie-counting consumers.
As artificial intelligence reshapes perceptions of white-collar work and four-year degrees face greater scrutiny, fashion brands see an opening to rebuild a dwindling pipeline of skilled craftspeople.
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The label’s powerful beauty division is upgrading its spa offering and hiring Pilates instructors and sleep experts as it goes head-to-head with hotels and retreats in a bid to tap the buoyant high-end wellness market.
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ReportAfter a prolonged slowdown, luxury is gradually returning to growth, led by the US and China. Drawing on a survey of more than 2,000 clients and dozens of interviews across both markets, The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company find in the latest edition in our State of Fashion series a base of customers with increasingly distinct local preferences that nonetheless share an overarching desire for emotional connection.
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