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"In the same vein as Avon ladies, a large percentage of Stella & Dot's sales are made at trunk shows through home-based 'stylists'. Each stylist initially invests in a £169 starter kit - "the same price as a pair of premium denim jeans" - which contains £300 worth of jewellery and a free, 60-day trial personalised micro-site on Stella & Dot's online store."
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This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Ghanaian textile sector, Russian e-tailer Wildberries and the record fine incurred by Chinese marketplace AliExpress.
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
Unilever upgraded its annual forecast on Tuesday, as consumers reached for brands like Vaseline and Dove despite household budget concerns stemming from the Iran war.
Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
