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Nike Design Chief Wants ‘Epic’ Shoes and Wants Them Now
Chief innovation, design and product officer Phil McCartney is reworking Nike’s running category, which has struggled to fend off rising competition from brands like On and Hoka.
Kering, L’Oréal and the Seduction of Luxury; Inside Amouage’s Success Story; Is Meghan Markle Launching Beauty?
This week, I’m covering everything from the fight for designer beauty brands (and if it's really worth it) to the Duchess of Sussex’s plans for As Ever.
Opinion: ChatGPT Is a Bad Personal Shopper, But It’s Learning
Shoppers arriving at e-commerce sites from ChatGPT are less likely to buy than those coming through other channels, but the gap is closing.
Prada’s 9-Month Revenue Rises 9% as Miu Miu’s Rapid Growth Continues
Results at the Prada brand improved in the period, as the closing of the group’s Versace acquisition nears.
What’s Fuelling (and Threatening) Luxury Skincare’s Growth
Once considered one of luxury’s most resilient categories, top-priced skincare is on shaky ground as it faces slowing sales in key Asian markets and rising demand for medical aesthetics.
How Favorite Daughter Benefitted From the Netflix Effect
The womenswear business, which has crossed $100 million in annual sales, has tapped the power of pop culture thanks to its appearances on Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” created and written by Erin Foster, one of the brand’s founders.
Exclusive: Amouage’s Sales Surpass $300 Million in Third Quarter
The Omani fine fragrance brand’s sales surged 73 percent in the three months ending Sept. 2025, with its biggest lifts in the Middle East and Africa.
Kering Sales, Smash-and-Grab Theft and Paris Art Week
Kering teased a 'drastic' reduction in its store footprint even as a deal with L’Oréal lightens its debt. Plus, early echoes from Paris Art Week, including a knockout Miu Miu initiative.
Kering Sales Beat Expectations as Investors Bet on Comeback
Sales at flagship brand Gucci fell by 14 percent in the third quarter with overall group sales down 5 percent.
Aerie’s No-AI Promise
The intimates brand said it’s sticking to real people, breaking from the growing number of brands using AI for content, while OpenAI’s new checkout within ChatGPT and its Sora 2 video app are set to have implications for fashion businesses.
Hermès Sees ‘Very Slight’ China Improvement as Q3 Sales Rise 9.6%
Sales of leather goods, including the brand’s classic Birkin and Kelly handbags, were up 13.3 percent.
What Comes After the ‘Clean Girl’?
The trend, characterised by glowing skin, fluffy brows and fake freckles, successfully ended an era dominated by high-glamour makeup. The standards it has set will shape the kinds of cosmetics that consumers will want for years to come.