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Richard Dickson Has Assembled a Dream Team at Gap. Can They Deliver?
With the hiring of Reed Krakoff and John Demsey this week, and Zac Posen last year, the retailer’s top ranks are a who’s who of fashion and beauty industry talent. But boosting sales and breaking into new categories such as accessories and beauty would be a tough assignment for anyone.
Fashion Needs a New Sustainability Playbook
Efforts to establish a cleaner, kinder fashion sector are struggling, but it’s not clear what the answers are.
The Fragrance Brand, the Influencer and the $60,000 Wedding Gift
It’s gonna be one heck of a thank-you note — or one winning strategy for how companies should (and shouldn’t) dole out swag to brides.
Not So Fast on a Puma and Adidas Reunion
Speculation about a potential reunion between the two legacy German footwear brands ran wild this week, but it might not be as brilliant an idea as it sounds.
Why Sephora Employees Fear ‘Chaotic’ Tween Shoppers
Preteens are parroting influencer speak and demanding anti-ageing products as the pressure to fit in intensifies.
H&M Makes London Fashion Week Return Amid Brand Revamp
The brand’s first runway show in seven years marks its latest effort to demonstrate its fashion chops, as it struggles to carve out a distinct position in a crowded market.
From Skechers to Foot Locker: Tariff Chaos Spurs Record-High Footwear, Apparel Deals
Some companies are merging to help offset tariff costs while others go private to weather the remaining years of his presidency outside of the public market.
A Chat With Sephora, and More
In the first edition of her weekly newsletter, The Business of Beauty’s Priya Rao dives into the global retail wars, why L’Oréal needs to be thinking three decades ahead, whether Gap Beauty has a prayer and why the latest wave of beauty M&A feels so anticlimactic.
Shein Opens Its Supply Network to Fashion Brands to Boost Growth
Other fashion brands can now tap on the fast-fashion retailer’s supply chain, which includes factories that can turn around new designs in 5-7 days, as long as they open a store on its online marketplace.
AI-Powered Shopping App Secures $8 Million, Hailey Bieber Backing
Phia, a price-comparison platform co-founded by Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, raised a seed round led by prominent venture firm Kleiner Perkins and a host of celebrity backers.
Bubble Was Built on Gen Z. Now, It Must Grow Up.
The colourful, affordable skincare line wants to attract older customers as it readies for its next stage of expansion. Like its peers Starface and Byoma, there may be growing pains along the way.
Hands On With the Most High-Tech Meta Ray-Ban Glasses Yet
The breakout eyewear’s next release comes with an internal display digitally overlaid on the wearer’s field of view that lets users read texts, watch video and get turn-by-turn navigation.