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Drunk Elephant Was Never for Kids
The clean beauty brand has faced significant challenges in the years since it was acquired by Shiseido, but its embrace of young consumers may have been its biggest misstep.
Burberry Cuts Jobs as Full-Year Profit Swings to Loss
Sales fell 6 percent in the first three months of 2025, suggesting that the brands latest turnaround attempt is gaining some ground with consumers in a tough market for luxury goods.
Mexican Beauty Brands Seize the Moment
Brands founded in Mexico were already riding a wave of national pride, as more customers look for more culturally authentic brands. Now TikTok Shop, savvy marketing and improved trade policy are helping them grow to the next level.
Sustainability Takes a Back Seat, Even at Sustainable Fashion Brands
In a challenging market, a generation of brands that helped pioneer 'sustainable fashion' are shifting their sales pitch, letting design, not values, do the talking.
Balenciaga Names Nathalie Raynaud Deputy CEO
The Kering-owned fashion house is promoting its chief product officer as it prepares to open a new chapter under a new designer.
The Most Audacious Fashion Collabs in China
From Bottega Veneta’s poetry pact to Rui Zhou’s sex toy tie-up, marketing partnerships are becoming increasingly bold and imaginative as brands try to reignite demand in the cooling China market.
Worldview | Mexican Fashion Week Spotlights Carla Fernandez
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s SKP department store, the new India-UK trade agreement and Brazil’s surging cotton exports.
With the Trade War on Pause, Here’s What’s Next for Fashion
Fashion let out a sigh of relief as the US and China announced a de-escalation of their punishing trade battle, but the industry can’t breathe easy just yet.
Andie Acquires Richer Poorer
The two digitally-native brands will sell their products across both sites as the combined company aims to reach $100 million in annual sales in the next three to five years.
Alexandre Arnault’s Moët Hennessy Test
The former Tiffany executive and son of Bernard Arnault has been handed a daunting task: reviving LVMH’s famed Moet Hennessy drinks business in the midst of a tariff war.
Shiseido Earnings Decline 8.5%, Drunk Elephant Sales Slide 65%
The Japanese cosmetics giant reported an 8.5 percent decrease in sales on Monday, with particularly steep losses at the prestige skincare brand Drunk Elephant and its American and Chinese businesses.
The Art and Science of Product Naming
While tricky to get right, when item monikers resonate — think Glossier’s Boy Brow and Hill House Home’s Nap Dress — they can communicate a world of meaning in just a few words.