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Beauty

Ulta Looks to Rekindle the Magic With Cowboys, Squishmallows and Prada

At the retailer’s first ever experiential beauty event held deep in the heart of Texas, Ulta Beauty wrangled 1,500 consumers and nearly 200 brands as it wrestles with an industry-wide slowdown.


Retail

Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma Implicated in Intimidation Campaign by Chinese Regime

Billionaire appears to have been asked to pressure friend to return to China to help pursue out-of-favour official.


Media

A Year in, Family Style Launches a Zine for Gen-Z

The independent magazine is looking to expand the talent and brands it works with through its new venture ‘Takeaway.’


Retail

Exclusive: G-Star Raw Names the Designers of Botter Co-Creative Directors

Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh, the creative duo behind the Carribean-inspired luxury line Botter, will unveil their debut collection for the Dutch raw denim brand in January.


Retail

Luxury Fatigue Fuels an Indie Bag Boom

Indie brands selling pricey, but not too pricey accessories are thriving as more consumers become disillusioned with big luxury.


Global Markets

Trump Tariffs Prompt Slump in Shipments to US Ports

The number of vessels scheduled to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles next week is down by almost a third year on year.


Executive Briefings

The Executive Briefing: Blowing Up the Online Ad Market

This month, US antitrust actions against Google and Meta threatened to upend fashion marketing, even as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs jolted the industry’s supply chains. Read on for your concise breakdown of April’s key developments from executive editor Brian Baskin.


Beauty

Foreign Sunscreens Battle It Out in the Biggest SPF Market in the World

Sun care brands hoping to win over the US, like Australia’s Naked Sundays or Korea’s Beauty of Joseon, have to play by the FDA’s (regressive) rules.


Luxury

How to Make a Members Club Work in New York

Private clubs like LA’s San Vicente and London’s The Twenty Two are flooding New York City. Can they make membership a ‘must-have’ for a new generation of affluent New Yorkers?


Media

Harper’s Bazaar Italia Names New Creative Directors

Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak, the founders of design studio M/M, will spearhead the publication’s visual identity.


Retail

This Week: Adidas, Prada and the US Conference Board Assess the Tariffs’ Impact

A busy stretch of economic data and earnings will offer a clearer picture of how Trump’s trade war is affecting the industry.


Retail

‘Protect the Dolls’ T-Shirt Becomes a Fashion Symbol for Trans Rights

The viral Conner Ives-designed shirt has been worn by musician Troye Sivan and actor Pedro Pascal; its sales have raised £380,000 for Trans Lifeline with “that figure going up by the hour.”