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KidSuper’s Colm Dillane Teams Up With the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets
The collaboration marks the first collection from the Nets’ new in-house label, Bero. For Dillane, a New York native, it needed to be more than another superficial logo swap.
Jacquemus Is Seeking a Minority Investor
French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus is looking for funding to keep opening stores amid a luxury market slowdown. ‘I value my independence… but I need to break the glass ceiling by finding the right partner,’ Jacquemus told French newspaper Le Figaro.
The Start-Up Turning AI Designs Into Real Products
Arcade lets shoppers design their own jewellery with AI and then produces it. It highlights both the potential in letting users turn their ideas into reality and how much labour is required behind the scenes to make it possible.
Buy Now, Pay Later Firms Cash in on the Plastic Surgery Boom
Consumers are turning to healthcare lenders and opening new lines of credit to finance cosmetic augmentations and ‘tweakments.’
How Prada Is Defying the Downturn
The Milanese group reported nine-month net revenues up 18 percent year-on-year, powered by eye-popping growth at Miu Miu, where third-quarter sales surged 105 percent.
The Denim Brands of the 2010s Grow Up
A number of start-ups are expanding beyond denim, opening stores and navigating an increasingly competitive and fragmented market by staying close to their consumer.
Korean-American Brands Lean Back Into K-Beauty
TikTok’s K-beauty obsession has inspired brands like Glow Recipe, Then I Met You and Peach & Lily to embrace their Korean beauty origins as international retailers renew their interest in the category.
Employers Look to Telehealth Firms to Decrease the Costs of Weight-Loss Shots
As uptake of GLP-1 increases among the general public, American employers are looking to find cheaper ways of offering weight-loss medications.
The Indian Entrepreneur Disrupting the Global Sourcing Industry
PDS Limited founder Pallak Seth has created a next-generation sourcing platform used by brands like Zara and Gap, challenging the dominance of Hong Kong supply chain management giants.
Worldview | Lagos Fashion Week’s Take on the Value Chain
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Diwali gold demand, Chinese sportswear giant Li Ning and the troubled Bangladeshi titan Beximco.
Shopify Is Winning Salesforce Clients, Stoking E-Commerce Rivalry
Shopify Inc. is shifting its focus from small businesses to larger retailers, successfully attracting major clients like Mattel and Casper from Salesforce by offering lower costs and flexible pricing models.
How Grand Seiko Is Seizing Japan’s Luxury Shopping Moment
Tourist shoppers have flocked to Japan to take advantage of top-quality shopping and a weaker yen. Seiko Group president Akio Naito breaks down how the watchmaker’s high-end brand — sometimes referred to as the ‘Japanese Rolex’ — plans to keep up momentum after beating the market this year.