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Prestige Beauty Outpaces High-End Bags as China’s Luxury Spending Evolves
For Chinese consumers seeking luxury, skincare is trumping designer goods as a prolonged property downturn and weaker confidence make price tags ever more decisive.
Worldview | India Couture Week Under the Shadow of Unrest
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Australian Fashion Festival, African textile innovators and the Chinese investors buying Mammut.
Zalando Narrows Profit Outlook, Sees Growth at Lower End of Range
The online fashion retailer said 2026 revenue and growth will land in the lower half of its previously guided range and narrowed its adjusted operating profit outlook.
The Reason Your AI Investments Aren’t Paying Off
Investment in artificial intelligence promises to help fashion companies work faster, smarter and more efficiently, but one key obstacle stands in the way of good returns.
Duke + Dexter Appoints New Creative Director
Company veteran Connor Boon will oversee the British footwear brand's creative strategy as it expands further into apparel and formal wear.
Why Independent Retail Is More Important Than Ever
From Brooklyn to Shanghai, a multibrand retail renaissance is taking shape, powered by a thirst for independent stores with a more hand-crafted, human quotient in a world flattened by digital transactions.
The Executive Briefing: What Luxury Shoppers Want; Retail’s New Hot Spots; The Backlash Against Polyester
Luxury clients reveal what makes them buy, brands share the sports marketing strategies that work and shoppers reject synthetics. Keep reading for your analysis of July’s top news.
Diamond Scandal in Vietnam Rattles Gem Industry
The discovery of what appears to be Vietnam’s biggest-ever diamond smuggling network has shaken gem buyers.
Why Copenhagen Fashion Week Still Stands Apart
The sustainability-focused showcase returns next week with regional staples Marimekko and By Malene Birger coming back, the debut of Collina Strada, and a continued focus on community that's made it one of fashion's most influential regional fashion weeks.
Luxury’s Mid-Year Review
How are designer revamps landing? Can logo-free luxury stay on top? BoF checks in on LVMH and Kering’s Q2, the French presidential race and more.
LVMH Sells Patou Back to Cosmetics Magnate Dilesh Mehta
The historic French perfume name, which had been relaunched by LVMH in 2019 as a fashion label geared to younger shoppers, has been acquired by the Mehta family, already shareholders since 2011.
Will the US’ Forced Labour Tariffs Protect Workers?
The new duties’ focus on forced labour is widely seen as a pretext for the Trump administration to rebuild its tariff wall. But could they actually help address forced labour in fashion’s supply chain?