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Retail

Meet the Retailers Succeeding by Ignoring the Internet

You don’t need Chanel’s brand recognition to survive without an online store. From Brooklyn to Berlin, a growing number of independent store owners are saying no to e-commerce, betting a strong in-store experience can draw customers from their neighbourhood — and beyond.

Retail

Meet the Retailers Succeeding by Ignoring the Internet

You don’t need Chanel’s brand recognition to survive without an online store. From Brooklyn to Berlin, a growing number of independent store owners are saying no to e-commerce, betting a strong in-store experience can draw customers from their neighbourhood — and beyond.


Beauty

The Search for the Next Blockbuster Influencer Brand

A new generation of brands like Alix Earle’s acne line shows that launches can still beat influencer brand fatigue.

Beauty

The Search for the Next Blockbuster Influencer Brand

A new generation of brands like Alix Earle’s acne line shows that launches can still beat influencer brand fatigue.


Creative Class

What Stood Out at Salone

Martina Mondadori separates the signal from the noise at Milan Design Week: Dimorestudio’s retail space, Osanna Visconti’s bronzes, Laila Gohar’s merry-go-round for Arket and more.

Creative Class

What Stood Out at Salone

Martina Mondadori separates the signal from the noise at Milan Design Week: Dimorestudio’s retail space, Osanna Visconti’s bronzes, Laila Gohar’s merry-go-round for Arket and more.


Sports

Don’t Blame Basketball for Nike’s Slowdown

An NBA reporter’s analysis of Nike’s basketball business has sparked a new conversation about how much the category and the stars that drive it are to blame for the company’s recent struggles.

Sports

Don’t Blame Basketball for Nike’s Slowdown

An NBA reporter’s analysis of Nike’s basketball business has sparked a new conversation about how much the category and the stars that drive it are to blame for the company’s recent struggles.


Beauty

Opinion: Are Peptides Just Snake Oil? Don’t Ask the FDA.

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to deregulate peptides purports to make buying the drugs less fraught, but doesn’t give people what they really need: evidence they work and are safe, writes Bloomberg’s Lisa Jarvis.

Beauty

Opinion: Are Peptides Just Snake Oil? Don’t Ask the FDA.

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to deregulate peptides purports to make buying the drugs less fraught, but doesn’t give people what they really need: evidence they work and are safe, writes Bloomberg’s Lisa Jarvis.


Global Markets

Worldview | Rio de Janeiro Stages Fashion Week Comeback

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai malls, Mexican designers and China’s social commerce giant.

Global Markets

Worldview | Rio de Janeiro Stages Fashion Week Comeback

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai malls, Mexican designers and China’s social commerce giant.


Sustainability

Textile Recyclers Are Back From the Brink. Now They Just Need Customers.

Europe’s textile-to-textile recycling sector is rebounding from a crisis and regaining momentum as new regulations drive investment. But to succeed in the long run, it needs more brands to buy in.

Sustainability

Textile Recyclers Are Back From the Brink. Now They Just Need Customers.

Europe’s textile-to-textile recycling sector is rebounding from a crisis and regaining momentum as new regulations drive investment. But to succeed in the long run, it needs more brands to buy in.


Beauty

Japanese Culture Is Global. Why Isn’t J-Beauty?

The nation is a major exporter of entertainment, fashion and cuisine, but its skincare and cosmetics output has contracted recently as global competitors have gained.

Beauty

Japanese Culture Is Global. Why Isn’t J-Beauty?

The nation is a major exporter of entertainment, fashion and cuisine, but its skincare and cosmetics output has contracted recently as global competitors have gained.


Global Markets

Global Brands See Revival in China as Retail Nationalism Cools

Mid-market global brands like Gap, Zara, and Uniqlo are successfully winning back Chinese consumers who previously favoured domestic labels.

Global Markets

Global Brands See Revival in China as Retail Nationalism Cools

Mid-market global brands like Gap, Zara, and Uniqlo are successfully winning back Chinese consumers who previously favoured domestic labels.


Creative Class

Why the Party Photography Business Is Booming

Not only are brands investing in more stylistic content, but celebrities, influencers and wealthy shoppers are hiring their own photographers to ensure a steady stream of perfectly staged pictures.

Creative Class

Why the Party Photography Business Is Booming

Not only are brands investing in more stylistic content, but celebrities, influencers and wealthy shoppers are hiring their own photographers to ensure a steady stream of perfectly staged pictures.


Luxury

Luxury Brands Out in Force at Salone del Mobile

Most of the big labels will have some sort of activation at the Milan furnishings and design fair, regardless of whether they actually sell homewares.

Luxury

Luxury Brands Out in Force at Salone del Mobile

Most of the big labels will have some sort of activation at the Milan furnishings and design fair, regardless of whether they actually sell homewares.


Beauty

Pat McGrath Labs Exits Bankruptcy With a New Owner

A US bankruptcy judge said on Friday she would approve the cosmetic brand’s restructure, which sees new owner GDA Luma assuming control of the new company.

Beauty

Pat McGrath Labs Exits Bankruptcy With a New Owner

A US bankruptcy judge said on Friday she would approve the cosmetic brand’s restructure, which sees new owner GDA Luma assuming control of the new company.