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Marketing

ShopMy Launches Personal Shopping Service

Top spenders on the influencer platform’s app will be able to have their style questions answered by creators, a service ShopMy hopes will serve as an antidote to AI product recommendations.

Marketing

ShopMy Launches Personal Shopping Service

Top spenders on the influencer platform’s app will be able to have their style questions answered by creators, a service ShopMy hopes will serve as an antidote to AI product recommendations.


Luxury

Luxury Brands Book Sales Drop as Middle East War Takes Toll on Airport Shopping

The conflict in the Middle East is hurting duty-free and travel-retail sales for luxury and beauty groups like LVMH, Kering, Estée Lauder, and L’Oréal.

Luxury

Luxury Brands Book Sales Drop as Middle East War Takes Toll on Airport Shopping

The conflict in the Middle East is hurting duty-free and travel-retail sales for luxury and beauty groups like LVMH, Kering, Estée Lauder, and L’Oréal.


Luxury

Watches & Wonders: Who’s Here, Who’s Not and What to Expect

In his latest briefing, watches expert Robin Swithinbank takes the temperature as the Swiss watchmaking industry kicks off Geneva Watch Week. Audemars Piguet’s return, heavyweight no-shows, the mood amongst CEOs and more.

Luxury

Watches & Wonders: Who’s Here, Who’s Not and What to Expect

In his latest briefing, watches expert Robin Swithinbank takes the temperature as the Swiss watchmaking industry kicks off Geneva Watch Week. Audemars Piguet’s return, heavyweight no-shows, the mood amongst CEOs and more.


Luxury

Can Dolce & Gabbana Stay Independent?

The very strategy the Italian luxury house used to maintain its fiercely guarded independence — funding expansion through debt instead of selling equity — is putting pressure on the company as it attempts to navigate a punishing sector-wide slowdown.

Luxury

Can Dolce & Gabbana Stay Independent?

The very strategy the Italian luxury house used to maintain its fiercely guarded independence — funding expansion through debt instead of selling equity — is putting pressure on the company as it attempts to navigate a punishing sector-wide slowdown.


Sports

Opinion: China’s Sneaker Wars Are Just Kicking Off

The sheer number of international activewear players operating in China, which is in the midst of an outdoor sports boom, undercuts the idea that Chinese consumers have shunned foreign brands entirely, writes Juliana Liu.

Sports

Opinion: China’s Sneaker Wars Are Just Kicking Off

The sheer number of international activewear players operating in China, which is in the midst of an outdoor sports boom, undercuts the idea that Chinese consumers have shunned foreign brands entirely, writes Juliana Liu.


Luxury

Gucci Sales Slide as Revival Slow to Take Shape

Revenue at Kering’s flagship brand fell 8 percent in the first quarter, missing analyst expectations, despite creative and management overhauls.

Luxury

Gucci Sales Slide as Revival Slow to Take Shape

Revenue at Kering’s flagship brand fell 8 percent in the first quarter, missing analyst expectations, despite creative and management overhauls.


Sports

Ralph Lauren’s Grip Loosens on Tennis

Ralph Lauren has been the standard bearer for fashion in tennis for decades. So it’s genuinely shocking that the company just lost its Australian Open sponsorship.

Sports

Ralph Lauren’s Grip Loosens on Tennis

Ralph Lauren has been the standard bearer for fashion in tennis for decades. So it’s genuinely shocking that the company just lost its Australian Open sponsorship.


Beauty

‘Euphoria’ and Half Magic Launch Makeup Collection

The hit HBO show’s lead makeup artist Donni Davy spoke exclusively to The Business of Beauty about how she brought ‘Euphoria’ makeup to market — and why it took so long.

Beauty

‘Euphoria’ and Half Magic Launch Makeup Collection

The hit HBO show’s lead makeup artist Donni Davy spoke exclusively to The Business of Beauty about how she brought ‘Euphoria’ makeup to market — and why it took so long.


Luxury

Luca de Meo’s Gucci Challenge

Seven months into his tenure, Kering’s new CEO has stabilised the company’s finances, but his primary challenge remains reviving growth at flagship brand Gucci.

Luxury

Luca de Meo’s Gucci Challenge

Seven months into his tenure, Kering’s new CEO has stabilised the company’s finances, but his primary challenge remains reviving growth at flagship brand Gucci.


Global Markets

Why Uganda Is East Africa’s Next Fashion Frontier

Early movers Adidas and Puma are gaining ground in Uganda, but other Western retailers have left the market open to Asian competitors even as a rapidly growing middle class and style-conscious youth fuel demand.

Global Markets

Why Uganda Is East Africa’s Next Fashion Frontier

Early movers Adidas and Puma are gaining ground in Uganda, but other Western retailers have left the market open to Asian competitors even as a rapidly growing middle class and style-conscious youth fuel demand.


Global Markets

Worldview | How Lagos Is Driving Africa’s Circular Fashion Agenda

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Saudi Arabian shopping malls, Iran’s struggling garment factories and South Korea’s new streetwear media launch.

Global Markets

Worldview | How Lagos Is Driving Africa’s Circular Fashion Agenda

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Saudi Arabian shopping malls, Iran’s struggling garment factories and South Korea’s new streetwear media launch.


Marketing

Why Some AI Ads Flourish and Others Fail

The mixed response to luxury’s experiments with AI imagery is linked to a deeper question: Is the new technology expanding creative possibilities or undermining the sector’s promise of human artistry?

Marketing

Why Some AI Ads Flourish and Others Fail

The mixed response to luxury’s experiments with AI imagery is linked to a deeper question: Is the new technology expanding creative possibilities or undermining the sector’s promise of human artistry?