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Luxury

Moncler and Zegna Results: Beyond the Jacket and the Suit

Moncler’s most muted quarter and Zegna’s US expansion will provide clues to whether the two Italian luxury groups can sustain their transformations.

Luxury

Moncler and Zegna Results: Beyond the Jacket and the Suit

Moncler’s most muted quarter and Zegna’s US expansion will provide clues to whether the two Italian luxury groups can sustain their transformations.


Retail

Fast Retailing’s GU Unveils First Collection by Francesco Risso

GU, a lower-priced counterpart to Uniqlo, is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success.

Retail

Fast Retailing’s GU Unveils First Collection by Francesco Risso

GU, a lower-priced counterpart to Uniqlo, is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success.


Luxury

Opinion: Can Erling Haaland’s $50,000 Hermès Man Bags Help Rescue Luxury?

Luxury companies need to adjust their strategies to tempt more men to buy handbags, Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted writes.

Luxury

Opinion: Can Erling Haaland’s $50,000 Hermès Man Bags Help Rescue Luxury?

Luxury companies need to adjust their strategies to tempt more men to buy handbags, Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted writes.


Retail

Why Shein Is Worth Far Less Than Before

This week, Shein received approval for a long-awaited IPO targeting a valuation of around $40 billion, a steep markdown from its peak valuation of $100 billion in 2022 due to slowing growth, regulatory hurdles and a weak consumer environment.

Retail

Why Shein Is Worth Far Less Than Before

This week, Shein received approval for a long-awaited IPO targeting a valuation of around $40 billion, a steep markdown from its peak valuation of $100 billion in 2022 due to slowing growth, regulatory hurdles and a weak consumer environment.


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Beauty

The BoF Podcast | Paloma Elsesser on Purpose, Representation and the New Rituals of Body Care

Paloma Elsesser joined The Business of Beauty’s executive editor Priya Rao about staying true to herself amid the pressures of tokenism and why — after a decade building other people’s brands — she’s finally thinking about building one of her own.

Beauty

The BoF Podcast | Paloma Elsesser on Purpose, Representation and the New Rituals of Body Care

Paloma Elsesser joined The Business of Beauty’s executive editor Priya Rao about staying true to herself amid the pressures of tokenism and why — after a decade building other people’s brands — she’s finally thinking about building one of her own.


Sustainability

Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem

Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.

Sustainability

Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem

Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.


Sports

All the Ways Adidas Will Win From the World Cup Final

After Argentina’s comeback victory over England in the World Cup, the competition will come down to two Adidas teams, giving the brand a variety of ways to capitalise on the biggest stage in sports.

Sports

All the Ways Adidas Will Win From the World Cup Final

After Argentina’s comeback victory over England in the World Cup, the competition will come down to two Adidas teams, giving the brand a variety of ways to capitalise on the biggest stage in sports.


Luxury

Chanel Says It Is Cooperating in Italy Labour Probe, Has Cut Ties With Subcontractor

The French fashion house said cut ties weeks ago with the subcontractor concerned, instructing its packaging supplier to end the relationship two days after receiving an alert on May 18.

Luxury

Chanel Says It Is Cooperating in Italy Labour Probe, Has Cut Ties With Subcontractor

The French fashion house said cut ties weeks ago with the subcontractor concerned, instructing its packaging supplier to end the relationship two days after receiving an alert on May 18.


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Luxury

Italian Police Visit Fashion Firms Including Cucinelli and Moncler in Labour Probe

Police visited nine high-end fashion firms as part of an investigation into alleged exploitation of ‌workers at subcontractors.

Luxury

Italian Police Visit Fashion Firms Including Cucinelli and Moncler in Labour Probe

Police visited nine high-end fashion firms as part of an investigation into alleged exploitation of ‌workers at subcontractors.


Luxury

Burberry’s US Sales Boost Growth as Turnaround Gains Momentum

The British brand’s sales grew across all product ranges for the first time in three years, though shares fell as investors shift focus to its efforts to drive further profitability.

Luxury

Burberry’s US Sales Boost Growth as Turnaround Gains Momentum

The British brand’s sales grew across all product ranges for the first time in three years, though shares fell as investors shift focus to its efforts to drive further profitability.


Beauty

Exclusive: K18 Bets on Longevity

The hair care brand’s latest product, which will anchor a new longevity-focused franchise, plants a flag in what its founder calls one of the most consequential shifts beauty has ever seen.

Beauty

Exclusive: K18 Bets on Longevity

The hair care brand’s latest product, which will anchor a new longevity-focused franchise, plants a flag in what its founder calls one of the most consequential shifts beauty has ever seen.


Luxury

Is State Aid the Swiss Watchmaking Sector’s Fig Leaf?

Switzerland’s support for watchmaker jobs has been extended another year, but a wider structural problem looms.

Luxury

Is State Aid the Swiss Watchmaking Sector’s Fig Leaf?

Switzerland’s support for watchmaker jobs has been extended another year, but a wider structural problem looms.