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The Debrief | Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine?
BoF correspondent Shayeza Walid joins The Debrief to unpack H&M’s unprecedented climate progress paired with a dip in sales — and whether the Swedish giant can escape being slotted in the middle of the pack of the fashion market.

The Debrief | Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine?
BoF correspondent Shayeza Walid joins The Debrief to unpack H&M’s unprecedented climate progress paired with a dip in sales — and whether the Swedish giant can escape being slotted in the middle of the pack of the fashion market.

How to Bring Back a Beloved Watchmaker: The Resurrection of Universal Genève
Breitling CEO Georges Kern wanted to add more to his company’s offering to satisfy its private equity ownership. So he dug into history to find one of the watch collecting community’s favourite lost brands.

How to Bring Back a Beloved Watchmaker: The Resurrection of Universal Genève
Breitling CEO Georges Kern wanted to add more to his company’s offering to satisfy its private equity ownership. So he dug into history to find one of the watch collecting community’s favourite lost brands.

Galeries Lafayette Q1 Sales Stable Despite Middle East War
The French department store chain, which plans to invest €260 million through 2030, saw a 14 percent uptick in sales from Middle Eastern clients in March as overall sales for the quarter remained flat.

Galeries Lafayette Q1 Sales Stable Despite Middle East War
The French department store chain, which plans to invest €260 million through 2030, saw a 14 percent uptick in sales from Middle Eastern clients in March as overall sales for the quarter remained flat.

Swatch Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Activist Investor’s Bid for Board Seat
The luxury watch owner has urged shareholders to reject activist investor Steven Wood’s renewed board bid, as it moves to defend its governance and luxury brand strategy.

Swatch Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Activist Investor’s Bid for Board Seat
The luxury watch owner has urged shareholders to reject activist investor Steven Wood’s renewed board bid, as it moves to defend its governance and luxury brand strategy.

Indian Jeweller Titan Reports Surging Domestic Sales
The jewellery maker, known for its Tanishq and CaratLane brands, posted a 42 percent rise in quarterly domestic sales as consumers in the world’s most populous country splurged on gold.

Indian Jeweller Titan Reports Surging Domestic Sales
The jewellery maker, known for its Tanishq and CaratLane brands, posted a 42 percent rise in quarterly domestic sales as consumers in the world’s most populous country splurged on gold.

Italian Court Lifts Controls Placed on Valentino Unit Over Labour Practices
The special administration imposed on a unit of the luxury group over labour practices of its Chinese-owned subcontractors has ended early.

Italian Court Lifts Controls Placed on Valentino Unit Over Labour Practices
The special administration imposed on a unit of the luxury group over labour practices of its Chinese-owned subcontractors has ended early.

Puig, Estée Lauder Founding Families to Meet for Combination Talks
The founding families of the Spanish firm and US cosmetics giant will meet this week in New York to negotiate the terms of a potential business combination, a source said.

Puig, Estée Lauder Founding Families to Meet for Combination Talks
The founding families of the Spanish firm and US cosmetics giant will meet this week in New York to negotiate the terms of a potential business combination, a source said.

The Fashion Jobs Where AI Shines, and Where It Struggles
Companies have raced to put large language models to use for jobs from generating images to writing code, but to get the best use of this innovative form of AI, they need to know its limits and how to navigate around them.

The Fashion Jobs Where AI Shines, and Where It Struggles
Companies have raced to put large language models to use for jobs from generating images to writing code, but to get the best use of this innovative form of AI, they need to know its limits and how to navigate around them.

How War Is Exposing Beauty’s Packaging Problem
From soaring plastic costs to aluminium supply shocks, the US-Israel war with Iran is unraveling the beauty industry’s overreliance on plastic packaging and infrastructural gap for affordable and scalable climate-friendly solutions.

How War Is Exposing Beauty’s Packaging Problem
From soaring plastic costs to aluminium supply shocks, the US-Israel war with Iran is unraveling the beauty industry’s overreliance on plastic packaging and infrastructural gap for affordable and scalable climate-friendly solutions.

Altuzarra Names Marta Lastra as CEO
The former president of Altuzarra will replace founder and creative director Joseph Altuzarra as chief executive. Altuzarra has appointed Marta Lastra as chief executive, the company announced Wednesday.

Altuzarra Names Marta Lastra as CEO
The former president of Altuzarra will replace founder and creative director Joseph Altuzarra as chief executive. Altuzarra has appointed Marta Lastra as chief executive, the company announced Wednesday.

Levi’s Boosts Full-Year Outlook on Strong Sales; CFO to Retire
Company veteran Harmit Singh’s departure marks a major change for Levi.

Levi’s Boosts Full-Year Outlook on Strong Sales; CFO to Retire
Company veteran Harmit Singh’s departure marks a major change for Levi.

India’s Nykaa Sees Fastest Quarterly Revenue Growth in Three Years
Indian fashion-to-beauty retailer Nykaa said on Monday it expects net revenue to grow in the late-20 percent range in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, its fastest in three years.

India’s Nykaa Sees Fastest Quarterly Revenue Growth in Three Years
Indian fashion-to-beauty retailer Nykaa said on Monday it expects net revenue to grow in the late-20 percent range in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, its fastest in three years.