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Retail

Temu’s US Business Stabilises After Tariff Blow

The company posted a 12 percent gain in sales to $18 billion during the December quarter, in line with expectations.

Retail

Temu’s US Business Stabilises After Tariff Blow

The company posted a 12 percent gain in sales to $18 billion during the December quarter, in line with expectations.


Sports

On to Be Led by Founders as CEO Steps Down

The Swiss sportswear brand’s co-founders, Caspar Coppetti and David Allemann, will take over as co-chief executives in May as On looks to maintain its fast growth.

Sports

On to Be Led by Founders as CEO Steps Down

The Swiss sportswear brand’s co-founders, Caspar Coppetti and David Allemann, will take over as co-chief executives in May as On looks to maintain its fast growth.


Beauty

Violet Grey Plots Its Future

The taste-making US retailer will open a pop-up inside London’s Harvey Nichols and begin shipping to the UK on April 20 as it continues to grow its footprint.

Beauty

Violet Grey Plots Its Future

The taste-making US retailer will open a pop-up inside London’s Harvey Nichols and begin shipping to the UK on April 20 as it continues to grow its footprint.


Technology

Meta Smart Glasses With Display Face Obstacles to EU Rollout

The new Meta Ray-Ban glasses have been withheld from the EU due to issues such as supply constraints and EU regulations on removable batteries.

Technology

Meta Smart Glasses With Display Face Obstacles to EU Rollout

The new Meta Ray-Ban glasses have been withheld from the EU due to issues such as supply constraints and EU regulations on removable batteries.


Retail

Asos Shares Jump as Womenswear Boosts Retailer’s Profitability

The online retailer reported a 50 percent increase in underlying profits, despite ongoing turnaround challenges and competition from rivals like Shein.

Retail

Asos Shares Jump as Womenswear Boosts Retailer’s Profitability

The online retailer reported a 50 percent increase in underlying profits, despite ongoing turnaround challenges and competition from rivals like Shein.


Beauty

Investors Bet Estée Lauder Deal Will Put Pressure on Turnaround

The risks of Lauder executing a merger with Puig while still in the midst of its own turnaround outweigh the benefits, analysts told Bloomberg.

Beauty

Investors Bet Estée Lauder Deal Will Put Pressure on Turnaround

The risks of Lauder executing a merger with Puig while still in the midst of its own turnaround outweigh the benefits, analysts told Bloomberg.


Luxury

Is the Luxury Comeback Still on Track?

War in the Middle East is weighing on prospects for the sector’s rebound, but analysts are sticking to their growth forecasts — for now.

Luxury

Is the Luxury Comeback Still on Track?

War in the Middle East is weighing on prospects for the sector’s rebound, but analysts are sticking to their growth forecasts — for now.


Sports

Should We Still Believe in Nike?

Despite all of Nike’s restructuring and reinventing, the company’s stock is hovering around $53 per share, which is as low as it’s been since 2017. The Street, and much of the public, still don’t believe in the comeback narrative.

Sports

Should We Still Believe in Nike?

Despite all of Nike’s restructuring and reinventing, the company’s stock is hovering around $53 per share, which is as low as it’s been since 2017. The Street, and much of the public, still don’t believe in the comeback narrative.


Global Markets

Worldview | Tokyo Fashion Week Doubles Down on Asia

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Eid al-Fitr spending across the Gulf, Moscow Fashion Week and Indian factories squeezed by the Middle East war fuel shortage.

Global Markets

Worldview | Tokyo Fashion Week Doubles Down on Asia

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Eid al-Fitr spending across the Gulf, Moscow Fashion Week and Indian factories squeezed by the Middle East war fuel shortage.


Sustainability

Ralph Lauren Resets Sustainability Plan After Dropping Net-Zero Target

The company is shifting to shorter-term, measurable goals after dropping its target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040 last year.

Sustainability

Ralph Lauren Resets Sustainability Plan After Dropping Net-Zero Target

The company is shifting to shorter-term, measurable goals after dropping its target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040 last year.


Beauty

Spain’s Puig Shares Jump on Lauder Merger Talks

Shares of the Spanish beauty group surged around 16 percent on Tuesday, on track for their best trading day on record, after announcing they were in talks over ​a ⁠potential merger with Estée Lauder.

Beauty

Spain’s Puig Shares Jump on Lauder Merger Talks

Shares of the Spanish beauty group surged around 16 percent on Tuesday, on track for their best trading day on record, after announcing they were in talks over ​a ⁠potential merger with Estée Lauder.


Luxury

Nicolas Di Felice Exits Courrèges

During five years as artistic director, Di Felice reactivated the storied Parisian label with a clubby energy and collections that breathed new life into its Space Age DNA.

Luxury

Nicolas Di Felice Exits Courrèges

During five years as artistic director, Di Felice reactivated the storied Parisian label with a clubby energy and collections that breathed new life into its Space Age DNA.