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Retail

Is Quince Really Worth $10 Billion?

From $50 cashmere to Dom Pérignon champagne, the everything store for the aspirationally bougie is outrunning the ghosts of DTC past.


News & Analysis

Industry Leaders Gather in Paris for Exclusive Beauty Insights from The Business of Beauty

Senior leaders from L’Oréal, LVMH, Sephora, Coty, Augustinus Bader, Clarins, Violette_Fr, Sunday Riley and more attended an intimate community breakfast in Paris on building brand resilience and relevance in a slowing economy.


Sports

Fashion Needs to Get Active in Women’s Sports

Women’s sports are booming and fashion is missing out, according to new analysis from Bank of America.


Beauty

Can Mikayla Nogueira Sell Fragrance, Too?

The beauty influencer is hoping her 20 million-strong following can cut through the category’s oversaturation with Only Sunshine, a tropical scent launched with indie brand Snif.


Fashion Week

The Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF’s editors pick the best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2026 fashion season.


Marketing

Minimalism Was on Its Way Out. Then Came ‘Love Story’

Ryan Murphy’s smash hit chronicling the ill-fated romance of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. is reshaping the trend cycle.


Beauty

Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates

Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.


Beauty

Ulta Beauty Joins TikTok Shop

Ulta Beauty becomes the first US specialty beauty retailer to launch on TikTok Shop, making the case for partnership rather than competition with the platform’s beauty e-commerce business.


Luxury

Hermès ‘Game’ Leaves a Bad Taste

In this week’s High Margin luxury newsletter: A softening resale market for Birkin and Kelly bags poses questions for luxury powerhouse Hermès. Plus, a run on Chanel’s stores during Paris Fashion Week.


Beauty

Exclusive: Brita Invests in Shower Filter Firm Hello Klean

The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.


Sustainability

AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions

The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.


Luxury

LVMH Names Béatrice Goasglas CEO of Tag Heuer

Goasglas is set to head the luxury conglomerate’s biggest watch label after the sudden exit of former chief executive Antoine Pin in January.