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The New Beauty Discovery Journey on TikTok Shop
As discovery commerce reshapes the beauty industry, this playbook details how brands can leverage modern shopping behaviours, boost awareness and build cross-channel demand through TikTok Shop’s creator-led marketplace — with insights from Phlur, Medicube and POV Beauty’s Mikayla Nogueira.
Couture Has Entered a New Era. What Does It Mean?
There were plenty of questions coursing through the shows in Paris this week as new designers at Chanel and Dior brought fresh perspectives to their first couture collections, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
What’s Couture For? Chanel and Dior’s New Designers Make Their Case
Matthieu Blazy and Jonathan Anderson each took different approaches to navigating the inherent tensions of French couture, Robert Williams writes. Plus: LVMH’s results.
Allbirds to Close Remaining US Stores
The footwear maker will keep two outlet stores open and redirect its focus to e-commerce and wholesale as its losses mount.
Birkenstock Targets Double-Digit Growth in Updated Strategy
The footwear company hopes to generate $1.2 billion in incremental revenue over the next three fiscal year.
Amazon, LVMH and Chanel Added to Key Saks Bankruptcy Committee
The 10-member panel also includes a labour union representing Saks store workers, Zegna Group, Kering Americas and Brookfield Properties Retail.
Levi Strauss Beats Quarterly Results Estimates on Strong Denim Demand
The company said it will fully offset the impacts of US import tariffs through the year helped by pricing strategies.
The Debrief | Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market
Fashion companies are tightening return-to-office mandates just as entry-level jobs become harder to land. The Debrief explains what that means for workers trying to build careers in a cooling industry.
On Names Frank Sluis as CFO
Sluis is taking the reins on the company’s finances as Martin Hoffman continues his transition as the company’s full-chief executive.
TikTok’s New US Algorithm
The app’s new US owners are ‘retraining’ its recommendation algorithm, raising concerns about new biases, while social media companies are facing a landmark trial claiming they’re addictive by design.
Second-Tier Cities Are Critical to Reviving Luxury Growth in China
Hubs like Nanjing and Changsha are drawing increased attention from brands such as Louis Vuitton and Burberry as middle-class consumers relocating from Beijing and Shanghai in search of higher quality of life take their appetite for luxury goods with them.
Boots CEO Ornella Barra Steps Down
Ornella Barra is stepping down after leading the UK drug store chain for almost a decade.