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The Best of BoF 2025: Clean Girl Power Remains Strong
One particular beauty look continued to dominate the makeup industry in 2025, driving new innovations and inspiring most of its launches.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Owner Injects $225 Million Into Brand
Anastasia Soare invested her own money into Anastasia Beverly Hills after private equity firm TPG cut its stake in the brand.
Nike Climbs as Apple’s Tim Cook Buys $3 Million in Stock
The athletic brand’s shares ticked up 2 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday.
The Best of BoF 2025: A Boom Year Gets Complicated
Fragrance entered 2025 riding a luxury scent frenzy, global demand and buzzy launches. Now, signs of saturation and market bifurcation are emerging.
Visa and Mastercard Report 4% Growth in US Holiday Retail Sales
Many shoppers relied on artificial intelligence tools to discover and compare prices so that they could stretch discretionary budgets, Visa's chief economist said in a statement.
FDA Approves First GLP-1 Weight Loss Pill
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill, the first weight-loss drug to win approval from the agency, is expected to launch in the US in early 2026.
Opinion: Golden Goose’s $2,000 Sneakers Are a Rare Win for Private Equity
The high-end Italian sneaker brand’s sale to HSG for over €2.5 billion marks a successful exit for private-equity owner Permira, particularly at a moment of depressed demand for luxury goods, writes Andrea Felsted.
The Best of BoF 2025: A Year of Global Upheaval
Trade turmoil, luxury's slowdown and shifting consumer behaviours reshaped global fashion in 2025, pressuring manufacturers from Vietnam to China while opening frontiers in India, Africa and Latin America. But creative resilience and bold investment signalled where the industry may find its next wave of growth.
The Best of BoF 2025: Fashion’s Year of Designer Revamps
A wave of creative overhauls swept through the industry including Chanel, Dior and Gucci as brands scrambled to reignite the interest of inflation-weary shoppers. The renewal brought excitement, but will it help fashion pull out of its slump?
The Best of BoF 2025: Innovation is King
Skincare brands are finding post-pandemic growth more elusive, as customers whittle down their routines and seek out expert-backed brands.
The Best of BoF 2025: Fashion and Sports Forge a Powerful Alliance
As the fashion world navigated a tough year filled with macroeconomic headwinds and deep consumer pessimism in key marketplaces, the sports industry proved to be a bit of a guiding light.
Saks Mulls Bankruptcy Year After Raising Billions for Turnaround
The company is also weighing additional ways to shore up liquidity, including raising emergency financing or selling assets, Bloomberg reported.