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Global Markets

What’s Holding Back India’s Resale Market?

Recent startup failures have exposed the gap between bullish growth forecasts and commercial realities in India’s secondhand fashion sector, where cultural taboos, fragmentation and limited scalability continue to thwart ambitions.

Global Markets

What’s Holding Back India’s Resale Market?

Recent startup failures have exposed the gap between bullish growth forecasts and commercial realities in India’s secondhand fashion sector, where cultural taboos, fragmentation and limited scalability continue to thwart ambitions.


Global Markets

Worldview | Brazilian Footwear Exporters Brace for US Tariff Hike

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai’s diamond trade, Chinese factories in Egypt and Senegal’s e-commerce middlemen.

Global Markets

Worldview | Brazilian Footwear Exporters Brace for US Tariff Hike

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai’s diamond trade, Chinese factories in Egypt and Senegal’s e-commerce middlemen.


Marketing

Nike Football Boss Says World Cup Final ‘Not What We Dreamed’

In a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News, Nike’s vice president and general manager of football acknowledged the tournament’s ending wasn’t the one the company hoped for.

Marketing

Nike Football Boss Says World Cup Final ‘Not What We Dreamed’

In a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News, Nike’s vice president and general manager of football acknowledged the tournament’s ending wasn’t the one the company hoped for.


Luxury

Swatch Reports Better First-Half Sales but Misses Profit Forecasts

Net ​sales rose 8.5 percent year on year ​at constant exchange rates, but the Swiss group’s profit was hit by negative currency effects.

Luxury

Swatch Reports Better First-Half Sales but Misses Profit Forecasts

Net ​sales rose 8.5 percent year on year ​at constant exchange rates, but the Swiss group’s profit was hit by negative currency effects.


Beauty

Beauty Enters Its ‘Superdupe’ Era

Mcobeauty’s newest launch, crafted with precisely the same formula as its pricier forebear, Urban Decay, showcases an evolving strategy for ‘dupe’ brands.

Beauty

Beauty Enters Its ‘Superdupe’ Era

Mcobeauty’s newest launch, crafted with precisely the same formula as its pricier forebear, Urban Decay, showcases an evolving strategy for ‘dupe’ brands.


Marketing

Why Some Brands Are Roasting Themselves

While most marketers ignore or suppress criticism, some are learning to harness negative reviews and poke fun at themselves to disarm haters and connect with Gen Z.

Marketing

Why Some Brands Are Roasting Themselves

While most marketers ignore or suppress criticism, some are learning to harness negative reviews and poke fun at themselves to disarm haters and connect with Gen Z.


Partner Content

How The Lab is Turning Sustainable Cleaning into A Fashion Growth Vertical

As shoppers seek greater value from their wardrobes, garment care is evolving from an afterthought into a key part of the fashion value chain. Jo Farah, founder of biotech fashion care brand The Lab, shares how the company’s growth reflects a broader transformation in how fashion is bought, used and preserved.

Partner Content

How The Lab is Turning Sustainable Cleaning into A Fashion Growth Vertical

As shoppers seek greater value from their wardrobes, garment care is evolving from an afterthought into a key part of the fashion value chain. Jo Farah, founder of biotech fashion care brand The Lab, shares how the company’s growth reflects a broader transformation in how fashion is bought, used and preserved.


News & Analysis

How Trump Plans to Maintain His Tariff Wall

When the Supreme Court invalidated Trump’s sweeping import duties, he used a different provision to set a flat 10 percent levy on imports, which is set to expire on July 24.

News & Analysis

How Trump Plans to Maintain His Tariff Wall

When the Supreme Court invalidated Trump’s sweeping import duties, he used a different provision to set a flat 10 percent levy on imports, which is set to expire on July 24.


Retail

Reformation Targets $1 Billion Valuation in IPO

The Permira-backed ​retailer said on Monday that it and some of ​its selling shareholders aim to raise up to $239.1 million in the IPO.

Retail

Reformation Targets $1 Billion Valuation in IPO

The Permira-backed ​retailer said on Monday that it and some of ​its selling shareholders aim to raise up to $239.1 million in the IPO.


Retail

Primark Cuts Prices Ahead of Split From AB Foods

The budget fashion chain said it would reduce prices by up to 29 percent across hundreds of ⁠products, seeking to improve trading ahead ⁠of next year’s spin off.

Retail

Primark Cuts Prices Ahead of Split From AB Foods

The budget fashion chain said it would reduce prices by up to 29 percent across hundreds of ⁠products, seeking to improve trading ahead ⁠of next year’s spin off.


Retail

India’s Tata Group Plans 100 Annual Stores for Its Westside Brand

The Mumbai-based conglomerate aims to double the pace of store openings for its premium clothing brand to reinvigorate growth.

Retail

India’s Tata Group Plans 100 Annual Stores for Its Westside Brand

The Mumbai-based conglomerate aims to double the pace of store openings for its premium clothing brand to reinvigorate growth.


Beauty

Human Skin Is the Newest Ingredient in K-Beauty

Skin boosters made from donated human tissue are booming at clinics across South Korea as patients seek new treatments to restore facial volume.

Beauty

Human Skin Is the Newest Ingredient in K-Beauty

Skin boosters made from donated human tissue are booming at clinics across South Korea as patients seek new treatments to restore facial volume.