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Sports

Britain’s JD Sports Says Nike ‘Doing All the Right Things’ to Lift Sales

Nike products comprise roughly 45 percent of JD Sports' sales.


Beauty

Custom Fragrance Maker Olfactory NYC Expands to Texas, Charts US Expansion

The personalised perfumery will open a store in Dallas’ upmarket West Village neighbourhood on Oct. 24, its ninth retail location, with more US openings slated to follow.


Beauty

Gen Alpha Looks for Its Own Rhode

Drunk Elephant may be old news for Gen Alpha, but a wave of new brands, including Sincerely Yours and Yes Day, are hoping to capture tweens’ attention at just the right moment.


Beauty

Charlotte Tilbury Launches on Amazon

Amazon’s premium beauty selection continues to expand with the addition of Charlotte Tilbury.


Luxury

L Catterton Names Stephanie Phair Senior Advisor

LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton has named Stephanie Phair a senior advisor, leveraging her experience building and scaling global consumer and luxury brands.


Beauty

Dior Bets on Men’s Grooming With Sauvage London Pop-Up

The LVMH-owned beauty and fashion juggernaut is leaning on its Sauvage franchise, now the number one men’s fragrance in the world, to power a deeper entry into the men’s grooming market.


Media

Exclusive: Esquire Launches in France

Hearst Magazines International’s newest title will be headed by former Vogue Hommes editor-in-chief Bruno Danto.


Fashion Week

Milan Day One: How to Revamp a Brand

Gucci’s Demna and Diesel’s Glenn Martens — one beginning a brand reinvention, one already knee-deep — both hatched something new on the first day of Milan Fashion Week.


Global Markets

Indonesia, EU Seal Trade Deal, Hope to Offset Trump Tariffs

The agreement is expected to boost Indonesia’s exports to Europe of products like textiles, clothing and widely-used beauty ingredient palm oil.


Sustainability

EU Will Delay Anti-Deforestation Law by Another Year, Commissioner Says

The landmark policy aims to ban imports of products like leather and palm oil that could be linked to deforestation.


Global Markets

Worldview | Indian Garment Exporters Move Production to East Africa

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Mexico’s warning to Mercado Libre, Vogue Brazil and Schwarzkopf’s misstep in China.


Media

Highsnobiety to Wind Down E-Commerce, Lay Off Staff

The company plans to shutter its loss-making e-commerce division by the end of the year to focus on its core businesses.