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Creative Class

Galliano, Anna Wintour and the Met: What Comes Next?

This week’s decision to pull the plug on a major retrospective on the star couturier amid a growing backlash over his history of antisemitic remarks raises more questions than it answers.

Creative Class

Galliano, Anna Wintour and the Met: What Comes Next?

This week’s decision to pull the plug on a major retrospective on the star couturier amid a growing backlash over his history of antisemitic remarks raises more questions than it answers.


Beauty

The Back-to-School Beauty Rush

As tweens pack skin barrier creams alongside their pencil cases, retail giants are turning late summer into a major revenue driver for the personal care category.

Beauty

The Back-to-School Beauty Rush

As tweens pack skin barrier creams alongside their pencil cases, retail giants are turning late summer into a major revenue driver for the personal care category.


Sports

Is Sports’ Big Bet on Hiring Fashion Creative Directors Paying Off?

The trend of teams and leagues signing up creative directors to design merchandise and shape their public profiles shows no signs of slowing as sports organisations start to see returns on their investments.

Sports

Is Sports’ Big Bet on Hiring Fashion Creative Directors Paying Off?

The trend of teams and leagues signing up creative directors to design merchandise and shape their public profiles shows no signs of slowing as sports organisations start to see returns on their investments.


Media

ITP Media Group Acquires Heart Media Group

With the purchase, the Dubai-based publisher of magazines like Harper’s Bazaar Arabia hopes to tap the fast-growing segment of ultra-high-net-worth individuals of Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

Media

ITP Media Group Acquires Heart Media Group

With the purchase, the Dubai-based publisher of magazines like Harper’s Bazaar Arabia hopes to tap the fast-growing segment of ultra-high-net-worth individuals of Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.


Retail

Lululemon Cuts Annual Revenue, Profit Outlook Again a Week Before New CEO Takes Over

Shares of the Vancouver-based apparel brand, which have declined nearly 69 percent in 2025, tumbled about 18 percent in extended trading.

Retail

Lululemon Cuts Annual Revenue, Profit Outlook Again a Week Before New CEO Takes Over

Shares of the Vancouver-based apparel brand, which have declined nearly 69 percent in 2025, tumbled about 18 percent in extended trading.


Beauty

Oura Files for US IPO as Revenue Surges

The wearable maker, popular with athletes, has filed for an initial public offering, showing soaring revenue as well as increasing losses.

Beauty

Oura Files for US IPO as Revenue Surges

The wearable maker, popular with athletes, has filed for an initial public offering, showing soaring revenue as well as increasing losses.


Beauty

Kiko Milano’s American Dream

This week, Priya Rao has makeup on her mind, with the Italian beauty brand’s new Manhattan store, and recent launches from Fara Homidi and Gucci Westman.

Beauty

Kiko Milano’s American Dream

This week, Priya Rao has makeup on her mind, with the Italian beauty brand’s new Manhattan store, and recent launches from Fara Homidi and Gucci Westman.


Retail

Victoria’s Secret Shares Fall on Slowing Sales Growth

Shares in the lingerie maker tumbled in premarket trading on Thursday after it boosted guidance but showed a slower pace of growth.

Retail

Victoria’s Secret Shares Fall on Slowing Sales Growth

Shares in the lingerie maker tumbled in premarket trading on Thursday after it boosted guidance but showed a slower pace of growth.


Beauty

What Makes Hair Shoppers Trade Up?

Increasingly sophisticated, premium dry shampoos are becoming key acquisition tools — if brands can pry customers away from their drugstore favourites.

Beauty

What Makes Hair Shoppers Trade Up?

Increasingly sophisticated, premium dry shampoos are becoming key acquisition tools — if brands can pry customers away from their drugstore favourites.


Luxury

UK’s Top Rolex Retailer Sees Strong Growth Fuelled by US Demand

Watches of Switzerland Group Plc is showing little sign of a summer lull with robust US demand and a pickup in its UK business underpinning expectations for strong revenue growth.

Luxury

UK’s Top Rolex Retailer Sees Strong Growth Fuelled by US Demand

Watches of Switzerland Group Plc is showing little sign of a summer lull with robust US demand and a pickup in its UK business underpinning expectations for strong revenue growth.


Marketing

As AI Floods the Feed, Fashion Marketers Tap Artists

From Hermès to Loewe, fashion houses are swapping hyper-polished digital graphics for watercolour, paper collages and craft to restore a sense of humanity.

Marketing

As AI Floods the Feed, Fashion Marketers Tap Artists

From Hermès to Loewe, fashion houses are swapping hyper-polished digital graphics for watercolour, paper collages and craft to restore a sense of humanity.


Partner Content

How Reliable Logistics Data Optimises AI Discoverability

With agentic commerce growing, brands need infrastructure that machines can trust and experiences that customers remember.

Partner Content

How Reliable Logistics Data Optimises AI Discoverability

With agentic commerce growing, brands need infrastructure that machines can trust and experiences that customers remember.