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Luxury

Gucci, Dior, Burberry: A Tale of Three Turnarounds

Cruise shows and earnings this week offer a read on how creative resets are translating — or not — into cultural and commercial traction.

Luxury

Gucci, Dior, Burberry: A Tale of Three Turnarounds

Cruise shows and earnings this week offer a read on how creative resets are translating — or not — into cultural and commercial traction.


Retail

The BoF Podcast | A Tribute to the Enduring Legacy of Mrs. B

Former Browns buyer Mandi Lennard joins Imran Amed to remember Joan Burstein, the woman who turned a South Molton Street boutique into a gateway for global fashion.

Retail

The BoF Podcast | A Tribute to the Enduring Legacy of Mrs. B

Former Browns buyer Mandi Lennard joins Imran Amed to remember Joan Burstein, the woman who turned a South Molton Street boutique into a gateway for global fashion.


News & Analysis

Examining Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s Emerging Influence on Fashion

Robert Williams weighs in on the controversy kicked up by the wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos and what it reveals about media and power.

News & Analysis

Examining Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s Emerging Influence on Fashion

Robert Williams weighs in on the controversy kicked up by the wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos and what it reveals about media and power.


Sustainability

The Great Sustainability Rebrand

At this year’s Global Fashion Summit, the industry reframed sustainability around its financial value and presented it as a business survival strategy.

Sustainability

The Great Sustainability Rebrand

At this year’s Global Fashion Summit, the industry reframed sustainability around its financial value and presented it as a business survival strategy.


Sports

Footwear’s Inflation Solution Is a Big Problem

US footwear sales have remained flat despite consumers buying less. Here’s why that’s a bad sign for the industry.

Sports

Footwear’s Inflation Solution Is a Big Problem

US footwear sales have remained flat despite consumers buying less. Here’s why that’s a bad sign for the industry.


Beauty

Can a Beauty Brand Stretch From Gen X to Z?

In a market of increasingly segmented shoppers, legacy labels like Olay and Covergirl are rethinking what it means to be a multigenerational beauty brand.

Beauty

Can a Beauty Brand Stretch From Gen X to Z?

In a market of increasingly segmented shoppers, legacy labels like Olay and Covergirl are rethinking what it means to be a multigenerational beauty brand.


Beauty

Zara Denies Infringing Jo Malone Trademark in Estée Lauder Case

The fashion retailer denied infringing Estée Lauder’s Jo Malone trademark, saying in court filings that it uses the perfumer’s name on collaboration scents in line with principles the cosmetics giant set out in 2020.

Beauty

Zara Denies Infringing Jo Malone Trademark in Estée Lauder Case

The fashion retailer denied infringing Estée Lauder’s Jo Malone trademark, saying in court filings that it uses the perfumer’s name on collaboration scents in line with principles the cosmetics giant set out in 2020.


Beauty

Schwarzkopf Maker Henkel Beats Organic Sales Forecasts Driven by Resilient Volumes

German firm Henkel reported an organic 1.7 percent rise in first-quarter sales, beating market expectations and growing both its consumer goods and adhesives businesses.

Beauty

Schwarzkopf Maker Henkel Beats Organic Sales Forecasts Driven by Resilient Volumes

German firm Henkel reported an organic 1.7 percent rise in first-quarter sales, beating market expectations and growing both its consumer goods and adhesives businesses.


Retail

Trump’s Latest 10% Tariffs Found Unlawful by US Trade Court

The tariffs were declared unlawful by a federal trade court, just months after the US Supreme Court vacated US president Donald Trump’s earlier levies.

Retail

Trump’s Latest 10% Tariffs Found Unlawful by US Trade Court

The tariffs were declared unlawful by a federal trade court, just months after the US Supreme Court vacated US president Donald Trump’s earlier levies.


Sports

What Fashion Can Offer Fencing as the Sport Eyes Growth

Fashion deals have been a promising path to growth for niche sports over the past few years. Now fencing wants in.

Sports

What Fashion Can Offer Fencing as the Sport Eyes Growth

Fashion deals have been a promising path to growth for niche sports over the past few years. Now fencing wants in.


Luxury

Why Wall Street Prefers Coach to Gucci

The stock market now values Coach parent Tapestry almost as highly as Gucci owner Kering. The closing gap reflects a shifting fashion market as well as the state of their respective turnarounds.

Luxury

Why Wall Street Prefers Coach to Gucci

The stock market now values Coach parent Tapestry almost as highly as Gucci owner Kering. The closing gap reflects a shifting fashion market as well as the state of their respective turnarounds.


Sports

JD Sports Says Iran War and Youth Unemployment to Hit Consumer Spending

CEO Régis Schultz announced the company would not raise prices.

Sports

JD Sports Says Iran War and Youth Unemployment to Hit Consumer Spending

CEO Régis Schultz announced the company would not raise prices.