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Sneaker Market Reveals Flaws in Trump’s Trade Policy

Companies like Nike have invested too much in Asia to consider moving factories, even if tariffs rise and push up costs for American consumers, analysts say.


News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Fashion 2.0

Entrepreneurs have the vision to see and seize the future long before others. Meet the six members of Fashion 2.0 new to the #BoF500 this year.


China

Alibaba Buys a Third of Discount Chinese Grocery Chain Sanjiang

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will spend more than 2 billion yuan ($290 million) buying about a third of Sanjiang Shopping Club Co.


Retail

At Shimamura, Japanese Find No-Frills Fashion Beyond Uniqlo

Growth in operating income at the country’s second-largest clothing chain, Shimamura Co., has outpaced bigger rival Uniqlo-owner, Fast Retailing Co., for the past five quarters.


Luxury

The End of Holiday Shopping Season As We Know It?

Amidst disruption on New York’s Fifth Avenue, discounting season has come early this year, but more and more sales are no longer a salve for the deeper problems facing retail.


Financial Markets

Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly Sales Miss Estimates, Shares Skid

Abercrombie's net sales fell 6.5 percent to $821.73 million, down for the 15th straight quarter.


Retail

Tiffany & Co's Proximity to Trump Tower Could Hit Sales, Warns Analyst

While Tiffany Trump's stock may be rising in light of her father's victory in the president election, her namesake might suffer from its close association with the real estate mogul and his home.


News & Analysis

Barcelona Signs Up Rakuten in $235 Million Soccer Jersey Deal

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is paying €220 million ($235.4 million) to emblazon its logo on the FC Barcelona soccer team’s jerseys for four years.


China

The China Edit | Trump's Impact on Chinese Luxury, How Singles Day Became a Shopping Bonanza

This week, how Alibaba transformed Single's Day into the world's biggest shopping event and what Donald Trump's election means for luxury brands in China.


News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Catalysts

They may work behind the scenes, but these talent spotters, agents and educators are essential to making the fashion machine tick. Meet the 15 catalysts who are new to the #BoF500 this year.