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Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is an American fashion brand, founded by the designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York. The company produces apparel, accessories, footwear and home collections, with lines including Polo Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren Purple Label.

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Luxury

Ralph Lauren’s Los Angeles Fashion Show Attracts Hollywood Heavyweights

Jennifer Lopez, Diana Keaton and others were on hand for the brand’s first-ever runway on the West Coast, where the customer base is swiftly growing.


China

Will Fashion’s Bet on Food and Beverage Pay Off?

In China, branded cafes, bars and restaurants are a marketing sweet spot for luxury players like Burberry, Cartier and Tiffany but navigating an unfamiliar sector amid strict lockdowns isn’t easy.


Retail

What Makes a Luxury Store Successful

From distinctive design to high-low experiences, there’s a new list of must-haves for making upscale retail work in 2022.


Sustainability

How Do Fashion’s Biggest Luxury Players Stack Up on Sustainability?

Kering and Burberry top the luxury ranking in this year’s BoF Sustainability Index, while Prada, Capri, Richemont and Tapestry lag.


Luxury

Is Luxury Recession-Proof?

With the risk of global downturn rising by the day, the fate of luxury brands depends heavily on their positioning, writes Pierre Mallevays.


Financial Markets

War and Contagion Strike Again

For luxury shares, the early 2000s offer a guide to the present moment. But this time around, things may be much worse, writes Pierre Mallevays.


Luxury

At Ralph Lauren, ‘the Brand Elevation Never Stops’

The brand’s first in-person show since 2019 was yet another effort to straddle the line between luxury and mass appeal


Retail

Supply Chain Woes Accelerate Change at Nike

This week, everyone will be talking about Nike’s latest results and Ralph Lauren’s first in-person show since 2019.


Luxury

Ralph Lauren Unveils Collection for HBCUs Morehouse and Spelman

The brand aims to honour the contributions of Black students to American collegiate style — drawing inspiration from fashion worn at historically Black colleges from 1920 to 1950.


Luxury

Why an LVMH-Ralph Lauren Deal Is Unlikely

For LVMH, the American brand is too far removed from its core luxury-focused business model.