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Explainer: What the US-China Trade War Means for Fashion

President Trump’s sky-high tariffs on China, along with the end of the de minimis tax loophole, have left American fashion businesses scrambling. BoF unpacks the challenges ahead as companies try to navigate the situation.

Retail

Explainer: What the US-China Trade War Means for Fashion

President Trump’s sky-high tariffs on China, along with the end of the de minimis tax loophole, have left American fashion businesses scrambling. BoF unpacks the challenges ahead as companies try to navigate the situation.


Retail

The Debrief | Can Tariffs Really Revive ‘Made in USA’ Fashion?

BoF correspondents Malique Morris and Marc Bain discuss the complicated reality of Trump's tariffs and their promise to bring fashion manufacturing back to the US.

Retail

The Debrief | Can Tariffs Really Revive ‘Made in USA’ Fashion?

BoF correspondents Malique Morris and Marc Bain discuss the complicated reality of Trump's tariffs and their promise to bring fashion manufacturing back to the US.


Global Markets

China Suppliers Mock Tariffs With Nike, Lululemon Deals on TikTok

Chinese influencers have taken to TikTok to encourage American consumers to buy directly from China, in light of President Trump’s 145 percent levy on the leading manufacturing country.

Global Markets

China Suppliers Mock Tariffs With Nike, Lululemon Deals on TikTok

Chinese influencers have taken to TikTok to encourage American consumers to buy directly from China, in light of President Trump’s 145 percent levy on the leading manufacturing country.


Luxury

LVMH Sales to Test Luxury Investors’ Nerves After Tariff Pain

A luxury stocks index compiled by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has shed more than $200 billion from its February peak. LVMH reports 1Q sales Tuesday as hopes are evaporating that US resilience or Chinese stimulus can spark a lasting rebound.

Luxury

LVMH Sales to Test Luxury Investors’ Nerves After Tariff Pain

A luxury stocks index compiled by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has shed more than $200 billion from its February peak. LVMH reports 1Q sales Tuesday as hopes are evaporating that US resilience or Chinese stimulus can spark a lasting rebound.


Global Markets

Trump Sees ‘Transition Problems’ With China Tariffs at 145%

‘There’ll be a transition cost, and transition problems, but in the end it’s going to be a beautiful thing,’ Trump said Thursday during a Cabinet meeting. ‘We’re in very good shape.’

Global Markets

Trump Sees ‘Transition Problems’ With China Tariffs at 145%

‘There’ll be a transition cost, and transition problems, but in the end it’s going to be a beautiful thing,’ Trump said Thursday during a Cabinet meeting. ‘We’re in very good shape.’


Global Markets

EU Suspends Retaliatory 25% Tariffs on US Goods After Trump U-Turn

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said, “If negotiations are not satisfactory, our countermeasures will kick in,” underscoring that the retaliatory tariffs are on hold for 90 days.

Global Markets

EU Suspends Retaliatory 25% Tariffs on US Goods After Trump U-Turn

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said, “If negotiations are not satisfactory, our countermeasures will kick in,” underscoring that the retaliatory tariffs are on hold for 90 days.


Luxury

The Problem with Louis Vuitton’s Texas Factory

Six years after Bernard Arnault and Donald Trump cut the ribbon on a Vuitton plant in rural Texas, a Reuters investigation has uncovered significant underperformance at the handbag plant, underscoring the hurdles LVMH faces as it attempts to build its production footprint in the US.

Luxury

The Problem with Louis Vuitton’s Texas Factory

Six years after Bernard Arnault and Donald Trump cut the ribbon on a Vuitton plant in rural Texas, a Reuters investigation has uncovered significant underperformance at the handbag plant, underscoring the hurdles LVMH faces as it attempts to build its production footprint in the US.


Luxury

Global Market Rout Darkens Outlook for European Luxury Labels

One Wall Street analyst now expects global sales of luxury goods to fall by as much as 2 percent this year, marking the industry’s longest downturn in over two decades.

Luxury

Global Market Rout Darkens Outlook for European Luxury Labels

One Wall Street analyst now expects global sales of luxury goods to fall by as much as 2 percent this year, marking the industry’s longest downturn in over two decades.


Retail

Op-Ed | Fashion’s Reset: What Tariffs Are Forcing Us to Finally Fix

Collapsing margins and surging inventory costs are more than a crisis: they’re an opportunity to rebuild our broken fashion system, argues Lawrence Lenihan.

Retail

Op-Ed | Fashion’s Reset: What Tariffs Are Forcing Us to Finally Fix

Collapsing margins and surging inventory costs are more than a crisis: they’re an opportunity to rebuild our broken fashion system, argues Lawrence Lenihan.


Global Markets

Trump Threatens 50% More China Tariffs, Teases Talks With Others

President Donald Trump threatened to slap additional 50 percent import taxes on China in retaliation against China’s raised reciprocal tariffs on US goods, further escalating the trade war.

Global Markets

Trump Threatens 50% More China Tariffs, Teases Talks With Others

President Donald Trump threatened to slap additional 50 percent import taxes on China in retaliation against China’s raised reciprocal tariffs on US goods, further escalating the trade war.