Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
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News & Analysis
BoF’s Latest Print Issue: 'A Connected World'
How does our increasingly interconnected world — with its opportunities and its challenges — impact the way we create, communicate and consume fashion?
BoF’s Latest Print Issue: 'A Connected World'
How does our increasingly interconnected world — with its opportunities and its challenges — impact the way we create, communicate and consume fashion?
Technology
Is Fashion Ready for the AI Revolution?
Artificial intelligence can help businesses align supply and demand, scale personal service and design better products.
Is Fashion Ready for the AI Revolution?
Artificial intelligence can help businesses align supply and demand, scale personal service and design better products.
News & Analysis
How Key Pieces Made a Comeback
A handful of brands are opting out of bold, one-season trends and placing an emphasis on simplified ranges of year-round product.
How Key Pieces Made a Comeback
A handful of brands are opting out of bold, one-season trends and placing an emphasis on simplified ranges of year-round product.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Clothes, Apple Watch Shipments, Souq.com Funding
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Clothes, Apple Watch Shipments, Souq.com Funding
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Vision Quest: 3 Technologies Shaping the Future of Fashion
How fashion companies can exploit three important innovations being talked about in tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: messaging, 3D printing and virtual reality.
Vision Quest: 3 Technologies Shaping the Future of Fashion
How fashion companies can exploit three important innovations being talked about in tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: messaging, 3D printing and virtual reality.
Marketing
How Newspaper Supplements Took On Fashion Magazines
While commercial success among fashion magazines is uneven, supplements are a steady oasis of profitability. How are they doing it?
How Newspaper Supplements Took On Fashion Magazines
While commercial success among fashion magazines is uneven, supplements are a steady oasis of profitability. How are they doing it?
News & Analysis
Burberry Sues J.C. Penney For Selling Knockoffs
Burberry Group Plc sued J. C. Penney Co on Tuesday, accusing the US retailer of trademark infringement for selling outerwear that featured exact copies of its famous Burberry check pattern.
Burberry Sues J.C. Penney For Selling Knockoffs
Burberry Group Plc sued J. C. Penney Co on Tuesday, accusing the US retailer of trademark infringement for selling outerwear that featured exact copies of its famous Burberry check pattern.
Workplace & Talent
Abercrombie Executive Angelides Is Fired, Removing CEO Contender
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Christos Angelides, head of its namesake brand, has been fired, eliminating a potential contender to fill the teen retailer’s yearlong vacancy at the chief executive officer position.
Abercrombie Executive Angelides Is Fired, Removing CEO Contender
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Christos Angelides, head of its namesake brand, has been fired, eliminating a potential contender to fill the teen retailer’s yearlong vacancy at the chief executive officer position.
Financial Markets
H&M Blames Warm Weather Across US and Europe for Sales Miss
Hennes & Mauritz AB reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates as unseasonably mild weather weighed on demand in North America and Europe.
H&M Blames Warm Weather Across US and Europe for Sales Miss
Hennes & Mauritz AB reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates as unseasonably mild weather weighed on demand in North America and Europe.
Sustainability
How Fashion Brands Can Help Turn the Tide on Ocean Pollution
Adidas’ collaboration with Parley for the Oceans to create 3D-printed sneakers made from ocean waste sets an example for other brands.
How Fashion Brands Can Help Turn the Tide on Ocean Pollution
Adidas’ collaboration with Parley for the Oceans to create 3D-printed sneakers made from ocean waste sets an example for other brands.
Retail
In Digital Age, Holiday Windows Still Drive Sales
Despite the rising importance of digital touchpoints, brands and retailers are still pouring money into elaborate holiday windows. Why?
In Digital Age, Holiday Windows Still Drive Sales
Despite the rising importance of digital touchpoints, brands and retailers are still pouring money into elaborate holiday windows. Why?
Retail
Does the Young Designer/Big Retailer Dynamic Still Work?
Being stocked in a major department store is important to the growth of a young designer business, while also contributing to the image and identity of the store. But there are ups and downs in every relationship.
Does the Young Designer/Big Retailer Dynamic Still Work?
Being stocked in a major department store is important to the growth of a young designer business, while also contributing to the image and identity of the store. But there are ups and downs in every relationship.
The News in Brief
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.
Skincare Brand Prequel Appoints C-Suite
The dermatologist-developed label has named Nathalie Kristo as its first chief executive officer and Toral Patel as chief marketing officer.
Moncler Group Second-Quarter Sales Rise 5% as Stone Island Brand Outperforms
Stone Island’s strong performance helped offset slower growth at the Moncler brand, as the group continues its push to become less dependent on its iconic winter outerwear.
Mulberry Quarterly Sales Jump 23% as Turnaround Gathers Pace
The British luxury handbag maker reported a strong start to fiscal 2027 as CEO Andrea Baldo’s strategy gains traction and the brand gears up for designer Christopher Kane’s runway debut in September.
Phillip Lim Announces New Brand PlayLoveWin
The designer departed his namesake label 3.1 Phillip Lim in November 2024 to pursue personal projects.