Bernard Arnault Joins X as LVMH CEO Fights Off Rumours of Family Disunity
French newspaper Le Monde published a six-part series last week on the tycoon, including alleged tensions among his family members driven by succession.
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Financial Markets
Avon Shares Rise on Report That Makeup Company Will Sell Stake
Avon Products Inc. shares rose on a report that the cosmetics company is in talks to sell a stake to private-equity firms.
Avon Shares Rise on Report That Makeup Company Will Sell Stake
Avon Products Inc. shares rose on a report that the cosmetics company is in talks to sell a stake to private-equity firms.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | EBay in $925M Deal, Amazon's Prime Day, Rakuten's Virtual Reality
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | EBay in $925M Deal, Amazon's Prime Day, Rakuten's Virtual Reality
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Iris van Herpen’s Science Fashion
Iris van Herpen on the weird wonderland of creative possibilities in new technologies from nanorobotics to synthetic biology.
Iris van Herpen’s Science Fashion
Iris van Herpen on the weird wonderland of creative possibilities in new technologies from nanorobotics to synthetic biology.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Southeast Asia, 3D Printing, RewardStyle
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Southeast Asia, 3D Printing, RewardStyle
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Knyttan Aims to Disrupt $200 Billion Knitwear Market
Armed with $3.1 million in seed funding, Knyttan is building a ‘curated customisation’ platform to reinvent knitwear.
Knyttan Aims to Disrupt $200 Billion Knitwear Market
Armed with $3.1 million in seed funding, Knyttan is building a ‘curated customisation’ platform to reinvent knitwear.
Global Markets
How 3-D Printing Is Saving the Italian Artisan
Techniques such as the 3D printing have helped turn northeastern Italy into an unlikely hothouse of innovation.
How 3-D Printing Is Saving the Italian Artisan
Techniques such as the 3D printing have helped turn northeastern Italy into an unlikely hothouse of innovation.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Digital Bubbles, Neuroscience, Apple, 3D Printing
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Digital Bubbles, Neuroscience, Apple, 3D Printing
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
News & Analysis
Lands' End CEO Exits, Replaced by Dolce & Gabbana President
Lands' End CEO Edgar Huber is resigning, the company said Monday.
Lands' End CEO Exits, Replaced by Dolce & Gabbana President
Lands' End CEO Edgar Huber is resigning, the company said Monday.
Financial Markets
Hugo Boss Targets Emerging Markets to Counter Slowdowns
Hugo Boss AG, the German maker of narrow-cut suits and Jason Wu-designed dresses, will strive for high single-digit percentage sales growth in coming years by focusing on emerging economies.
Hugo Boss Targets Emerging Markets to Counter Slowdowns
Hugo Boss AG, the German maker of narrow-cut suits and Jason Wu-designed dresses, will strive for high single-digit percentage sales growth in coming years by focusing on emerging economies.
Technology
Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact
Exponential technologies, from artificial intelligence to digital manufacturing to synthetic biology, are set to “digitise, dematerialise, demonetise and democratise” entire industries, disrupting old business models and giving rise to new breakthroughs, say experts from the Silicon Valley-based Singularity University.
Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact
Exponential technologies, from artificial intelligence to digital manufacturing to synthetic biology, are set to “digitise, dematerialise, demonetise and democratise” entire industries, disrupting old business models and giving rise to new breakthroughs, say experts from the Silicon Valley-based Singularity University.
News & Analysis
Why the Market for 3D Printing will Triple in Five Years
"3D printing will explode in 2014, thanks to the expiration of key patents. Soon, you won’t have to master the (challenging, time-consuming) task of
Why the Market for 3D Printing will Triple in Five Years
"3D printing will explode in 2014, thanks to the expiration of key patents. Soon, you won’t have to master the (challenging, time-consuming) task of
Technology
Catherine Wales: Experiments in 3D Printing
BoF speaks to Catherine Wales, who after working for Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Gap, has been experimenting with 3D printing.
Catherine Wales: Experiments in 3D Printing
BoF speaks to Catherine Wales, who after working for Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Gap, has been experimenting with 3D printing.
The News in Brief
CVC Mulls Buying Stake in Jeweller APM Monaco From TPG
CVC Capital Partners is considering buying a stake in the fashion jeweller from private-equity firm TPG Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
London’s Liberty Doubles Fabric Section as Sewing Booms
The department store has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department and will host crafting classes this autumn as social media drives a surge in activities like sewing.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
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.
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.