Aritzia Seeks to More Than Double Sales by 2032
New categories and brick-and-mortar expansion beyond North America are set to drive Aritzia’s quest to hit $10.5 billion CAD ($7.5 billion).
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Beyond Hype: Scarcity Shoppers Can Believe In
Brands are finding success with products that are scarce because of real constraints, such as the materials and craftsmanship involved, as consumers tire of chasing limited drops engineered to sell out.
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Cashing In on the Denim Boom Is Harder Than It Looks
Brands from Jenni Kayne to Fabletics have flooded into the category in recent months, but breaking through requires an obsessive attention to fit and a distinctive point of view.
Sports
A Critical Gut Check for Sportswear
The next two weeks will be a bellwether for sportswear as a run of earnings reports are published by some of the industry’s giants.
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Fashion’s Next Growth Opportunity Isn’t Gen Z
Brands like Evereve, Ulla Johnson and Frances Valentine are courting older shoppers with spending power and brand loyalty, without sacrificing their youth appeal.
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Victoria’s Secret Straddles the Line Between Past and Present
The lingerie label is courting younger, digitally native customers through a YouTube docuseries, theatre screenings and live show access, while preserving the sexiness that made it iconic.
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Fashion’s Big Climate Wins
Some of fashion’s biggest brands have started to drive down their planet-warming emissions as proven solutions roll out across the supply chain.
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How Babies Became Luxury’s New Aspirational Category
Parents may be having fewer kids, but they’re not skimping on them. As traditional luxury loses its lustre, premium strollers, carriers and other baby gear are the latest markers of wealth and taste.
Activewear
Lululemon Makes Changes to Fabric Team After See-Through Mishaps
The changes at the leggings maker come after a customer backlash over quality issues.
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Dongliang Wants to Be Luxury’s Gateway to China
The retailer’s rigorously curated and cultured approach has already made it stockist-of-choice for labels from The Row to Phoebe Philo. Now it aims to help Western brands build their own retail presence in China.
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What’s Driving Mike Ashley’s Fashion Dealmaking?
Frasers Group is expanding its holdings in luxury and retail brands, but what it wants from those investments is not always clear.
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The E-Commerce Basics Brands Need to Get Right
Brands may be racing to invest in new technology, but the biggest barrier to online sales is far more basic, finds BoF Insights and Amazon Fashion & Sports’ latest report ‘Inside Fashion & Sports E-Commerce.’
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Levi’s Growth Slows After Marketing Misstep
The company lost out in its third quarter because of a decision to market baggy jeans over low rise, but still raised its sales outlook for the year.
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Pop Mart Quarterly Sales Fall Up to 50% as Labubu Fad Cools
Sales in the Americas fell 70 to 75 percent.
Zegna to Take Summer Fashion Show to Beijing
The Italian label has continued to enjoy solid growth in China, defying a wider downturn in demand for European luxury. The June 11 presentation of its summer collection will be the latest in a series of travelling shows.
Beiersdorf Sales Slightly Miss Expectations on Nivea Weakness
The German consumer goods maker marginally missed market expectations for third-quarter sales growth on Tuesday, with its key Nivea brand posting a third straight quarterly sales decline.
Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex
Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices.
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.