Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
bankruptcy
Retail
BCBG Max Azria Gets Bankruptcy Loan as Chain Plots Asset Sale
The company needs the money so it can continue selling inventory to pay creditors, who are owed $459 million, according to a court filing.
BCBG Max Azria Gets Bankruptcy Loan as Chain Plots Asset Sale
The company needs the money so it can continue selling inventory to pay creditors, who are owed $459 million, according to a court filing.
Luxury
Op-Ed | Sports Direct's Ashley Gets Distracted by Saucy Lingerie
Agent Provocateur is a very different business than even designer sportswear, requiring a different supply chain and store aesthetic.
Op-Ed | Sports Direct's Ashley Gets Distracted by Saucy Lingerie
Agent Provocateur is a very different business than even designer sportswear, requiring a different supply chain and store aesthetic.
Retail
Sports Direct's Ashley Backs Buyer of Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur has been placed under administration, a process similar to bankruptcy reorganisation, and will be sold to the Ashley-backed group.
Sports Direct's Ashley Backs Buyer of Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur has been placed under administration, a process similar to bankruptcy reorganisation, and will be sold to the Ashley-backed group.
News & Analysis
BCBG Max Azria Files for Bankruptcy
The reorganisation process is expected to be completed within six months and the stores will remain open during this time.
BCBG Max Azria Files for Bankruptcy
The reorganisation process is expected to be completed within six months and the stores will remain open during this time.
News & Analysis
Report: Fashion House BCBG Max Azria Prepares for Bankruptcy
BCBG Max Azria is making preparations to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Report: Fashion House BCBG Max Azria Prepares for Bankruptcy
BCBG Max Azria is making preparations to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
News & Analysis
Limited Stores Files for Bankruptcy
Limited Stores LLC, parent of US women's apparel chain The Limited, announced on Tuesday that it had it filed for bankruptcy.
Limited Stores Files for Bankruptcy
Limited Stores LLC, parent of US women's apparel chain The Limited, announced on Tuesday that it had it filed for bankruptcy.
News & Analysis
Report: American Apparel Starts Layoffs
Many of the 2,166 employees at the company's headquarters in Los Angeles and 959 employees at the nearby South Gate manufacturing facility now stand to lose their jobs.
Report: American Apparel Starts Layoffs
Many of the 2,166 employees at the company's headquarters in Los Angeles and 959 employees at the nearby South Gate manufacturing facility now stand to lose their jobs.
News & Analysis
Bibhu Mohapatra Files for Bankruptcy
The news comes at a challenging time for designer brands on both sides of the Atlantic, particularly those operating without outside investment and dependent on a wholesale model.
Bibhu Mohapatra Files for Bankruptcy
The news comes at a challenging time for designer brands on both sides of the Atlantic, particularly those operating without outside investment and dependent on a wholesale model.
News & Analysis
Report: Next Level Apparel Challenges Gildan Bid for American Apparel
American Apparel, in its second bankruptcy, is being sold in an auction that began Monday morning in New York.
Report: Next Level Apparel Challenges Gildan Bid for American Apparel
American Apparel, in its second bankruptcy, is being sold in an auction that began Monday morning in New York.
Retail
Amazon-American Apparel Deal Would Please Fashionistas and Trump
American Apparel owns a clothing factory in Los Angeles, an added benefit to buying the retailer, that would position Amazon to respond to apparel trends more quickly than competitors that make clothes overseas.
Amazon-American Apparel Deal Would Please Fashionistas and Trump
American Apparel owns a clothing factory in Los Angeles, an added benefit to buying the retailer, that would position Amazon to respond to apparel trends more quickly than competitors that make clothes overseas.
News & Analysis
Limited Stores Said to Prepare for Bankruptcy by Hiring Advisers
The chain has struggled like other mall-based retailers as consumers shift spending to experience rather than clothing.
Limited Stores Said to Prepare for Bankruptcy by Hiring Advisers
The chain has struggled like other mall-based retailers as consumers shift spending to experience rather than clothing.
News & Analysis
Distressed Retailers Scour Loan Fine Print for Debt Strategies
Heavily indebted retailers J. Crew Group Inc. and Claire’s Stores Inc. are delving into their loan agreements to find creative ways to raise or reconfigure their debt.
Distressed Retailers Scour Loan Fine Print for Debt Strategies
Heavily indebted retailers J. Crew Group Inc. and Claire’s Stores Inc. are delving into their loan agreements to find creative ways to raise or reconfigure their debt.
The News in Brief
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.
Supergoop Announces Chief Commercial Officer
The sunscreen label has appointed former Coty executive Jamie Parker to the newly created role as it gears up to become a “global skin health company.”
Mytheresa Owner’s Sales Rise as Ultra Wealthy Keep Shopping
LuxExperience posted a rise in sales as the luxury multibrand platform’s strategy of catering to the ultra wealthy helped it navigate a difficult environment for high-end fashion.
The Independents Acquires Production Studio Smuggler
The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities.