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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Bits & Bytes | Instagram's Shoppable Posts, Can Amazon's Alexa Help Men Dress?
This week, Instagram's shoppable tags feature opens to Bigcommerce retailers, while Perry Ellis launches style advice service with Amazon's Alexa.
Bits & Bytes | Instagram's Shoppable Posts, Can Amazon's Alexa Help Men Dress?
This week, Instagram's shoppable tags feature opens to Bigcommerce retailers, while Perry Ellis launches style advice service with Amazon's Alexa.
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Bits & Bytes | Levi's Tech Jacket, How Burberry Uses AI to Boost Sales
This week, Levi's launches high-tech cycling jacket with Google, and the ways Burberry uses artificial intelligence to personalise consumer experience.
Bits & Bytes | Levi's Tech Jacket, How Burberry Uses AI to Boost Sales
This week, Levi's launches high-tech cycling jacket with Google, and the ways Burberry uses artificial intelligence to personalise consumer experience.
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Bits & Bytes | Apple's 'Town Square' Store of the Future, Amazon's Big Fashion Plans
This week, how Apple is reframing the retail experience, while Amazon launches runway-to-doorstep deliveries at London Fashion Week.
Bits & Bytes | Apple's 'Town Square' Store of the Future, Amazon's Big Fashion Plans
This week, how Apple is reframing the retail experience, while Amazon launches runway-to-doorstep deliveries at London Fashion Week.
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Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon's Strategy in India, How High-Tech Retail Stores Boost Sales
This week, Amazon's logistics are winning the e-commerce war in India, and how Rebecca Minkoff uses tech to drive growth.
Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon's Strategy in India, How High-Tech Retail Stores Boost Sales
This week, Amazon's logistics are winning the e-commerce war in India, and how Rebecca Minkoff uses tech to drive growth.
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Bits & Bytes | Levis' Virtual Stylist, Can This Smartwatch Save Fitbit?
This week, Levi's launches chatbot stylist on Facebook Messenger, and can Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch save the company?
Bits & Bytes | Levis' Virtual Stylist, Can This Smartwatch Save Fitbit?
This week, Levi's launches chatbot stylist on Facebook Messenger, and can Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch save the company?
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon's AI Fashion Designer, Can Tech Combat Counterfeits?
This week, Amazon develops designs via AI algorithms, and how fashion brands use RFID tags to battle counterfeits.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon's AI Fashion Designer, Can Tech Combat Counterfeits?
This week, Amazon develops designs via AI algorithms, and how fashion brands use RFID tags to battle counterfeits.
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon's Private Labels, Why Fashion Loves Android Wear
This week, how Amazon's private label brands are fuelling its business, while brands cranking out new Android Wear devices are as far from typical electronics companies as one can get.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon's Private Labels, Why Fashion Loves Android Wear
This week, how Amazon's private label brands are fuelling its business, while brands cranking out new Android Wear devices are as far from typical electronics companies as one can get.
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Bits & Bytes | How Fashion is Embracing AR, Do Consumers Really Want 'Smart' Products?
This week, W Magazine's augmented reality-powered issue, and is there consumer demand for 'smart' products?
Bits & Bytes | How Fashion is Embracing AR, Do Consumers Really Want 'Smart' Products?
This week, W Magazine's augmented reality-powered issue, and is there consumer demand for 'smart' products?
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Bits & Bytes | Nike's High-Tech Treasure Hunt, Stitch Fix IPO
This week, how Nike's app helps amplify buzz around its shoe drops, and what you need to know about Stitch Fix's impending exit.
Bits & Bytes | Nike's High-Tech Treasure Hunt, Stitch Fix IPO
This week, how Nike's app helps amplify buzz around its shoe drops, and what you need to know about Stitch Fix's impending exit.
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Bits & Bytes | Instagram Boosts Watch Sales, Amazon's Private Label Accessories
This week, Instagram turbocharges the vintage watch market, and Amazon launches 'The Fix.'
Bits & Bytes | Instagram Boosts Watch Sales, Amazon's Private Label Accessories
This week, Instagram turbocharges the vintage watch market, and Amazon launches 'The Fix.'
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Bits & Bytes | Intel Shuts Down Wearables Unit, Robots Conquer Resale Industry
This week, Intel eliminates its wearables group to focus on VR, and how bots are defeating real customers in the resale industry.
Bits & Bytes | Intel Shuts Down Wearables Unit, Robots Conquer Resale Industry
This week, Intel eliminates its wearables group to focus on VR, and how bots are defeating real customers in the resale industry.
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Bits & Bytes | Stitch Fix's Design Algorithms, the Future of the Smartwatch
This week, Stitch Fix algorithms are dictating design decisions, and how smartwatch bands could be the future of wearable tech.
Bits & Bytes | Stitch Fix's Design Algorithms, the Future of the Smartwatch
This week, Stitch Fix algorithms are dictating design decisions, and how smartwatch bands could be the future of wearable tech.
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.