Hugo Boss Chairman to Step Down Amid Frasers Group Pressure
Stephan Sturm is stepping down, as the German fashion house's largest shareholder seeks to beef up its board representation alongside its takeover bid for the brand.
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China
The China Edit | Avoiding a Hard Landing, Adidas Plans 3,000 Stores, JD.com Beats Expectations
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | Avoiding a Hard Landing, Adidas Plans 3,000 Stores, JD.com Beats Expectations
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
News & Analysis
Egypt's Famous Cotton Crop Dwindles
Farmers in Egypt are abandoning cotton and are switching to grains as the country wrestles with one of the biggest budget deficits in the Middle East.
Egypt's Famous Cotton Crop Dwindles
Farmers in Egypt are abandoning cotton and are switching to grains as the country wrestles with one of the biggest budget deficits in the Middle East.
China
The China Edit | Price Hikes, Hong Kong and Singapore Tourism Down, Malls
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | Price Hikes, Hong Kong and Singapore Tourism Down, Malls
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
News & Analysis
Cotton crisis, Hermès' message to Arnault, NYC fashion campaign, SVG's Permira gains, Drawing fashion
Cotton Clothing Price Tags to Rise (NY Times) "Cotton inventories had been low because of weak demand during the recession. This summer, new cotton
Cotton crisis, Hermès' message to Arnault, NYC fashion campaign, SVG's Permira gains, Drawing fashion
Cotton Clothing Price Tags to Rise (NY Times) "Cotton inventories had been low because of weak demand during the recession. This summer, new cotton
The News in Brief
CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
GQ Philippines Names Danyl Geneciran Editor in Chief
The former Vogue Man Philippines editor will helm GQ’s 23rd international title, whose debut issue features covers starring Darren Criss, Jordan Clarkson and Erwan Heussaff.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.