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.
counterfeiting
News & Analysis
Fighting the $450 Billion Trade in Fake Fashion
BoF lifts the lid on the shadowy market in fake fashion and what the UK’s special anti-counterfeiting police unit — the only one of its kind in the world — is doing about it.
Fighting the $450 Billion Trade in Fake Fashion
BoF lifts the lid on the shadowy market in fake fashion and what the UK’s special anti-counterfeiting police unit — the only one of its kind in the world — is doing about it.
Luxury
Fake Fashion Fuels Vast Illicit Profits, Sea of Human Misery
Annual trade in fake products is worth around 2.5 percent of total global trade, or about $18 trillion, with the money fuelling organised crime, terrorism and the trafficking of drugs, people, sex and wildlife.
Fake Fashion Fuels Vast Illicit Profits, Sea of Human Misery
Annual trade in fake products is worth around 2.5 percent of total global trade, or about $18 trillion, with the money fuelling organised crime, terrorism and the trafficking of drugs, people, sex and wildlife.
Luxury
Let The Red Carpet Knockoff War Begin
The big fashion houses, some of which translate trends into affordable looks for retailers, must contend with unauthorised duplicates and adaptations that pop up in stores and websites almost instantaneously.
Let The Red Carpet Knockoff War Begin
The big fashion houses, some of which translate trends into affordable looks for retailers, must contend with unauthorised duplicates and adaptations that pop up in stores and websites almost instantaneously.
China
Alibaba Blames Poor Laws, Enforcement For Spread of Fakes
The company blamed ambiguous laws and lax penalties at the root of its difficulties in enforcing laws against counterfeiting, as the firm lobbies to be taken off a US blacklist of marketplaces notorious for fakes.
Alibaba Blames Poor Laws, Enforcement For Spread of Fakes
The company blamed ambiguous laws and lax penalties at the root of its difficulties in enforcing laws against counterfeiting, as the firm lobbies to be taken off a US blacklist of marketplaces notorious for fakes.
Luxury
A New Tech Tool for the War on Fake Goods
Blockchains could be the perfect tool for fighting the counterfeiting scourge.
A New Tech Tool for the War on Fake Goods
Blockchains could be the perfect tool for fighting the counterfeiting scourge.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Instagram Stories Ads, Intel Invests $100 Million in Retail Tech
This week, Instagram implemented ads into their stories feature, and Intel invests heavily into the future of retail.
Bits & Bytes | Instagram Stories Ads, Intel Invests $100 Million in Retail Tech
This week, Instagram implemented ads into their stories feature, and Intel invests heavily into the future of retail.
China
The China Edit | Alibaba and Louis Vuitton Form Anti-Counterfeit League, Burberry's Chinese Pop Idol
This week, Alibaba announces an anti-counterfeit partnership with 20 global consumer brands, and Burberry taps Chinese pop star Kris Wu to win over Chinese shoppers.
The China Edit | Alibaba and Louis Vuitton Form Anti-Counterfeit League, Burberry's Chinese Pop Idol
This week, Alibaba announces an anti-counterfeit partnership with 20 global consumer brands, and Burberry taps Chinese pop star Kris Wu to win over Chinese shoppers.
News & Analysis
EBay Gets Hands-On in Fighting Fake Handbags With New Service
EBay is following online luxury consignment startup The RealReal Inc. in San Francisco, which authenticates items and said it sold almost $400 million in second-hand designer apparel, handbags, jewellery and other merchandise in 2016.
EBay Gets Hands-On in Fighting Fake Handbags With New Service
EBay is following online luxury consignment startup The RealReal Inc. in San Francisco, which authenticates items and said it sold almost $400 million in second-hand designer apparel, handbags, jewellery and other merchandise in 2016.
News & Analysis
$2.6 Million Worth of Fake Luxury Watches Seized in Puerto Rico
Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $2.6 million worth of fake luxury watches they say were illegally imported from China.
$2.6 Million Worth of Fake Luxury Watches Seized in Puerto Rico
Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $2.6 million worth of fake luxury watches they say were illegally imported from China.
China
Alibaba Sues Two Vendors Who it Says Sold Fake Watches
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has sued two vendors it says sold fake Swarovski watches on its Taobao e-commerce platform.
Alibaba Sues Two Vendors Who it Says Sold Fake Watches
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has sued two vendors it says sold fake Swarovski watches on its Taobao e-commerce platform.
China
Alibaba's Counterfeit Woes Won't Stop Any Time Soon
Just before Christmas, the US Trade Representative added Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce site to a list of "notorious markets" that traffic in counterfeits.
Alibaba's Counterfeit Woes Won't Stop Any Time Soon
Just before Christmas, the US Trade Representative added Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce site to a list of "notorious markets" that traffic in counterfeits.
News & Analysis
Alibaba Branded a ‘Notorious Market’ for Knock-Offs by the US
The agency warned last December that Alibaba needed to do better if it wished to avoid the designation, reserved for websites and markets where there is large-scale copyright infringement.
Alibaba Branded a ‘Notorious Market’ for Knock-Offs by the US
The agency warned last December that Alibaba needed to do better if it wished to avoid the designation, reserved for websites and markets where there is large-scale copyright infringement.
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.