CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
CFDA chief executive Steven Kolb has come under fire for an altercation with multiple PETA protestors during the Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week on Sunday.
digital
Technology
Bits & Bytes | The Luxury Smartwatch Boom, Over a Quarter of US Apparel Is Sold Online
This week, the Apple Watch's success has created a successful luxury smartwatch niche, while a new report sees apparel sales increase online.
Bits & Bytes | The Luxury Smartwatch Boom, Over a Quarter of US Apparel Is Sold Online
This week, the Apple Watch's success has created a successful luxury smartwatch niche, while a new report sees apparel sales increase online.
Financial Markets
Kirsten Green’s Survival Guide for the ‘Retail Reckoning’
The Forerunner Ventures founder, who has backed the likes of Warby Parker, Glossier and Away, discusses her investment thesis and how to win in today’s retail reality.
Kirsten Green’s Survival Guide for the ‘Retail Reckoning’
The Forerunner Ventures founder, who has backed the likes of Warby Parker, Glossier and Away, discusses her investment thesis and how to win in today’s retail reality.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon’s Private Labels, The Supreme Court E-Commerce Tax
This week, a Supreme Court decision challenges the status of e-commerce retailers, while Amazon quietly promotes its in-house products to consumers.
Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon’s Private Labels, The Supreme Court E-Commerce Tax
This week, a Supreme Court decision challenges the status of e-commerce retailers, while Amazon quietly promotes its in-house products to consumers.
News & Analysis
States Can Collect Sales Taxes from Online Retailers
The US Supreme Court ruled that states can collect sales tax on internet purchases in a victory for brick-and-mortar retailers.
States Can Collect Sales Taxes from Online Retailers
The US Supreme Court ruled that states can collect sales tax on internet purchases in a victory for brick-and-mortar retailers.
China
Chinese Shoppers Can’t Get Enough of ‘Haitao’
Start-ups are disrupting China's booming $125 billion cross-border e-commerce trade, providing an alternative to giant platforms accused of manipulating traffic, to force brands into exclusive partnerships.
Chinese Shoppers Can’t Get Enough of ‘Haitao’
Start-ups are disrupting China's booming $125 billion cross-border e-commerce trade, providing an alternative to giant platforms accused of manipulating traffic, to force brands into exclusive partnerships.
News & Analysis
Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report: New Online Users Are Getting Harder to Find
The smartphone business is not growing anymore, according to this year’s installment of Mary Meeker’s much-lauded annual tech industry report.
Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report: New Online Users Are Getting Harder to Find
The smartphone business is not growing anymore, according to this year’s installment of Mary Meeker’s much-lauded annual tech industry report.
Technology
Decoding LVMH’s Digital Strategy
The world’s largest luxury group is finally focused on digital. Does it need to think bigger?
Decoding LVMH’s Digital Strategy
The world’s largest luxury group is finally focused on digital. Does it need to think bigger?
News & Analysis
Poshmark Hits New Milestone as Sellers Make $1 Billion
Sellers on the online marketplace make a sale every second and upload $100 million of inventory weekly.
Poshmark Hits New Milestone as Sellers Make $1 Billion
Sellers on the online marketplace make a sale every second and upload $100 million of inventory weekly.
Technology
Is Video the Future of Online Shopping?
While platforms like YouTube don’t have integrated e-commerce, video-streaming apps in China, and now the West, are driving more and more sales.
Is Video the Future of Online Shopping?
While platforms like YouTube don’t have integrated e-commerce, video-streaming apps in China, and now the West, are driving more and more sales.
Beauty
Tmall Boosts Dior, YSL Beauty Brands in China
While mass brands have an edge on China’s Tmall in terms of search visibility, prestige labels can fight back by investing in the right areas, according to a new report by research firm L2.
Tmall Boosts Dior, YSL Beauty Brands in China
While mass brands have an edge on China’s Tmall in terms of search visibility, prestige labels can fight back by investing in the right areas, according to a new report by research firm L2.
Retail
Can LVMH Disrupt Itself?
The world’s largest luxury group has been slow to seize the digital opportunity. Now, it’s trying to disrupt itself before it’s disrupted by others.
Can LVMH Disrupt Itself?
The world’s largest luxury group has been slow to seize the digital opportunity. Now, it’s trying to disrupt itself before it’s disrupted by others.
News & Analysis
Even Comme des Garçons Is Launching a Direct-to-Consumer Brand
"What does it mean that a brand like Comme is getting into the online-only business?"
Even Comme des Garçons Is Launching a Direct-to-Consumer Brand
"What does it mean that a brand like Comme is getting into the online-only business?"
The News in Brief
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.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.