Shein Discloses FTC Probe in US, Warns of Significant Payments
According to documents the ultra-fast-fashion company filed in connection with its planned Hong Kong IPO, Shein is cooperating with the investigation and could face significant fines.
digital
Beauty
Will Social Selling Work in Fashion?
Supercharged by the rise of social media, new devices and new software, 'social selling' has taken off in beauty and jewellery. Will it work in fashion?
Will Social Selling Work in Fashion?
Supercharged by the rise of social media, new devices and new software, 'social selling' has taken off in beauty and jewellery. Will it work in fashion?
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Smartphone Shopping, Jet Funding, Data Saves Retail
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Smartphone Shopping, Jet Funding, Data Saves Retail
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Smartphones Overtake Desktops for Holiday Shopping
For the first time, more people will visit retailers' web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day.
Smartphones Overtake Desktops for Holiday Shopping
For the first time, more people will visit retailers' web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day.
Technology
Does Digital Finally Have a Seat at the Table?
Fashion and luxury goods companies are hiring chief digital officers in a bid to integrate digital thinking into core business strategy.
Does Digital Finally Have a Seat at the Table?
Fashion and luxury goods companies are hiring chief digital officers in a bid to integrate digital thinking into core business strategy.
Technology
InStyle, Jaunt VR Target Fashion Audience With Virtual Reality Cover
As makers of virtual reality content get ready to enter the mass market next year, one company is hoping to appeal to a broader audience outside of the tech set by harnessing fashion magazine InStyle's young female demographic.
InStyle, Jaunt VR Target Fashion Audience With Virtual Reality Cover
As makers of virtual reality content get ready to enter the mass market next year, one company is hoping to appeal to a broader audience outside of the tech set by harnessing fashion magazine InStyle's young female demographic.
Technology
Trillenium Takes Virtual Reality into Online Shopping
Trillenium creates virtual stores for brands aimed at marrying the experience of real-life shopping with the convenience of e-commerce on smartphones and computers.
Trillenium Takes Virtual Reality into Online Shopping
Trillenium creates virtual stores for brands aimed at marrying the experience of real-life shopping with the convenience of e-commerce on smartphones and computers.
Beauty
Emily Weiss: Blogger to Social Brand Builder
Emily Weiss speaks to BoF about growing her independent beauty blog into a community-driven digital brand.
Emily Weiss: Blogger to Social Brand Builder
Emily Weiss speaks to BoF about growing her independent beauty blog into a community-driven digital brand.
Technology
A Hundred Apps Bloom in China as Millions Bank on Their Phones
Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.
A Hundred Apps Bloom in China as Millions Bank on Their Phones
Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.
Technology
Do You Know Who Your Consumer Is?
Brands and retailers now have the potential to track consumer interactions across any device, anywhere in the world, creating a ‘single view’ of their customers across multiple touchpoints. But it isn’t easy.
Do You Know Who Your Consumer Is?
Brands and retailers now have the potential to track consumer interactions across any device, anywhere in the world, creating a ‘single view’ of their customers across multiple touchpoints. But it isn’t easy.
Technology
Yahoo Said to Pay $230 Million for Shopping Site Polyvore
Yahoo! Inc. is paying about $230 million for shopping service Polyvore Inc. as the Internet portal seeks new ways to draw in users and advertisers.
Yahoo Said to Pay $230 Million for Shopping Site Polyvore
Yahoo! Inc. is paying about $230 million for shopping service Polyvore Inc. as the Internet portal seeks new ways to draw in users and advertisers.
Technology
Yahoo to Acquire Startup Polyvore in Shopping-Advertising Push
Yahoo! Inc. is buying shopping-service Polyvore Inc., seeking to improve its online fashion content and boost shopping-related advertising.
Yahoo to Acquire Startup Polyvore in Shopping-Advertising Push
Yahoo! Inc. is buying shopping-service Polyvore Inc., seeking to improve its online fashion content and boost shopping-related advertising.
News & Analysis
Sojin Lee Speaks on 'Fashion Entertainment' Platform Fashionair
BoF spoke to ex-Net-a-Porter buyer Sojin Lee about teaming up with Simon Fuller to launch Fashionair, a new platform for ‘fashion entertainment.’
Sojin Lee Speaks on 'Fashion Entertainment' Platform Fashionair
BoF spoke to ex-Net-a-Porter buyer Sojin Lee about teaming up with Simon Fuller to launch Fashionair, a new platform for ‘fashion entertainment.’
The News in Brief
Frasers Group Takes a Position in Burberry
The billionaire Mike Ashley’s investment arm disclosed Tuesday it holds an interest worth a potential 4.2 percent of the voting rights in Burberry.
EssilorLuxottica Beats Forecasts, AI Glasses and Myopia Products Drive Growth
The Franco-Italian eyewear maker reported a 15 percent rise in first-half profit, beating expectations, while revenue growth was driven by strong demand for AI-enabled glasses myopia products.
Whoop Names Kyle Leahy Chief Commercial Officer
Leahy joins the wearables brand from Glossier, where she was chief executive for three years.
Chinese Jeweller Laopu Gold’s Shares Drop on Growth Outlook
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
Unilever Lifts Outlook on Strongest Volume Growth in Over A Decade
Unilever upgraded its annual forecast on Tuesday, as consumers reached for brands like Vaseline and Dove despite household budget concerns stemming from the Iran war.
J&J to Pay $5.5 Billion to Settle Talc-Related Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
Lenzing Closes UK, Austria Sites in Turnaround Bid
The closures are the latest in a series of cost-cutting and refinancing measures at the textile maker, which has faced headwinds from competition in China and India.