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Beauty

Ulta Beauty’s Merchandising Chief Looks Inside a Big Bet on Wellness

Monica Arnaudo shares her thoughts in The State of Fashion: Beauty on how the beauty industry will increasingly prioritise mixing products and services that emphasise the mind, body, spirit and “feeling good” into daily routines.

Beauty

Ulta Beauty’s Merchandising Chief Looks Inside a Big Bet on Wellness

Monica Arnaudo shares her thoughts in The State of Fashion: Beauty on how the beauty industry will increasingly prioritise mixing products and services that emphasise the mind, body, spirit and “feeling good” into daily routines.


Retail

Shopping Events Are Back. Here’s How to Make the Most of Them

As digital advertising costs climb, fashion brands are embracing events like in-store happy hours, trunk shows and parties in various formats to generate brand awareness and drive sales.

Retail

Shopping Events Are Back. Here’s How to Make the Most of Them

As digital advertising costs climb, fashion brands are embracing events like in-store happy hours, trunk shows and parties in various formats to generate brand awareness and drive sales.


Beauty

Byredo’s Ben Gorham on Propelling a Niche Brand to Global Success

For ‘The State of Fashion: Beauty’ founder Ben Gorham breaks down Byredo’s journey to its recent acquisition by luxury group Puig and how indie labels can flourish in a crowded market.

Beauty

Byredo’s Ben Gorham on Propelling a Niche Brand to Global Success

For ‘The State of Fashion: Beauty’ founder Ben Gorham breaks down Byredo’s journey to its recent acquisition by luxury group Puig and how indie labels can flourish in a crowded market.


Beauty

What Will Define Beauty’s Next Era of Growth?

From skin care and fragrance to colour cosmetics and hair care, the outlook for the global beauty industry is rosy in the years ahead, even amid hyper-competition, channel mix challenges, and rapid innovation and production cycles. The State of Fashion: Beauty explores what lies ahead.

Beauty

What Will Define Beauty’s Next Era of Growth?

From skin care and fragrance to colour cosmetics and hair care, the outlook for the global beauty industry is rosy in the years ahead, even amid hyper-competition, channel mix challenges, and rapid innovation and production cycles. The State of Fashion: Beauty explores what lies ahead.


Beauty

How a DTC Veteran Made a Showerhead One of Beauty’s Hottest Items

DTC veteran Ryan Babenzien’s new start-up is employing guerilla-style marketing and partnerships with wellness-centric retailers to become beauty’s latest must-have brand.

Beauty

How a DTC Veteran Made a Showerhead One of Beauty’s Hottest Items

DTC veteran Ryan Babenzien’s new start-up is employing guerilla-style marketing and partnerships with wellness-centric retailers to become beauty’s latest must-have brand.


Sports

The Gorpcore Empire Behind Salomon and Arc’teryx

Amer Sports plans to scale its three largest companies, including tennis racket maker Wilson, into €1 billion sportswear megabrands by cutting back on wholesale and leaning into their fashion appeal, without altering their core product offerings.

Sports

The Gorpcore Empire Behind Salomon and Arc’teryx

Amer Sports plans to scale its three largest companies, including tennis racket maker Wilson, into €1 billion sportswear megabrands by cutting back on wholesale and leaning into their fashion appeal, without altering their core product offerings.


Retail

Veronica Beard Is a Hit in the US. Will Its Formula Work Globally Too?

The contemporary label is on track to hit nearly $300 million in sales this year. Up next are stores and new wholesale accounts in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Retail

Veronica Beard Is a Hit in the US. Will Its Formula Work Globally Too?

The contemporary label is on track to hit nearly $300 million in sales this year. Up next are stores and new wholesale accounts in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.


Beauty

Beauty Brands Are Rediscovering an Old-School Way to Sell Their Products

Indie brands that used to rely on Instagram ads and TikTok influencers to spread the word are hiring traditional sales reps who trek from store to store promoting their wares.

Beauty

Beauty Brands Are Rediscovering an Old-School Way to Sell Their Products

Indie brands that used to rely on Instagram ads and TikTok influencers to spread the word are hiring traditional sales reps who trek from store to store promoting their wares.


Luxury

BoF Insights | The Lifestyle Era: Luxury’s Opportunity in Home and Hospitality

From home design to hotels, the $4.3 trillion lifestyle sector is set for growth as customers prioritise experience and place greater value on the spaces where they live, work and socialise, according to BoF Insights’ new report.

Luxury

BoF Insights | The Lifestyle Era: Luxury’s Opportunity in Home and Hospitality

From home design to hotels, the $4.3 trillion lifestyle sector is set for growth as customers prioritise experience and place greater value on the spaces where they live, work and socialise, according to BoF Insights’ new report.


Retail

Pangaia to Cut up to a Third of Jobs in Swiss Move

The brand will cut as many as 50 jobs as it moves its headquarters from London to Switzerland.

Retail

Pangaia to Cut up to a Third of Jobs in Swiss Move

The brand will cut as many as 50 jobs as it moves its headquarters from London to Switzerland.


Sports

What a Winning Strategy Looks Like in Today’s Sneaker Market

Nike and On are dominating the sneaker category today thanks to their focus on performance-driven products and discipline in their direct channels.

Sports

What a Winning Strategy Looks Like in Today’s Sneaker Market

Nike and On are dominating the sneaker category today thanks to their focus on performance-driven products and discipline in their direct channels.


Sustainability

Can a Zero-Carbon Sneaker Make Allbirds Cool Again?

The footwear company says it has cracked its holy-grail goal to develop a net-zero carbon shoe. All investors want is a path to profitability.

Sustainability

Can a Zero-Carbon Sneaker Make Allbirds Cool Again?

The footwear company says it has cracked its holy-grail goal to develop a net-zero carbon shoe. All investors want is a path to profitability.