Amorepacific Third-Quarter Revenue Rises 11%, Overseas Growth Cools
Revenue growth outpaced the previous quarter in the Korean conglomerate’s domestic market, but slowed internationally.
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How African Designers Are Finding Success by Tapping Into Their Cultural Roots
More designers from Nigeria, South Africa and other African countries are connecting with consumers in international markets by putting their cultures front and centre.
Luxury
Op-Ed | Is Copying Always Wrong?
Young fashion designers should be free to imitate others, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Luxury
How Young Designers in Paris Are Beating the Pandemic So Far
Fragile but focused, creative labels like Marine Serre, Y/Project and Ludovic de Saint Sernin are navigating rocky waters by engaging their communities and rethinking their role in fashion's ‘system’. Is it enough to make it through a make-or-break season?
Retail
Matchesfashion Doubles Down on Emerging Labels
The retailer, facing growing pains of its own, is launching a new 'Innovators Programme' to bolster the fledgling labels that help set it apart from competitors in a crowded luxury e-commerce market.
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Retail
How the Wholesale Crisis Could Benefit Independent Fashion Brands
Post-pandemic, a further shift away from wholesale by bigger labels could benefit emerging brands. But there will be a sting in the tail for some.
Luxury
Vogue and the CFDA Set Up Shop on Amazon
Through the fundraising initiative A Common Thread, 20 independent New York brands will begin selling their collections on the e-commerce marketplace as part of an effort to help struggling designers.
News & Analysis
Not Just a Label’s Strategy to Support Emerging Designers
Recognising the commercial potential of a global creative class of emerging designers, NJAL positions its community as an international cloud solution for creative needs, and has tailored a membership programme to equip designers with the tools they need today.
Media
Television's Power to Launch Fashion Brands Remains Unproven
Netflix’s ‘Next in Fashion’ and Amazon’s ‘Making the Cut’ are more focused on the business of selling clothes than 'Project Runway' ever was. But can their winners become stars?
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Luxury
Independent American Fashion Businesses Are Unravelling. The Government Must Help.
If something is not done, large numbers of independent fashion labels and stores are going to go bankrupt.
Luxury
How a Young Designer Is Rethinking the Playbook for Emerging Brands
After working with the likes of Kanye West and Hood by Air’s Shayne Oliver, Lourdes’ Andreas Aresti is determined to dodge convention.
Entrepreneurship
The Biggest Challenges Facing New Brands and How to Tackle Them
From financing to navigating a shifting retail market, a host of obstacles are standing between emerging designers and sustainable growth.
News & Analysis
Tmall: An Incubator for China’s Emerging Designers
BoF meets with Tmall executives and four designers showing as part of the marketplace’s ‘China Cool’ programme to discuss the growing influence of Chinese designers.
The News in Brief
Hearst Magazines Names Juliana Stock President
Current president Debi Chirichella will be Hearst Magazine’s next chair.
Lilly Raises Sales Forecast, Widening Lead in Obesity Market
Eli Lilly & Co. raised its full-year sales forecast as demand for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs continues to surge, giving the drugmaker more momentum as it expands into pills and develops even more powerful weight-loss treatments.
US to Temporarily Allow Compounding of Six Peptides
The move relaxes rules to access some peptide compounds for recovery, sleep and cognition and will require pharmacies to notify regulators about adverse events.
Adidas Keeps Humming With Apparel, Performance Sports Growth
The German sneaker brand on Thursday reported strong growth in apparel and sports gear, led by running, training and football products, elaborating on preliminary results published last week.
Uniqlo Scraps Price Rise on $2 Socks After Japanese Shopper Outcry
The decision underscores the challenge Japanese retailers face as persistent inflation squeezes household budgets.
Puig Targets €8 Billion in Annual Sales by 2032
Ahead of its first Capital Markets Day in Madrid, the Spanish beauty group has unveiled its “Vision 2032” and detailed its plans to grow its share of the global fragrance market.
Report: Puig, CVC, Cinven Eye Luxury Fragrance Maker Parfums de Marly
Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Cinven, along with Spanish beauty group Puig, are considering acquiring Parfums de Marly, the luxury fragrance brand owned by Advent International, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.