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.
entertainment
Beauty
The Met’s Madame X-Rated Opportunity
Art museums like the Met make $50 million per year in retail revenue. What happens when beauty brands try to exit through the gift shop?
The Met’s Madame X-Rated Opportunity
Art museums like the Met make $50 million per year in retail revenue. What happens when beauty brands try to exit through the gift shop?
Marketing
Is There Room on the Oscars Red Carpet for Emerging Designers?
A red carpet presence helps build legitimacy, awareness and credibility — but as luxury giants spend big and young designers closely watch their budgets in a touch market, many are reworking their approaches to celebrity dressing.
Is There Room on the Oscars Red Carpet for Emerging Designers?
A red carpet presence helps build legitimacy, awareness and credibility — but as luxury giants spend big and young designers closely watch their budgets in a touch market, many are reworking their approaches to celebrity dressing.
Marketing
Ray-Ban Names A$AP Rocky Its First Creative Director
The hip-hop artist’s first collection for the EssilorLuxottica-owned eyewear label debuts in April.
Ray-Ban Names A$AP Rocky Its First Creative Director
The hip-hop artist’s first collection for the EssilorLuxottica-owned eyewear label debuts in April.
Partner Content
Drest’s Lucy Yeomans on the Next Iteration of Fashion Gaming
Following a $19.1 million investment in June 2023, the fashion styling mobile app has relaunched as a unique marketing tool using storytelling to reform product discovery and aid customer acquisition for its 260 luxury brand partners in fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
Drest’s Lucy Yeomans on the Next Iteration of Fashion Gaming
Following a $19.1 million investment in June 2023, the fashion styling mobile app has relaunched as a unique marketing tool using storytelling to reform product discovery and aid customer acquisition for its 260 luxury brand partners in fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
Marketing
This Week: BAFTAs, F1 and London Fashion Week
Sports and film will keep the hype machine going in the gap between New York and London shows.
This Week: BAFTAs, F1 and London Fashion Week
Sports and film will keep the hype machine going in the gap between New York and London shows.
Luxury
Why Louis Vuitton Went Back to Murakami
Plus, Hollywood versus Silicon Valley, Frieze and the Oscars after the LA fires, Spotify enters video with The Weeknd, and more from arts columnist Marc Spiegler.
Why Louis Vuitton Went Back to Murakami
Plus, Hollywood versus Silicon Valley, Frieze and the Oscars after the LA fires, Spotify enters video with The Weeknd, and more from arts columnist Marc Spiegler.
Luxury
Marriott International: What Luxury Travellers Really Want
The post-pandemic travel boom may be on the wane, but in its wake it leaves a tourism market that has been utterly transformed. Tina Edmundson, president of luxury at Marriott International, explains how the hospitality giant is adapting its offerings to customers’ rapidly evolving needs.
Marriott International: What Luxury Travellers Really Want
The post-pandemic travel boom may be on the wane, but in its wake it leaves a tourism market that has been utterly transformed. Tina Edmundson, president of luxury at Marriott International, explains how the hospitality giant is adapting its offerings to customers’ rapidly evolving needs.
Retail
TikTok’s Rivals Are Coming for Its E-Commerce Business
The platform turned viral content into a major revenue driver. With a ban on the horizon, platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and WhatNot are hoping to replicate TikTok’s blend of shopping and entertainment.
TikTok’s Rivals Are Coming for Its E-Commerce Business
The platform turned viral content into a major revenue driver. With a ban on the horizon, platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and WhatNot are hoping to replicate TikTok’s blend of shopping and entertainment.
Luxury
Why Fashion Needs the Art World More Than Ever
Art Basel Miami Beach has become a cultural tentpole that attracts America’s wealthiest and an evolving art customer base that may prove key in reversing the luxury downturn.
Why Fashion Needs the Art World More Than Ever
Art Basel Miami Beach has become a cultural tentpole that attracts America’s wealthiest and an evolving art customer base that may prove key in reversing the luxury downturn.
Marketing
The Logic Behind All Those Charli XCX Campaigns
The pop singer’s continued string of brand tie-ups, long after the end of ‘Brat’ summer, is less about the scale of her audience than its loyalty.
The Logic Behind All Those Charli XCX Campaigns
The pop singer’s continued string of brand tie-ups, long after the end of ‘Brat’ summer, is less about the scale of her audience than its loyalty.
Partner Content
At BoF VOICES 2024, The Future of Commerce-Enabled Culture
To an audience of top business and creative leaders from across the fashion industry and the wider world, Ruth Diaz, Vice President of Amazon Fashion Europe, took to the stage at BoF VOICES 2024 to discuss the intersection of commerce, technology and culture — and how fashion stands to benefit.
At BoF VOICES 2024, The Future of Commerce-Enabled Culture
To an audience of top business and creative leaders from across the fashion industry and the wider world, Ruth Diaz, Vice President of Amazon Fashion Europe, took to the stage at BoF VOICES 2024 to discuss the intersection of commerce, technology and culture — and how fashion stands to benefit.
Retail
Kiko Kostadinov Opens First US Store in Los Angeles
The Bulgarian designer is opening his second global flagship in Los Angeles’ Melrose Hill gallery district to gain closer proximity to the art world and America’s entertainment industry.
Kiko Kostadinov Opens First US Store in Los Angeles
The Bulgarian designer is opening his second global flagship in Los Angeles’ Melrose Hill gallery district to gain closer proximity to the art world and America’s entertainment industry.
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.