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.
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Google Targets Pinterest, Are Innovation Labs A Necessity?
This week, Google's new "Style Ideas" feature challenges Pinterest's search ambitions, while innovation labs could be crucial in today's tough retail environment.
Google Targets Pinterest, Are Innovation Labs A Necessity?
This week, Google's new "Style Ideas" feature challenges Pinterest's search ambitions, while innovation labs could be crucial in today's tough retail environment.
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Amazon’s E-Commerce Dominance, Adidas Launches 3D-Printed Trainers
This week, Amazon is predicted to account for half of US online retail by 2021, while Adidas prepares to mass produce its new "Futurecraft 4D" shoe.
Amazon’s E-Commerce Dominance, Adidas Launches 3D-Printed Trainers
This week, Amazon is predicted to account for half of US online retail by 2021, while Adidas prepares to mass produce its new "Futurecraft 4D" shoe.
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Adidas to Mass-Produce 3D-Printed Shoes
The new 'Futurecraft 4D' shoe is part of a broader push by the sportswear giant to react faster to changing fashions and create more customised products.
Adidas to Mass-Produce 3D-Printed Shoes
The new 'Futurecraft 4D' shoe is part of a broader push by the sportswear giant to react faster to changing fashions and create more customised products.
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Luxury Brands' Digital Lag, L'Oréal's Technology Incubator
This week, luxury brands finally learn an online presence is essential, while Generation Z's use of Instagram rewrites the rules of selling fashion.
Luxury Brands' Digital Lag, L'Oréal's Technology Incubator
This week, luxury brands finally learn an online presence is essential, while Generation Z's use of Instagram rewrites the rules of selling fashion.
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Alibaba's Global Retail Empire, Google's Impact on Luxury Investors and More...
This week, Alibaba's Jack Ma is challenging Amazon's retail ambitions, while Google searches have become a new essential for luxury investors.
Alibaba's Global Retail Empire, Google's Impact on Luxury Investors and More...
This week, Alibaba's Jack Ma is challenging Amazon's retail ambitions, while Google searches have become a new essential for luxury investors.
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Report: Stitch Fix Said to Be Mulling Initial Public Offering
Executives are understood to have held early discussions with bankers about a potential deal, and the board plans to decide in the next month whether to pursue a public offering.
Report: Stitch Fix Said to Be Mulling Initial Public Offering
Executives are understood to have held early discussions with bankers about a potential deal, and the board plans to decide in the next month whether to pursue a public offering.
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Adidas Trials Customer Personalisation in Bid to Tackle Fast Fashion
Adidas hopes the drive will help it adjust better to fickle fashion trends, allowing it to sell more products at full price.
Adidas Trials Customer Personalisation in Bid to Tackle Fast Fashion
Adidas hopes the drive will help it adjust better to fickle fashion trends, allowing it to sell more products at full price.
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Swiss Smartwatches Multiply as Makers Hunt Millennials
With the flurry of new gadgets, watchmakers are trying to attract millennial shoppers in the middle of the longest downturn on record for the Swiss industry.
Swiss Smartwatches Multiply as Makers Hunt Millennials
With the flurry of new gadgets, watchmakers are trying to attract millennial shoppers in the middle of the longest downturn on record for the Swiss industry.
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Swatch to Launch Smartwatch Operating System by 2018
The world's biggest watchmaker has previously been skeptical about smartwatches and has so far launched watches with limited connected features under its Tissot and Swatch brands.
Swatch to Launch Smartwatch Operating System by 2018
The world's biggest watchmaker has previously been skeptical about smartwatches and has so far launched watches with limited connected features under its Tissot and Swatch brands.
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For Fashion Brands Flocking to SXSW, What’s the ROI?
Fashion and style brands staged a flurry of activations at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive, but breaking through the clutter of competing messages is increasingly challenging.
For Fashion Brands Flocking to SXSW, What’s the ROI?
Fashion and style brands staged a flurry of activations at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive, but breaking through the clutter of competing messages is increasingly challenging.
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Finery Aims to Succeed Where Other Virtual Closets Have Not
Backed by investors including Miroslava Duma and Brooklyn Decker, the wardrobe organiser aggregates data to make the upload process more user-friendly.
Finery Aims to Succeed Where Other Virtual Closets Have Not
Backed by investors including Miroslava Duma and Brooklyn Decker, the wardrobe organiser aggregates data to make the upload process more user-friendly.
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Bits & Bytes | Smart Mirrors, Softwear, Snap Lowers Valuation
This week, brick-and-mortar retailers toy with the idea of high-tech dressing-room mirrors, and Snap Inc. has lowered its valuation ahead of its imminent IPO.
Bits & Bytes | Smart Mirrors, Softwear, Snap Lowers Valuation
This week, brick-and-mortar retailers toy with the idea of high-tech dressing-room mirrors, and Snap Inc. has lowered its valuation ahead of its imminent IPO.
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.