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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Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon's Strategy in India, How High-Tech Retail Stores Boost Sales
This week, Amazon's logistics are winning the e-commerce war in India, and how Rebecca Minkoff uses tech to drive growth.
Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon's Strategy in India, How High-Tech Retail Stores Boost Sales
This week, Amazon's logistics are winning the e-commerce war in India, and how Rebecca Minkoff uses tech to drive growth.
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Bits & Bytes | Levis' Virtual Stylist, Can This Smartwatch Save Fitbit?
This week, Levi's launches chatbot stylist on Facebook Messenger, and can Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch save the company?
Bits & Bytes | Levis' Virtual Stylist, Can This Smartwatch Save Fitbit?
This week, Levi's launches chatbot stylist on Facebook Messenger, and can Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch save the company?
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How Fashion’s Most Talked-About Start-Ups Are Actually Performing
From Rent the Runway to Refinery 29, BoF separates the break-outs from the flameouts.
How Fashion’s Most Talked-About Start-Ups Are Actually Performing
From Rent the Runway to Refinery 29, BoF separates the break-outs from the flameouts.
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Op-Ed | Technology Is Eating Fashion
Fashion companies that don't embrace technology are sitting ducks just waiting to be picked off by sharp-shooting software companies, argues Marc C. Close.
Op-Ed | Technology Is Eating Fashion
Fashion companies that don't embrace technology are sitting ducks just waiting to be picked off by sharp-shooting software companies, argues Marc C. Close.
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The Robot Startup Using Static Electricity to Make Nike Sneakers
Grabit, a robotics startup, makes machines that can work at 20 times the pace of humans.
The Robot Startup Using Static Electricity to Make Nike Sneakers
Grabit, a robotics startup, makes machines that can work at 20 times the pace of humans.
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Op-Ed | How Blockchain Could Boost the Fashion Industry
Blockchain could be used to make every SKU produced by every brand accessible to any retailer, editor or consumer, feeding new digital tools that would massively democratise the curation of fashion, argues Charles Beckwith.
Op-Ed | How Blockchain Could Boost the Fashion Industry
Blockchain could be used to make every SKU produced by every brand accessible to any retailer, editor or consumer, feeding new digital tools that would massively democratise the curation of fashion, argues Charles Beckwith.
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon's AI Fashion Designer, Can Tech Combat Counterfeits?
This week, Amazon develops designs via AI algorithms, and how fashion brands use RFID tags to battle counterfeits.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon's AI Fashion Designer, Can Tech Combat Counterfeits?
This week, Amazon develops designs via AI algorithms, and how fashion brands use RFID tags to battle counterfeits.
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon's Private Labels, Why Fashion Loves Android Wear
This week, how Amazon's private label brands are fuelling its business, while brands cranking out new Android Wear devices are as far from typical electronics companies as one can get.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon's Private Labels, Why Fashion Loves Android Wear
This week, how Amazon's private label brands are fuelling its business, while brands cranking out new Android Wear devices are as far from typical electronics companies as one can get.
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Bits & Bytes | How Fashion is Embracing AR, Do Consumers Really Want 'Smart' Products?
This week, W Magazine's augmented reality-powered issue, and is there consumer demand for 'smart' products?
Bits & Bytes | How Fashion is Embracing AR, Do Consumers Really Want 'Smart' Products?
This week, W Magazine's augmented reality-powered issue, and is there consumer demand for 'smart' products?
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Vogue Partners With Google to Create Virtual Reality Video Series
The project takes viewers inside the closets of models including Kendall Jenner and Cindy Crawford.
Vogue Partners With Google to Create Virtual Reality Video Series
The project takes viewers inside the closets of models including Kendall Jenner and Cindy Crawford.
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Bits & Bytes | Nike's High-Tech Treasure Hunt, Stitch Fix IPO
This week, how Nike's app helps amplify buzz around its shoe drops, and what you need to know about Stitch Fix's impending exit.
Bits & Bytes | Nike's High-Tech Treasure Hunt, Stitch Fix IPO
This week, how Nike's app helps amplify buzz around its shoe drops, and what you need to know about Stitch Fix's impending exit.
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Bits & Bytes | Instagram Boosts Watch Sales, Amazon's Private Label Accessories
This week, Instagram turbocharges the vintage watch market, and Amazon launches 'The Fix.'
Bits & Bytes | Instagram Boosts Watch Sales, Amazon's Private Label Accessories
This week, Instagram turbocharges the vintage watch market, and Amazon launches 'The Fix.'
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.