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 | Intel Shuts Down Wearables Unit, Robots Conquer Resale Industry
This week, Intel eliminates its wearables group to focus on VR, and how bots are defeating real customers in the resale industry.
Bits & Bytes | Intel Shuts Down Wearables Unit, Robots Conquer Resale Industry
This week, Intel eliminates its wearables group to focus on VR, and how bots are defeating real customers in the resale industry.
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Bits & Bytes | Stitch Fix's Design Algorithms, the Future of the Smartwatch
This week, Stitch Fix algorithms are dictating design decisions, and how smartwatch bands could be the future of wearable tech.
Bits & Bytes | Stitch Fix's Design Algorithms, the Future of the Smartwatch
This week, Stitch Fix algorithms are dictating design decisions, and how smartwatch bands could be the future of wearable tech.
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Bits & Bytes | Adidas Launches Lifestyle App, Amazon Leads 'Try Before You Buy' Trend
This week, why the Adidas 'All Day' App is more than just a fitness tracker, while Amazon leads the pack in a new online shopping trend.
Bits & Bytes | Adidas Launches Lifestyle App, Amazon Leads 'Try Before You Buy' Trend
This week, why the Adidas 'All Day' App is more than just a fitness tracker, while Amazon leads the pack in a new online shopping trend.
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BoF Exclusive | Louis Vuitton Launches Smartwatch
Louis Vuitton is the latest luxury brand to jump on the wearable tech bandwagon with the launch of its first smartwatch. Will it work?
BoF Exclusive | Louis Vuitton Launches Smartwatch
Louis Vuitton is the latest luxury brand to jump on the wearable tech bandwagon with the launch of its first smartwatch. Will it work?
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News Bites | Bally x Swizz Beatz, Fashion Tech Lab's Stellar Advisory Board
In today's News Bites, why Bally has collaborated with Swizz Beats, while Miroslava Duma has appointed Diego Della Valle, Alexandre Arnault and Gabriela Hearst to the Fashion Tech Lab advisory board.
News Bites | Bally x Swizz Beatz, Fashion Tech Lab's Stellar Advisory Board
In today's News Bites, why Bally has collaborated with Swizz Beats, while Miroslava Duma has appointed Diego Della Valle, Alexandre Arnault and Gabriela Hearst to the Fashion Tech Lab advisory board.
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Bits & Bytes | Fashion Brands Abandon Snapchat, Factories of the Future
This week, Snapchat loses out as fashion turns to Instagram Stories, and how 3D printing will power the factories of the future.
Bits & Bytes | Fashion Brands Abandon Snapchat, Factories of the Future
This week, Snapchat loses out as fashion turns to Instagram Stories, and how 3D printing will power the factories of the future.
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News Bites | Yoox Net-a-Porter's New Tech Hub, Joe Zee Exits Yahoo Amidst Layoffs
In today's News Bites, Yoox Net-a-Porter's plans for its new 70,000 square-foot “tech hub” in west London, while the Yahoo Style editor-in-chief Joe Zee bids the website goodbye on Facebook.
News Bites | Yoox Net-a-Porter's New Tech Hub, Joe Zee Exits Yahoo Amidst Layoffs
In today's News Bites, Yoox Net-a-Porter's plans for its new 70,000 square-foot “tech hub” in west London, while the Yahoo Style editor-in-chief Joe Zee bids the website goodbye on Facebook.
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Bits & Bytes | China's Social Media Shut-Down, Wearable Tech to Double by 2021
This week, Chinese luxury brands are concerned after the government closes 60 social media accounts, while wearable tech looks likely to double in size within four years.
Bits & Bytes | China's Social Media Shut-Down, Wearable Tech to Double by 2021
This week, Chinese luxury brands are concerned after the government closes 60 social media accounts, while wearable tech looks likely to double in size within four years.
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Bits & Bytes | Digital Darwinism, 45 Percent of Retailers Plan to Use AI
This week, how to survive in an age of ‘digital darwinism’ and why deep knowledge of logistics and tech is more important than fashion and marketing expertise for today’s apparel CEOs.
Bits & Bytes | Digital Darwinism, 45 Percent of Retailers Plan to Use AI
This week, how to survive in an age of ‘digital darwinism’ and why deep knowledge of logistics and tech is more important than fashion and marketing expertise for today’s apparel CEOs.
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Op-Ed | The Age of Digital Darwinism
What does it take to survive and prosper in a luxury market where digital is becoming the new centre of a brand's gravity?
Op-Ed | The Age of Digital Darwinism
What does it take to survive and prosper in a luxury market where digital is becoming the new centre of a brand's gravity?
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Bits & Bytes | Snap’s New Spectacles May Include AR, Google’s Fashion Archive
This week, sources suggested that Snap’s second generation video glasses could include Augmented Reality features, while Google launched a new digital fashion archive.
Bits & Bytes | Snap’s New Spectacles May Include AR, Google’s Fashion Archive
This week, sources suggested that Snap’s second generation video glasses could include Augmented Reality features, while Google launched a new digital fashion archive.
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Why Is Google Digitising the World's Fashion Archives?
For years, Google has been digitising the world’s museums, making cultural artefacts accessible in extraordinary detail to millions of internet users. Now it’s turning to fashion.
Why Is Google Digitising the World's Fashion Archives?
For years, Google has been digitising the world’s museums, making cultural artefacts accessible in extraordinary detail to millions of internet users. Now it’s turning to fashion.
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.