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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Retail
H&M Investors Are Worried Management Is Overlooking the Obvious
With the value of their H&M shares down about 45 percent since the end of 2016, investors are wondering whether the retailer is aware its clothes seem to be going out of fashion.
H&M Investors Are Worried Management Is Overlooking the Obvious
With the value of their H&M shares down about 45 percent since the end of 2016, investors are wondering whether the retailer is aware its clothes seem to be going out of fashion.
News & Analysis
Boohoo Investors Say Market Concerns Are Overblown
After Boohoo nudged down its core profit margin forecast, shares slumped 16 percent on the same day.
Boohoo Investors Say Market Concerns Are Overblown
After Boohoo nudged down its core profit margin forecast, shares slumped 16 percent on the same day.
Global Markets
Spain and Portugal Reboot the Iberian Fashion Market
As Spain and Portugal return to pre-crisis growth and tourism levels, who will be the winners and losers as new global players enter the market?
Spain and Portugal Reboot the Iberian Fashion Market
As Spain and Portugal return to pre-crisis growth and tourism levels, who will be the winners and losers as new global players enter the market?
News & Analysis
$12 Billion Swedish Stock Manager Is Betting on H&M Turnaround
“They have a better insight of the disease and measures now,” John Hernander, chief investment officer at Nordea Asset Management
$12 Billion Swedish Stock Manager Is Betting on H&M Turnaround
“They have a better insight of the disease and measures now,” John Hernander, chief investment officer at Nordea Asset Management
News & Analysis
Zara Is Enveloped by Cloud Over Europe's Fashion Retailers
Shares in Inditex have fallen 4.5 percent in 2017 due to a strong euro and a slowdown in like-for-like performance.
Zara Is Enveloped by Cloud Over Europe's Fashion Retailers
Shares in Inditex have fallen 4.5 percent in 2017 due to a strong euro and a slowdown in like-for-like performance.
News & Analysis
H&M’s Answer to Streetwear Gathers Pace
With Weekday, the Swedish fast-fashion group has successfully packaged the politically attuned, streetwear-loving aesthetic of Generation Z.
H&M’s Answer to Streetwear Gathers Pace
With Weekday, the Swedish fast-fashion group has successfully packaged the politically attuned, streetwear-loving aesthetic of Generation Z.
Retail
Australian Topshop Stays Afloat With British Parent Restructure
Arcadia Group, led by Philip Green, will buy parts of Topshop from its Australian franchisee and keep four stores running in the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Australian Topshop Stays Afloat With British Parent Restructure
Arcadia Group, led by Philip Green, will buy parts of Topshop from its Australian franchisee and keep four stores running in the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
News & Analysis
Fast Fashion Slow to E-Commerce
Can fast fashion disrupters Zara and H&M save themselves from digital disruption?
Fast Fashion Slow to E-Commerce
Can fast fashion disrupters Zara and H&M save themselves from digital disruption?
News & Analysis
ASOS to Open Second US Distribution Centre
$40 million will be spent opening the new centre in Atlanta, Georgia to continue the retailer's strong US growth figures in the past 12 months.
ASOS to Open Second US Distribution Centre
$40 million will be spent opening the new centre in Atlanta, Georgia to continue the retailer's strong US growth figures in the past 12 months.
Retail
H&M Scraps Monthly Sales Figures But Promises More Transparency
The Swedish retailer will replace monthly sales figures reports with capital market days in a bid to assuage investors clamouring for more information.
H&M Scraps Monthly Sales Figures But Promises More Transparency
The Swedish retailer will replace monthly sales figures reports with capital market days in a bid to assuage investors clamouring for more information.
Retail
What Comes After Zara?
New entrants are chipping away at both traditional retailers and fast fashion behemoths by catering to aesthetic niches, offering customisation and building communities.
What Comes After Zara?
New entrants are chipping away at both traditional retailers and fast fashion behemoths by catering to aesthetic niches, offering customisation and building communities.
News & Analysis
Report: Two Groups in Race to Buy $10 Billion-Valued Global Logistic Properties
The acquisition offers a chance for bidders to grab control of Asia's biggest warehouse operator which counts Amazon among its clients, and could rank as one of the biggest private equity backed deals in Asia.
Report: Two Groups in Race to Buy $10 Billion-Valued Global Logistic Properties
The acquisition offers a chance for bidders to grab control of Asia's biggest warehouse operator which counts Amazon among its clients, and could rank as one of the biggest private equity backed deals in Asia.
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.