Dutch Eyewear Chain Hans Anders Halts Sale of Meta Glasses, Citing Privacy Concerns
A growing Dutch outcry over the glasses mirrors a broader backlash against smart glasses equipped with cameras.
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News & Analysis
Azzedine Alaïa and the Reason Not to Buy Into the ‘See Now/Shop Now’ Movement
"The spring season officially ended almost three weeks ago but the designer’s collection was no postscript."
News & Analysis
A Boom in Cheap Fashion Is Coming
"The coming fast-fashion boom in the developing world spells big trouble for the environment."
News & Analysis
Fast Retailing Needs to Slow Down and Focus on Profit
"The Fast Retailing chairman has said he wants to make the owner of Uniqlo the world's biggest seller of clothing. Now that he's admitted that's not
News & Analysis
Is It Even Possible to Sell "Luxury" on Amazon?
"Can luxury reside just clicks away from fast fashion without losing some of its sheen? It’s a clash between exclusivity and inclusivity."
Retail
The Rise of Indie Fast Fashion
How low-priced, trend-driven fashion start-ups armed with e-commerce are carving out a niche in the market.
Financial Markets
Uniqlo: Again the Face of Japan's Deflating Economy
A stunning move by the Bank of Japan to introduce negative interest rates in January to try to get companies and consumers spending again has yet to boost sales, stock prices or arrest an unwelcome rise in the yen.
Fashion Week
Italy's Fashion Chamber Rejects Immediacy
Plans to speed up the fashion cycle and push runway creations straight into store windows and consumers' shopping bags are finding some resistance in the Italian fashion system.
News & Analysis
Primark Finally Discovers Fashion, of the Corporate Sort
Conglomerates were all the rage in the 1960's, but fell out of fashion along with the beehive hairdo. Primark is about to remind us why.
News & Analysis
Nasty Gal to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff
Fashion retailer Nasty Gal is slashing about 10 percent of its staff in what chief executive officer Sheree Waterson describes as a "strategic restructuring."
Global Markets
The Luxury Brand Balancing Act
Fashion’s luxury megabrands have long struck a delicate — and highly lucrative — balance between exclusivity and accessibility. But as digital media, globalisation and off-price retailing reshape the industry, are they in danger of losing the balance that made them so successful?
Financial Markets
How Primark Is Pushing Into a Cutthroat Retail Landscape
Thanks to aggressive expansion in the UK, Spain, Germany and France, Primark has become a household name for Europeans. Now the company is testing its low-price strategy in the US, the world’s most competitive retail market.
News & Analysis
Spanish Recluse Behind Zara Briefly Becomes World's Richest Man
Amancio Ortega, who transformed clothing group Inditex into Spain's biggest company, overtook Bill Gates on Friday to become the world's richest man.
The News in Brief
Harper’s Bazaar to Launch Philippine Edition
Hearst Magazines International is partnering with Philippine media group AGC Power Holdings to launch the fashion title in November 2027.
Sycamore Said to Near Deal to Sell Boots
The private equity firm is nearing a deal, valued at $9 billion, to sell the UK health and beauty retail business to the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family, a source told Bloomberg.
Pandora Opens World’s Largest Jewellery Factory in Vietnam
The $150 million plant is the Danish jewellers first outside of Thailand, part of a bid to diversify its manufacturing footprint and boost supply-chain resilience.
Luca de Meo Says Italy Remains Key, Rules Out Production Shift
The Kering CEO also denied any interest in buying a minority stake in Armani, adding that the group was focusing on other challenges.
H&M, Adidas and Inditex Back New Effort to Address ‘Waste Colonialism’
The new initiative will explore how the industry can take responsibility for the millions of used and unsold garments exported to secondhand markets around the world.
Dyson’s $499 AI Toothbrush Sees Rocky Debut
The UK firm blamed a production error resulting in ‘water seepage’ for the disappearance of its newly launched camera-equipped toothbrush from stores.
Sephora to Launch at Marks & Spencer
‘Sephora at M&S’ will roll out in M&S stores and online starting next spring, with plans to expand to 100 locations by the end of 2028.