Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
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Beauty
Advent’s Tricia Glynn on Finding the Winning Ingredients for Beauty’s Deal-Makers
From her vantage point as managing partner at a global private equity firm, Glynn explores for The State of Fashion: Beauty the enduring opportunities beauty provides investors.
Advent’s Tricia Glynn on Finding the Winning Ingredients for Beauty’s Deal-Makers
From her vantage point as managing partner at a global private equity firm, Glynn explores for The State of Fashion: Beauty the enduring opportunities beauty provides investors.
Beauty
Why Beauty’s Challenger Brands Need to Rev Up Growth
For many emerging beauty brands, the early days of getting up and running has been the relatively easy part. Now, they need to confront even greater challenges to continue their growth trajectories, according to The State of Fashion: Beauty.
Why Beauty’s Challenger Brands Need to Rev Up Growth
For many emerging beauty brands, the early days of getting up and running has been the relatively easy part. Now, they need to confront even greater challenges to continue their growth trajectories, according to The State of Fashion: Beauty.
Beauty
How to Decode Gen-Z’s Evolving Relationship With Beauty
The State of Fashion: Beauty explores why outsized influence of today’s teens and twentysomethings over consumer industries mean beauty brands face a fast-changing challenge to adapt their businesses — from marketing to pricing strategies — to remain attractive to this hugely discerning cohort.
How to Decode Gen-Z’s Evolving Relationship With Beauty
The State of Fashion: Beauty explores why outsized influence of today’s teens and twentysomethings over consumer industries mean beauty brands face a fast-changing challenge to adapt their businesses — from marketing to pricing strategies — to remain attractive to this hugely discerning cohort.
Beauty
Why Beauty Brands Want a Bigger Piece of the $1.5 Trillion Wellness Pie
The State of Fashion: Beauty finds that brands have a growing opportunity to tap into emerging wellness subcategories — from sleep to sexual intimacy to ingestible beauty — by upgrading existing products or expanding portfolios, provided they do so with credibility and authenticity.
Why Beauty Brands Want a Bigger Piece of the $1.5 Trillion Wellness Pie
The State of Fashion: Beauty finds that brands have a growing opportunity to tap into emerging wellness subcategories — from sleep to sexual intimacy to ingestible beauty — by upgrading existing products or expanding portfolios, provided they do so with credibility and authenticity.
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Beauty
The Changing Shape of Beauty M&A
Beauty megadeals may be few and far between over the near term, but M&A will still be critical for buyers and sellers seeking growth, innovation and competitive product portfolios, reports The State of Fashion: Beauty.
The Changing Shape of Beauty M&A
Beauty megadeals may be few and far between over the near term, but M&A will still be critical for buyers and sellers seeking growth, innovation and competitive product portfolios, reports The State of Fashion: Beauty.
Beauty
Where Will Global Beauty’s Growth Come From?
The State of Fashion: Beauty explores why the international growth strategies of beauty brands and retailers need a reset to capture opportunities in new markets, like India and Middle East, emerge along with industry juggernauts, the US and China.
Where Will Global Beauty’s Growth Come From?
The State of Fashion: Beauty explores why the international growth strategies of beauty brands and retailers need a reset to capture opportunities in new markets, like India and Middle East, emerge along with industry juggernauts, the US and China.
Beauty
What Will Define Beauty’s Next Era of Growth?
From skin care and fragrance to colour cosmetics and hair care, the outlook for the global beauty industry is rosy in the years ahead, even amid hyper-competition, channel mix challenges, and rapid innovation and production cycles. The State of Fashion: Beauty explores what lies ahead.
What Will Define Beauty’s Next Era of Growth?
From skin care and fragrance to colour cosmetics and hair care, the outlook for the global beauty industry is rosy in the years ahead, even amid hyper-competition, channel mix challenges, and rapid innovation and production cycles. The State of Fashion: Beauty explores what lies ahead.
Beauty
The State of Fashion Special Edition | The New Face of Beauty
The special edition of The State of Fashion report by BoF and McKinsey & Company explores the reshaping of the global beauty industry. Download the full report to learn about the key dynamics that will impact all categories in the years ahead, from the rise of wellness to the influence of Gen-Z.
The State of Fashion Special Edition | The New Face of Beauty
The special edition of The State of Fashion report by BoF and McKinsey & Company explores the reshaping of the global beauty industry. Download the full report to learn about the key dynamics that will impact all categories in the years ahead, from the rise of wellness to the influence of Gen-Z.
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Luxury
Canada Goose Caution on US Eclipses Upbeat Annual Sales Forecast
Canada Goose Holdings Inc on Thursday struck a cautious note on its business in the United States as luxury spending cooled in the market.
Canada Goose Caution on US Eclipses Upbeat Annual Sales Forecast
Canada Goose Holdings Inc on Thursday struck a cautious note on its business in the United States as luxury spending cooled in the market.
Technology
Alibaba Misses Revenue Estimate, Approves Cloud Unit Spinoff
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd posted a 2 percent rise in quarterly revenue that missed expectations on Thursday and said it would list its cloud computing business in the next year.
Alibaba Misses Revenue Estimate, Approves Cloud Unit Spinoff
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd posted a 2 percent rise in quarterly revenue that missed expectations on Thursday and said it would list its cloud computing business in the next year.
Retail
T.J. Maxx Parent Raises Profit View as Cost Pressures Ease
TJX Companies Inc. lifted its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, banking on easing cost pressures to cushion a pullback in consumer spending on discretionary items.
T.J. Maxx Parent Raises Profit View as Cost Pressures Ease
TJX Companies Inc. lifted its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, banking on easing cost pressures to cushion a pullback in consumer spending on discretionary items.
Retail
US Retail Sales Increase in Sign of Steady Consumer Spending
US retail sales increased in April, suggesting consumer spending is holding up in the face of economic headwinds including inflation and high borrowing costs.
US Retail Sales Increase in Sign of Steady Consumer Spending
US retail sales increased in April, suggesting consumer spending is holding up in the face of economic headwinds including inflation and high borrowing costs.
The News in Brief
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.
Skincare Brand Prequel Appoints C-Suite
The dermatologist-developed label has named Nathalie Kristo as its first chief executive officer and Toral Patel as chief marketing officer.
Moncler Group Second-Quarter Sales Rise 5% as Stone Island Brand Outperforms
Stone Island’s strong performance helped offset slower growth at the Moncler brand, as the group continues its push to become less dependent on its iconic winter outerwear.
Mulberry Quarterly Sales Jump 23% as Turnaround Gathers Pace
The British luxury handbag maker reported a strong start to fiscal 2027 as CEO Andrea Baldo’s strategy gains traction and the brand gears up for designer Christopher Kane’s runway debut in September.
Phillip Lim Announces New Brand PlayLoveWin
The designer departed his namesake label 3.1 Phillip Lim in November 2024 to pursue personal projects.