Chanel Beauty Opens Alpine-Inspired Activation at Harrods
The luxury beauty label has taken over a corner of the department store's ground floor with a gifting suite.
leadership
Workplace & Talent
The CEO You Hire When Your Brand Is in Trouble
From Kering to Nike to Everlane, fashion and beauty companies are turning to fixers to get back on track — with mandates to steady finances, reset culture and reignite consumer desire.
Luxury
OTB’s Marni Names Meryll Rogge Creative Director
The Belgian designer recently won France’s ANDAM fashion prize.
Beauty
Kenvue Announces CEO Departure, Strategic Review
As Thibaut Mongon steps down, board member Kirk Perry is named interim CEO.
Workplace & Talent
Marco Bizzarri Gives Address With Advice for Fashion’s Next Generation
The former Gucci CEO emphasised the importance of finding the right people and talent while accepting an honorary degree from the University for the Creative Arts.
Direct-to-Consumer
Exclusive: Everlane’s New CEO Gets Real About Its Ambitions
In his first in-depth interview about his role at the helm of the 14-year-old DTC brand, Alfred Chang discusses introducing new design motifs, battling Quince and the company’s prolonged return to sales growth.
Sports
Nike to Replace Converse CEO in Bid to Reverse Sales Slump
21-year Nike veteran Aaron Cain will take the reins at Converse in Boston.
Technology
How Investors Fell Back in Love With Fashion Tech
With the rise of AI, Silicon Valley is going all in on a new generation of startups that promise to radically change how products are made and sold. This time, they’re backing founders with tech chops and are more patient in helping them grow.
Beauty
Why So Many Beauty Founders Are Morphing Into Gurus
A crop of successful founders are finding their beauty business may not be enough to keep them occupied. Many are taking their life learnings and dispensing them to the public — through books, on-demand talks and accelerator programs — for a price.
Media
Anna Wintour Makes Room for New Editorial Leader at US Vogue
Wintour has begun the search for a new ‘head of editorial content’ to steer day-to-day operations at the American edition of Vogue. The longtime editor-in-chief will continue to oversee the title as global editorial director of Vogue as well as chief content officer at publisher Condé Nast.
Beauty
The ‘Silicon Valleys’ of Beauty Brace for Tariffs
From Seoul to Melbourne, new cities are emerging as frontrunners in the beauty start-up space. The independent brands created in these hubs are fast becoming hot acquisition targets, but understanding the limits of their global appeal is key.
Beauty
Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy to Exit
After three years as chief executive, Leahy will step down from her role by year-end, and will retain her board seat while assisting the company in finding a successor.
Luxury
Prada CEO Gianfranco D’Attis to Exit the Brand
Prada Group’s chief executive Andrea Guerra will take on the role of the brand’s CEO on an interim basis.
The News in Brief
Bangladesh Agrees New Garment Pay Scale From December Amid Protests
The government has yet determine the details of revised wage levels as it scrambles to manage days of protests that have disrupted the country’s garment industry.
China Wealth Crackdown Lifts Hong Kong Watch and Jewellery Sales
Rich shoppers are turning to gold and gemstones to preserve wealth, softening the blow for luxury giants like Hermès and Richemont as Beijing tightens its grip on overseas assets.
Australian Department Store David Jones Collapses After Almost 200 Years
The template of vast stores with dozens of fashion brands, beauty products and other accessories succumbed as the digital era drove shoppers to cheaper, nimbler online rivals.
Coty Tops Estimates on Prestige Brands Boost Amid Turnaround
The US cosmetics conglomerate said launches from Marc Jacobs and Burberry helped boost revenues, though its full-year guidance is below consensus.
E.l.f. Beauty Sales Lift 51%
The US cosmetics giant raised its full-year sales outlook to over $2 billion as Rhode’s global expansion continues to power its revenue growth.
Shein Invests €500 Million in Europe as Customs Rules Tighten
The online retailer said it will expand its logistics hub in Poland as it grapples with stricter customs regulations in Europe.
Remington Owner Spectrum Makes Unsolicited Push to Buy Helen of Troy
The owner of consumer brands like George Foreman and Remington said it has made multiple offers to buy the publicly listed parent company of Olive and June, Drybar and Hydro Flask.