Swan Beauty Names Chief Makeup Artist in Residence
Celebrity-makeup artist Ash K. Holm will join the “smart” mirror brand for a year-long partnership focusing on guidance and education.
logistics
Technology
Online Giants Get Personal
Powered by artificial intelligence and big data, the world’s biggest e-commerce platforms can make an impersonal environment seem highly personal. Will fashion brands find working with these giants an increasingly persuasive proposition?
News & Analysis
Warehouses Get Bigger, Taller and Faster as E-Commerce Takes Off
Builders are sinking record sums into the space because of e-commerce — and robots.
Technology
XPO Logistics Increases Hires for Expected Holiday Shipping Rush
The third-largest publicly traded U.S. logistics company will hire 20 percent more seasonal workers for the upcoming holiday period than it did last year.
News & Analysis
Amazon's New Experimental Delivery Service Has Big Implications
In the future, Amazon could expand the services to any merchant selling anything to anyone, pushing it deeper into the territory of UPS and FedEx.
News & Analysis
Wal-Mart's Amazon War Takes to Skies With Floating Warehouses
Wal-Mart has applied for a patent for a blimp-style floating warehouse that could make deliveries via drones, which would bring products from the aircraft down to shoppers’ homes.
News & Analysis
In Global E-Commerce, the Race to Solve the 'Last Mile'
As e-commerce continues to grow in important emerging markets, how will fashion retailers crack the most difficult logistics conundrum of all?
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.
China
JD.com to Develop Larger Delivery Drones
The company revealed it plans to develop drone aircraft capable of carrying a ton or more for long-distance deliveries.
News & Analysis
Asos Warehouse Fire Destroys Stock Worth $8 Million
The incident is not the first time the online retailer has been hit by fire accidents. Its main distribution centre in the UK at Barnsley caught fire in 2014, causing £30 million worth of damage.
Retail
Amazon Goes North, Forcing Canada's Retailers Out of Hibernation
As Amazon steadily ramps up its own operations in Canada, local rivals are scrambling to avoid the same sort of fate that doomed many of their counterparts south of the border.
Retail
Amazon Lowers Delivery Charges as Wal-Mart Battle Heats Up
Amazon lowered its free shipping threshold, undercutting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by $10 and escalating a battle between the world’s e-commerce leader and the world’s biggest retailer.
Retail
JD.com Posts Surprise Profit as Chinese Spending Strengthens
China’s second-largest e-commerce company has benefited from the rise of online shopping in a country with patchy physical retail infrastructure, and is now investing in technology to ensure longer-term growth.
The News in Brief
Amorepacific Third-Quarter Revenue Rises 11%, Overseas Growth Cools
Revenue growth outpaced the previous quarter in the Korean conglomerate’s domestic market, but slowed internationally.
Hearst Magazines Names Juliana Stock President
Current president Debi Chirichella will be Hearst Magazine’s next chair.
Lilly Raises Sales Forecast, Widening Lead in Obesity Market
Eli Lilly & Co. raised its full-year sales forecast as demand for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs continues to surge, giving the drugmaker more momentum as it expands into pills and develops even more powerful weight-loss treatments.
US to Temporarily Allow Compounding of Six Peptides
The move relaxes rules to access some peptide compounds for recovery, sleep and cognition and will require pharmacies to notify regulators about adverse events.
Adidas Keeps Humming With Apparel, Performance Sports Growth
The German sneaker brand on Thursday reported strong growth in apparel and sports gear, led by running, training and football products, elaborating on preliminary results published last week.
Uniqlo Scraps Price Rise on $2 Socks After Japanese Shopper Outcry
The decision underscores the challenge Japanese retailers face as persistent inflation squeezes household budgets.
Puig Targets €8 Billion in Annual Sales by 2032
Ahead of its first Capital Markets Day in Madrid, the Spanish beauty group has unveiled its “Vision 2032” and detailed its plans to grow its share of the global fragrance market.