Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
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Sustainability
Fashion’s Big Climate Wins
Some of fashion’s biggest brands have started to drive down their planet-warming emissions as proven solutions roll out across the supply chain.
Global Markets
Why Japanese Brands Are Winning Over the Luxury Menswear Market
A cohort of Japanese labels is defying the luxury slump with a blend of tastefully understated design, meticulous craftsmanship and accessible pricing.
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How Beauty Can Avoid Accidental Copycats
The manufacturer of the gel eye masks that broke the internet weighs in on why Fenty Beauty, Huda Beauty, and Glow Recipe announced the same product within a week.
Sustainability
Fashion’s Climate Déjà Vu
At New York Climate Week, fashion again pledged to turn its talk into action, with the launch of a new coalition bringing together dozens of brands, manufacturers, retailers and innovators. Real reductions of the industry’s impact, meanwhile, remain elusive.
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Beauty
What Does Italian Beauty Have To Prove?
At Milan Beauty Week, one of the world’s cosmetic manufacturing hubs demonstrated why ‘Made in Italy’ still matters with a new urgency.
Global Markets
How a Bangladeshi Garment Maker Is Surviving a War-Fuelled Energy Crisis
Conflict in the Middle East is ratcheting up energy costs and hampering production in many of fashion's key production hubs.
Sustainability
The Commercial Case for Cooling Bangladesh’s Garment Factories
Investments to reduce heat stress for garment factory workers can pay for themselves within four years, a new report from Cornell University's Global Labor Institute finds.
Luxury
At Geneva Watch Days, Brands Fret About Fate of Suppliers
An industry temperature check in Geneva showed executives concerned about component suppliers as the polarisation of the Swiss watchmaking sector deepens.
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Beauty
Can Underwear Be Skincare?
Labels like Underdays and Sylva are on the vanguard of a new category called 'carewear,' creating clothing with wellness or skincare benefits. But the business plan is still a work in progress.
Sustainability
Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Upcycling
From Miu Miu to Coach, upcycling is moving beyond sustainability capsules into mainstream fashion as brands highlight the design and uniqueness of their products as much as — if not more than — their sustainability benefits.
Beauty
How a New Zealand Toymaker Became a Beauty Challenger
The Zuru Group, which owns brands like Monday Haircare and Daise, has used its manufacturing prowess and retailer relationships to build a $1 billion business. One woman leads them all.
Sustainability
Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem
Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.
The News in Brief
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.
P&G Beats Revenue Estimates, Flags Bigger Hit to Annual Profit
The maker of Pantene shampoo was helped by strong personal care demand, but expects higher commodity costs to reduce profit by about $1.4 billion this year.