GQ Philippines Names Danyl Geneciran Editor in Chief
The former Vogue Man Philippines editor will helm GQ’s 23rd international title, whose debut issue features covers starring Darren Criss, Jordan Clarkson and Erwan Heussaff.
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Global Markets
In Land of Fakes, Chinese E-Commerce Giant Sells Trust
JD.com has emerged as Alibaba's strongest challenger in a Chinese e-commerce market that consulting firm Forrester says could grow to $1 trillion in annual sales by 2020.
In Land of Fakes, Chinese E-Commerce Giant Sells Trust
JD.com has emerged as Alibaba's strongest challenger in a Chinese e-commerce market that consulting firm Forrester says could grow to $1 trillion in annual sales by 2020.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Startups, VFiles, 3D Printing, Warby Parker
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Startups, VFiles, 3D Printing, Warby Parker
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Global Markets
For Most, North Korean Online Shopping Not Just a Click Away
Online shopping has arrived in North Korea, though it's as isolated from the rest of the world as the country itself, and the vast majority of North Koreans lack the technology to use it.
For Most, North Korean Online Shopping Not Just a Click Away
Online shopping has arrived in North Korea, though it's as isolated from the rest of the world as the country itself, and the vast majority of North Koreans lack the technology to use it.
Retail
JD.com Gains as Gap Deal Boosts Sales
JD.com Inc. led Chinese e-commerce companies higher in New York after announcing that Gap Inc., the largest U.S. retail chain focused on apparel, opened a store on its sales platform.
JD.com Gains as Gap Deal Boosts Sales
JD.com Inc. led Chinese e-commerce companies higher in New York after announcing that Gap Inc., the largest U.S. retail chain focused on apparel, opened a store on its sales platform.
Technology
Logistics Are Holding India’s E-Commerce Companies Back
E-tail is hugely promising for Amazon and Snapdeal in India—but it often doesn’t deliver.
Logistics Are Holding India’s E-Commerce Companies Back
E-tail is hugely promising for Amazon and Snapdeal in India—but it often doesn’t deliver.
Technology
Mobile Payment Services Offer Holiday Deals
PayPal and Google Wallet are offering deals and discounts to entice customers to use their services. The promotions come as competition among such services intensifies, with the recent launch of Apple Pay.
Mobile Payment Services Offer Holiday Deals
PayPal and Google Wallet are offering deals and discounts to entice customers to use their services. The promotions come as competition among such services intensifies, with the recent launch of Apple Pay.
Technology
Indian Retailers Hobble Online as E-Commerce Firms Race Ahead
The head of Future Group, one of India's largest and most established retailers, admits he can't keep up with web sites like Snapdeal and Flipkart when it comes to spending money to entice shoppers to buy online.
Indian Retailers Hobble Online as E-Commerce Firms Race Ahead
The head of Future Group, one of India's largest and most established retailers, admits he can't keep up with web sites like Snapdeal and Flipkart when it comes to spending money to entice shoppers to buy online.
Technology
Shop Windows Go Digital as Dummies Get Smarter to Boost Sales
LONDON, United Kingdom — Dummies just got smarter. Three years after fashion retailers started outfitting mannequins with cameras to monitor
Shop Windows Go Digital as Dummies Get Smarter to Boost Sales
LONDON, United Kingdom — Dummies just got smarter. Three years after fashion retailers started outfitting mannequins with cameras to monitor
Technology
China's Central Bank Halts Tencent, Alibaba Mobile Payment Process
HONG KONG, China — China's central bank demanded on Friday that payments made by scanning a bar code with mobile devices be halted, hitting the
China's Central Bank Halts Tencent, Alibaba Mobile Payment Process
HONG KONG, China — China's central bank demanded on Friday that payments made by scanning a bar code with mobile devices be halted, hitting the
News & Analysis
Mobile Shopping App Paytm Challenges E-Commerce Rivals In India, As Smartphone User Base Explodes
"India’s nearly 100 million smartphone users are beginning to shop online at a pace that the country’s biggest e-commerce companies such as Flipkart
Mobile Shopping App Paytm Challenges E-Commerce Rivals In India, As Smartphone User Base Explodes
"India’s nearly 100 million smartphone users are beginning to shop online at a pace that the country’s biggest e-commerce companies such as Flipkart
News & Analysis
Smartphone Payment System to be Rolled out in The UK
"Smartphone users with accounts at nine of Britain’s biggest banks will soon be able to pay people based only on their mobile phone number by using a
Smartphone Payment System to be Rolled out in The UK
"Smartphone users with accounts at nine of Britain’s biggest banks will soon be able to pay people based only on their mobile phone number by using a
News & Analysis
Considered consumerism, Affordable luxe gains, How online private sales work, Mobile blueprint, iPad’s future
Mary Portas: from fast fashion to a more considered consumerism (Telegraph) "Three things have contributed to this: the financial crisis, the
Considered consumerism, Affordable luxe gains, How online private sales work, Mobile blueprint, iPad’s future
Mary Portas: from fast fashion to a more considered consumerism (Telegraph) "Three things have contributed to this: the financial crisis, the
The News in Brief
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.
Arnault Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Richest as US Tech Dominates
The LVMH chairman’s net worth fell to $143 billion on Thursday, pulling him beneath Warren Buffett, Bloomberg reported.