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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Louis Vuitton Loses Sales in China After Fight With Local Tea Chain
A trademark fight with a local tea maker sparked a patriotic backlash that exacerbated a demand slump for LVMH’s most profitable label.
Louis Vuitton Loses Sales in China After Fight With Local Tea Chain
A trademark fight with a local tea maker sparked a patriotic backlash that exacerbated a demand slump for LVMH’s most profitable label.
Sports
Inside Fashion & Sports E-Commerce: Focusing on What Matters
This new flagship report reveals that fashion and sports leaders are chasing what’s new in e-commerce while fundamental challenges remain unresolved. Based on surveys of 10,000 consumers and 150 senior leaders across the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, it shows brands and retailers where to focus to innovate without losing sight of what drives success.
Inside Fashion & Sports E-Commerce: Focusing on What Matters
This new flagship report reveals that fashion and sports leaders are chasing what’s new in e-commerce while fundamental challenges remain unresolved. Based on surveys of 10,000 consumers and 150 senior leaders across the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, it shows brands and retailers where to focus to innovate without losing sight of what drives success.
Beauty
One Nation Under Blonde
From blonde ‘bombshells’ to ‘blue-haired liberals’, hair has become a soft indicator of political affiliation. But these stereotypes are eroding, even as polarisation deepens.
One Nation Under Blonde
From blonde ‘bombshells’ to ‘blue-haired liberals’, hair has become a soft indicator of political affiliation. But these stereotypes are eroding, even as polarisation deepens.
Marketing
Logging Off Is the New Luxury. How Can Brands Adapt?
As consumers — particularly Gen Z — seek out reasons to get offline, fashion and beauty labels are catering to this new demand with no-phone, sensory and analogue activations.
Logging Off Is the New Luxury. How Can Brands Adapt?
As consumers — particularly Gen Z — seek out reasons to get offline, fashion and beauty labels are catering to this new demand with no-phone, sensory and analogue activations.
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Marketing
Why Follower Count Matters Less Than Ever
As brands gain better visibility into engagement, conversion and audience quality, the creator with the biggest following is no longer necessarily the most valuable.
Why Follower Count Matters Less Than Ever
As brands gain better visibility into engagement, conversion and audience quality, the creator with the biggest following is no longer necessarily the most valuable.
Media
France’s Top Court Blocks Social Media Ban for Under-15s
France’s top court on Friday blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression.
France’s Top Court Blocks Social Media Ban for Under-15s
France’s top court on Friday blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression.
Sports
A New Agency Alliance Aims to Leverage the Power of College Sports
The Society Management group is teaming up with collegiate sports agency Canopy Talent to bring new brand deals to the brightest names in college sports across the US.
A New Agency Alliance Aims to Leverage the Power of College Sports
The Society Management group is teaming up with collegiate sports agency Canopy Talent to bring new brand deals to the brightest names in college sports across the US.
Retail
Opinion: Lululemon’s China Drum Blunder Comes at the Worst Time
Though the activewear maker faced intense criticism, it may be able to overcome its misstep in a nation that accounted for 16 percent of sales last year, writes Juliana Liu.
Opinion: Lululemon’s China Drum Blunder Comes at the Worst Time
Though the activewear maker faced intense criticism, it may be able to overcome its misstep in a nation that accounted for 16 percent of sales last year, writes Juliana Liu.
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Media
Lululemon Apologises After Japanese Drum Controversy at China Event
The brand sparked an uproar on Chinese social media after a yoga event on the Great Wall billed as a traditional performance appeared to feature a Japanese drum.
Lululemon Apologises After Japanese Drum Controversy at China Event
The brand sparked an uproar on Chinese social media after a yoga event on the Great Wall billed as a traditional performance appeared to feature a Japanese drum.
Partner Content
Inside BoF and LTK’s Intimate London Dinner on the New Fundamentals of Creator Commerce
As AI transforms how consumers search, discover and purchase from brands, marketing and creative leaders gathered in London with The Business of Fashion and LTK to discuss the future of creator-led commerce and the growing value of trust.
Inside BoF and LTK’s Intimate London Dinner on the New Fundamentals of Creator Commerce
As AI transforms how consumers search, discover and purchase from brands, marketing and creative leaders gathered in London with The Business of Fashion and LTK to discuss the future of creator-led commerce and the growing value of trust.
Marketing
Explainer: What Social Media Bans Mean for Marketers
As the UK joins countries like Australia and Malaysia in their efforts to curtail under-16 social media access, brands may need to rethink their marketing strategies.
Explainer: What Social Media Bans Mean for Marketers
As the UK joins countries like Australia and Malaysia in their efforts to curtail under-16 social media access, brands may need to rethink their marketing strategies.
Retail
The TikTok-Savvy Activewear Brands Stealing Market Share
A crop of small but emerging brands is capitalising on demand for novelty in the category, using TikTok-savvy marketing and a lifestyle-driven position to chip away at the dominance of established players like Lululemon.
The TikTok-Savvy Activewear Brands Stealing Market Share
A crop of small but emerging brands is capitalising on demand for novelty in the category, using TikTok-savvy marketing and a lifestyle-driven position to chip away at the dominance of established players like Lululemon.
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.