Shein Discloses FTC Probe in US, Warns of Significant Payments
According to documents the ultra-fast-fashion company filed in connection with its planned Hong Kong IPO, Shein is cooperating with the investigation and could face significant fines.
social-media
Retail
With a New Owner, Von Dutch Plots a Comeback
The Y2K-favourite brand has been acquired by brand management firm WSG, which hopes to turn the brand’s recent spurt of relevance online into sales of trucker hats and tees.
With a New Owner, Von Dutch Plots a Comeback
The Y2K-favourite brand has been acquired by brand management firm WSG, which hopes to turn the brand’s recent spurt of relevance online into sales of trucker hats and tees.
Marketing
Can Fashion Sell ‘Brat Summer’?
Charli XCX’s latest album “Brat” helped solidify the theme of the summer. For brands and retailers, the race to merchandise and market around it is on.
Can Fashion Sell ‘Brat Summer’?
Charli XCX’s latest album “Brat” helped solidify the theme of the summer. For brands and retailers, the race to merchandise and market around it is on.
Marketing
Why Influencers Want You in Their Group Chats
Instagram’s broadcast channel feature is becoming a favourite for online creators and brand founders as a place to seek feedback and share a more unvarnished look at their lives. It’s also proving to be a powerful marketing tool.
Why Influencers Want You in Their Group Chats
Instagram’s broadcast channel feature is becoming a favourite for online creators and brand founders as a place to seek feedback and share a more unvarnished look at their lives. It’s also proving to be a powerful marketing tool.
Marketing
What Is Buzz Worth?
Many fashion brands have prioritised manufacturing viral moments meant to create chatter online. But that alone can’t be the foundation of a brand’s marketing strategy.
What Is Buzz Worth?
Many fashion brands have prioritised manufacturing viral moments meant to create chatter online. But that alone can’t be the foundation of a brand’s marketing strategy.
Technology
TikTok’s Chinese Counterpart, Douyin, Is Courting American Designers
The app, owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance, has been promising to help emerging US labels get started selling in China at the same time that TikTok stares down a ban by the US for its ties to China.
TikTok’s Chinese Counterpart, Douyin, Is Courting American Designers
The app, owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance, has been promising to help emerging US labels get started selling in China at the same time that TikTok stares down a ban by the US for its ties to China.
Technology
TikTok Ready to Fight US Ban With 170 Million Users at Stake
Four years ago, when the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the US, its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. worked out a preliminary deal to sell the short video app’s business. Not this time.
TikTok Ready to Fight US Ban With 170 Million Users at Stake
Four years ago, when the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the US, its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. worked out a preliminary deal to sell the short video app’s business. Not this time.
Marketing
Why Aimee Song Is Taking a Different Approach to the Influencer Brand
With her new knitwear-centric label, Amiya, the influencer wants to create something with appeal beyond her “Song of Style” moniker — and that avoids the fate that has befallen so many brands led by internet personalities.
Why Aimee Song Is Taking a Different Approach to the Influencer Brand
With her new knitwear-centric label, Amiya, the influencer wants to create something with appeal beyond her “Song of Style” moniker — and that avoids the fate that has befallen so many brands led by internet personalities.
Technology
The New Backlash Against Social Media, Explained
Social networks are being blamed for the worrying decline in young people’s mental health. Brands may not think about the matter much, but they’re part of the content stream that keeps them hooked.
The New Backlash Against Social Media, Explained
Social networks are being blamed for the worrying decline in young people’s mental health. Brands may not think about the matter much, but they’re part of the content stream that keeps them hooked.
Beauty
Bum Bum Cream, Bikini Pics and Body Spray: What’s Behind the Sol de Janeiro Hype
From body cream to fragrance, L’Occitane’s crown jewel has lured TikTokers, tweens and shareholders alike. Now, at the height of its popularity, the latter thinks the buzzy beauty brand deserves its own public listing.
Bum Bum Cream, Bikini Pics and Body Spray: What’s Behind the Sol de Janeiro Hype
From body cream to fragrance, L’Occitane’s crown jewel has lured TikTokers, tweens and shareholders alike. Now, at the height of its popularity, the latter thinks the buzzy beauty brand deserves its own public listing.
Retail
Who Is the TikTok Shopper?
The ByteDance-owned app’s e-commerce play has been met with mixed response from users. Still, sales seem to keep ticking up.
Who Is the TikTok Shopper?
The ByteDance-owned app’s e-commerce play has been met with mixed response from users. Still, sales seem to keep ticking up.
Technology
The US TikTok Ban Clears Its First Hurdle. What’s Next?
The US House of Representatives approved a bill that could ultimately lead to a ban of the app, but its path forward remains far from certain.
The US TikTok Ban Clears Its First Hurdle. What’s Next?
The US House of Representatives approved a bill that could ultimately lead to a ban of the app, but its path forward remains far from certain.
Technology
US House Passes Bill to Force ByteDance to Divest TikTok or Face Ban
The bill passed 352-65, with bipartisan support, but it faces a more uncertain path in the Senate where some favour a different approach to regulating foreign-owned apps that could pose security concerns.
US House Passes Bill to Force ByteDance to Divest TikTok or Face Ban
The bill passed 352-65, with bipartisan support, but it faces a more uncertain path in the Senate where some favour a different approach to regulating foreign-owned apps that could pose security concerns.
The News in Brief
Frasers Group Takes a Position in Burberry
The billionaire Mike Ashley’s investment arm disclosed Tuesday it holds an interest worth a potential 4.2 percent of the voting rights in Burberry.
EssilorLuxottica Beats Forecasts, AI Glasses and Myopia Products Drive Growth
The Franco-Italian eyewear maker reported a 15 percent rise in first-half profit, beating expectations, while revenue growth was driven by strong demand for AI-enabled glasses myopia products.
Whoop Names Kyle Leahy Chief Commercial Officer
Leahy joins the wearables brand from Glossier, where she was chief executive for three years.
Chinese Jeweller Laopu Gold’s Shares Drop on Growth Outlook
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
Unilever Lifts Outlook on Strongest Volume Growth in Over A Decade
Unilever upgraded its annual forecast on Tuesday, as consumers reached for brands like Vaseline and Dove despite household budget concerns stemming from the Iran war.
J&J to Pay $5.5 Billion to Settle Talc-Related Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
Lenzing Closes UK, Austria Sites in Turnaround Bid
The closures are the latest in a series of cost-cutting and refinancing measures at the textile maker, which has faced headwinds from competition in China and India.