Luca de Meo Says Italy Remains Key, Rules Out Production Shift
The Kering CEO also denied any interest in buying a minority stake in Armani, adding that the group was focusing on other challenges.
social-media
China
How Can Brands Stand Out in China's Oversaturated Influencer Economy?
An influencer incubator’s IPO and subsequent share plunge speak volumes about the future of engagement and trust in an $18 billion industry. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.
Marketing
Why Do Fashion Brands Still Advertise in Print?
Consumers spend only a tiny fraction of their daily media consumption time with print magazines, yet many fashion brands continue to spend disproportionately on print advertising. Amy Odell investigates.
Technology
H&M Launches Online Fashion Advice Forum
The fast-fashion giant’s new website allows community members to ask and answer style questions and share advice, part of a wider technology push by the retailer.
News & Analysis
Does Social Media Success Spell Business Success?
A robust social media presence can be a predictor of business success, but not always.
Technology
Instagram Unlocks In-App Purchasing
With so much sponsored content and promotions from mega-influencers, will new shopping features drive users away from the photo-sharing platform, which has long been touted as a discovery tool?
News & Analysis
Willy Vanderperre Has a New Instagram Project
The Vogue photographer, known for his striking campaigns for Prada and Raf Simons, is set to showcase limited-edition “collectables” on the platform every month and release a new book with Idea.
Technology
The Year Ahead: Self-Disrupt or Die
Technology and social media are enabling a new breed of ‘challenger’ brands, leaving incumbents with a stark choice.
Media
Is Bustle the Next Condé Nast?
What may set Bustle Digital Group apart from legacy publishers is a rare sense of optimism — that women’s media isn’t dying and that advertising is still good business — along with a content model built on a vast network of underpaid writers creating stories that often capitalise on gaming Google to attract clicks.
Beauty
The New Rules of Beauty PR
Press releases, long lead times — and, according to some experts, editors — are so three years ago. Sarah Brown talks to top publicists about how to do business, build brands and make sales in today’s ever-changing beauty landscape.
Beauty
Why International Beauty Brands Are Piling into South Korea
Global players from Givenchy Beauty to Sephora are targeting the growing opportunity in South Korea, but a phalanx of homegrown brands stands in their way.
Luxury
Can Dolce & Gabbana Weather Its Chinese Social Media Storm?
Retailers have responded to the outcry following a marketing campaign that many deemed racist by removing the brand’s products from stores and websites.
Technology
Why IGTV Is Still a Question Mark for Luxury Brands
Four months after launch, Instagram's latest feature is living in the shadow of its highly successful predecessor Instagram Stories.
The News in Brief
H&M, Adidas and Inditex Back New Effort to Address ‘Waste Colonialism’
The new initiative will explore how the industry can take responsibility for the millions of used and unsold garments exported to secondhand markets around the world.
Dyson’s $499 AI Toothbrush Sees Rocky Debut
The UK firm blamed a production error resulting in ‘water seepage’ for the disappearance of its newly launched camera-equipped toothbrush from stores.
Sephora to Launch at Marks & Spencer
‘Sephora at M&S’ will roll out in M&S stores and online starting next spring, with plans to expand to 100 locations by the end of 2028.
Novo Buys Rights to Early Obesity Pill For $2.6 Billion
The Wegovy maker has signed a deal to license an experimental obesity pill from China’s Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals as it seeks to regain share of the global GLP-1 market.
Oura Delays US IPO
The smart ring maker said on Tuesday it has delayed its US initial public offering, citing market uncertainty.
Maxhosa Africa Brings Pan-Africanism to Paris Fashion Week
Creative director Laduma Ngxokolo’s label is the first South African brand to stage a full runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
Shein Shares Sink to Record Low After Profit Plunge
The ultra-fast-fashion giant’s share price fell 12 percent after it reported a steep drop in first-half operating income in its inaugural earnings as a public company.