Asos Names Law Roach ‘Stylist in Residence’
Online fashion retailer Asos has brought on celebrity stylist Law Roach to bring his creative lens and styling approach to its campaigns and recently relaunched magazine.
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Marketing
Forty Years After Pele, Under Armour Sponsors New York Cosmos
Under Armour Inc. has agreed to become a sponsor of the New York Cosmos, a North American Soccer League franchise best known for Pele’s stint with the team in the 1970s.
Forty Years After Pele, Under Armour Sponsors New York Cosmos
Under Armour Inc. has agreed to become a sponsor of the New York Cosmos, a North American Soccer League franchise best known for Pele’s stint with the team in the 1970s.
Marketing
Adidas Makes Late Sprint in Crowded Race to Sell Women Sneakers
Adidas is designing more sneakers, jackets and other garments specifically for women’s sports as part of a turnaround attempt after several years of mixed performance.
Adidas Makes Late Sprint in Crowded Race to Sell Women Sneakers
Adidas is designing more sneakers, jackets and other garments specifically for women’s sports as part of a turnaround attempt after several years of mixed performance.
News & Analysis
Adidas, Asics, Under Armour Spend $1 Billion on Fitness Apps
Alongside sneakers, gym shorts, and yoga pants, sportswear brands are adding one more must-have to their list of products: workout apps.
Adidas, Asics, Under Armour Spend $1 Billion on Fitness Apps
Alongside sneakers, gym shorts, and yoga pants, sportswear brands are adding one more must-have to their list of products: workout apps.
Global Markets
Rich Chinese Splurge on Sportswear as Luxury's Lustre Dims
GPS sport watches, compression leggings and hydration packs are the new must-haves for wealthy Chinese, pumping up the multi-billion dollar sportswear industry at a time when China's elite are reining in spending on more traditional luxury brands.
Rich Chinese Splurge on Sportswear as Luxury's Lustre Dims
GPS sport watches, compression leggings and hydration packs are the new must-haves for wealthy Chinese, pumping up the multi-billion dollar sportswear industry at a time when China's elite are reining in spending on more traditional luxury brands.
Fashion Week
Sportswear Is Officially Too Popular for Haute Couture to Ignore
Slowly, sporty garments crept onto men's and women's ready-to-wear runway shows, a trend powerful enough to go upstream rather than trickle down.
Sportswear Is Officially Too Popular for Haute Couture to Ignore
Slowly, sporty garments crept onto men's and women's ready-to-wear runway shows, a trend powerful enough to go upstream rather than trickle down.
Marketing
Why Under Armour Is Paying Big Ten Money to Sponsor Yale Sports
Under Armour Inc. has signed a deal to outfit the Yale University athletics department, marking the company's first all-sports partnership with an Ivy League institution.
Why Under Armour Is Paying Big Ten Money to Sponsor Yale Sports
Under Armour Inc. has signed a deal to outfit the Yale University athletics department, marking the company's first all-sports partnership with an Ivy League institution.
Marketing
Japan Tennis Ace Nishikori Said to Renew Uniqlo Endorsement Deal
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori renewed his endorsement deal with Fast Retailing Co.’s Uniqlo clothing brand, according to two people familiar with the agreement.
Japan Tennis Ace Nishikori Said to Renew Uniqlo Endorsement Deal
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori renewed his endorsement deal with Fast Retailing Co.’s Uniqlo clothing brand, according to two people familiar with the agreement.
Financial Markets
Sports Direct Tumbles as Stagnant Sales Raise Strategy Doubts
Sports Direct International Plc shares fell the most in more than four years after sales growth stagnated, raising concern that the retailer’s own brands are losing out to exclusive labels from Nike Inc. and Adidas AG.
Sports Direct Tumbles as Stagnant Sales Raise Strategy Doubts
Sports Direct International Plc shares fell the most in more than four years after sales growth stagnated, raising concern that the retailer’s own brands are losing out to exclusive labels from Nike Inc. and Adidas AG.
News & Analysis
Nike Authorises $12 Billion Shares Buyback, Plan to Split Stock
Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, approved a new $12 billion stock buyback plan and said it would split its shares 2-for-1.
Nike Authorises $12 Billion Shares Buyback, Plan to Split Stock
Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, approved a new $12 billion stock buyback plan and said it would split its shares 2-for-1.
News & Analysis
Adidas Helps High Schools Redesign Offensive Mascots
The company said there are roughly 2,000 schools that have logos or mascots that are offensive to tribal communities.
Adidas Helps High Schools Redesign Offensive Mascots
The company said there are roughly 2,000 schools that have logos or mascots that are offensive to tribal communities.
News & Analysis
How NBA Star Russell Westbrook Is Changing How Men’s Fashion Works
Once mocked for his garish outfits and lenseless eyeglasses, the Oklahoma City point guard is designing clothes for Barneys and updating the way Nike markets to men.
How NBA Star Russell Westbrook Is Changing How Men’s Fashion Works
Once mocked for his garish outfits and lenseless eyeglasses, the Oklahoma City point guard is designing clothes for Barneys and updating the way Nike markets to men.
Financial Markets
Nike Expects Sales to Accelerate, Hitting $50 Billion by 2020
Nike Inc. projected that sales gains will accelerate in the next five years, with revenue hitting $50 billion in 2020 as its women’s business doubles.
Nike Expects Sales to Accelerate, Hitting $50 Billion by 2020
Nike Inc. projected that sales gains will accelerate in the next five years, with revenue hitting $50 billion in 2020 as its women’s business doubles.
The News in Brief
Boohoo’s New Chairman Stirs Controversy as Broker Drops Coverage
The online clothing retailer, which rebranded as Debenhams Group last year, said Friday that Iain McDonald had taken over from Tim Morris with immediate effect in a move aimed at ‘rebuilding equity value.’
Luxury Perfume Line Roja London Acquired by Extravaganza Beauty
Master perfumer and founder Roja Dove will remain with the brand in a new consultancy role.
UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August
Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills.
EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns
Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI glasses with Meta.
Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.