CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
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Global Markets
The Malls Powering Luxury Sales in India
A handful of malls with prime locations, smart zoning and crowd-pulling anchor brands have emerged as standout properties in the fast-growing Indian market.
The Malls Powering Luxury Sales in India
A handful of malls with prime locations, smart zoning and crowd-pulling anchor brands have emerged as standout properties in the fast-growing Indian market.
Beauty
The Limits of Mecca’s Retail Magic
The Australian beauty retailer dominates its home market even as competitors like Sephora and Amazon get stronger. Where does it grow from here?
The Limits of Mecca’s Retail Magic
The Australian beauty retailer dominates its home market even as competitors like Sephora and Amazon get stronger. Where does it grow from here?
Beauty
Exclusive: Dover Street Parfums Market Partners on Pop-Up Spa
The cult-cool retailer has expanded its beauty selection in recent years, and now debuts its first-ever skincare pop-up in Paris in partnership with the US brand Monastery.
Exclusive: Dover Street Parfums Market Partners on Pop-Up Spa
The cult-cool retailer has expanded its beauty selection in recent years, and now debuts its first-ever skincare pop-up in Paris in partnership with the US brand Monastery.
Beauty
Target’s New CEO Outlines Overhaul Plans, Announces Beauty Studios
Target’s new chief executive is setting big expectations for Wall Street and pledging a return to growth powered by in-store beauty services, trendy new food products and other changes.
Target’s New CEO Outlines Overhaul Plans, Announces Beauty Studios
Target’s new chief executive is setting big expectations for Wall Street and pledging a return to growth powered by in-store beauty services, trendy new food products and other changes.
Global Markets
Luxury Brands Shut Middle East Stores as Conflict Causes Chaos
Escalating conflict in the Middle East is causing major disruption and store closures for high-end and mass-market retailers, threatening a key growth engine for the global luxury industry.
Luxury Brands Shut Middle East Stores as Conflict Causes Chaos
Escalating conflict in the Middle East is causing major disruption and store closures for high-end and mass-market retailers, threatening a key growth engine for the global luxury industry.
Retail
The New Reality of Shipping to Saks
While $1.75 billion in court-approved funding has brought labels back to the fold, the real test for vendors will come when that temporary safety net vanishes later this year.
The New Reality of Shipping to Saks
While $1.75 billion in court-approved funding has brought labels back to the fold, the real test for vendors will come when that temporary safety net vanishes later this year.
Beauty
Inside Sephora’s Bet on Biotech
Biotech skincare brand Mother Science will debut on Sephora next week as the retailer accelerates its push into lab-developed beauty alongside brands like U Beauty.
Inside Sephora’s Bet on Biotech
Biotech skincare brand Mother Science will debut on Sephora next week as the retailer accelerates its push into lab-developed beauty alongside brands like U Beauty.
Beauty
Exclusive: Amouage Revenue Surged 66% in 2025
The Omani fragrance house charted record sales growth in 2025, driven by its high-concentration ‘Exceptional Extraits’ collection and its global fleet of stores.
Exclusive: Amouage Revenue Surged 66% in 2025
The Omani fragrance house charted record sales growth in 2025, driven by its high-concentration ‘Exceptional Extraits’ collection and its global fleet of stores.
Global Markets
Gen Alpha Is Helping Revive China’s Struggling Malls
Shopping centers grappling with the shift to e-commerce increasingly focus on kids, hoping their parents will tag along.
Gen Alpha Is Helping Revive China’s Struggling Malls
Shopping centers grappling with the shift to e-commerce increasingly focus on kids, hoping their parents will tag along.
Beauty
American Department Stores Have a Beauty Problem
No longer the primary destination for beauty discovery, US department stores could learn by emulating the strategies of international peers.
American Department Stores Have a Beauty Problem
No longer the primary destination for beauty discovery, US department stores could learn by emulating the strategies of international peers.
Workplace & Talent
What Happened to Fashion’s Entry Level Jobs?
With hiring slowing and AI reshaping entry-level work, recent graduates are turning to a mix of old-school tactics and unconventional paths to get a foothold.
What Happened to Fashion’s Entry Level Jobs?
With hiring slowing and AI reshaping entry-level work, recent graduates are turning to a mix of old-school tactics and unconventional paths to get a foothold.
Beauty
A New Challenger Is Taking on Sephora in Its Biggest Market
Canadian chain Sukoshi is expanding into the US quickly, having opened six stores since the start of 2025 vending a variety of beauty products from Korea, Japan and China. It enters a crowded market, but wants to set itself apart as both a specialist and a generalist.
A New Challenger Is Taking on Sephora in Its Biggest Market
Canadian chain Sukoshi is expanding into the US quickly, having opened six stores since the start of 2025 vending a variety of beauty products from Korea, Japan and China. It enters a crowded market, but wants to set itself apart as both a specialist and a generalist.
The News in Brief
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.
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.