Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
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Sustainability
Fashion’s Big Climate Wins
Some of fashion’s biggest brands have started to drive down their planet-warming emissions as proven solutions roll out across the supply chain.
Sustainability
Better Cotton Releases First Impact Report in Five Years as Scrutiny on Sustainability Schemes Grows
The world’s largest sustainable cotton initiative is aiming to bolster trust and confidence in its programmes with data-backed evidence of its positive impact.
Retail
Can Shein Build a Brand?
The ultra-fast-fashion giant’s share price sank to a record low after it released its first results as a public company earlier this week. With sales growth under pressure, the company must find a way to stand out in a hyper-competitive market.
Luxury
Luxury’s Italian Supply Chain Reckoning Isn’t Over
Nearly two years after investigations exposed labour abuses in Italy’s luxury supply chain, brands have strengthened oversight and increased audits. But questions around pricing pressure, subcontracting and accountability remain. BoF global markets editor Sarah Kent joins The Debrief to unpack what has changed — and what hasn’t.
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Sustainability
Fashion’s Climate Déjà Vu
At New York Climate Week, fashion again pledged to turn its talk into action, with the launch of a new coalition bringing together dozens of brands, manufacturers, retailers and innovators. Real reductions of the industry’s impact, meanwhile, remain elusive.
Beauty
What Does Italian Beauty Have To Prove?
At Milan Beauty Week, one of the world’s cosmetic manufacturing hubs demonstrated why ‘Made in Italy’ still matters with a new urgency.
Sustainability
Has Fashion Fixed Its Italian Supply Chain Problems?
Luxury’s biggest brands have tightened supplier oversight since a sweatshops scandal threatened to taint their reputations, but critics say compliance efforts have stalled and little has been done to tackle the systemic issues that enable labour exploitation.
Global Markets
How a Bangladeshi Garment Maker Is Surviving a War-Fuelled Energy Crisis
Conflict in the Middle East is ratcheting up energy costs and hampering production in many of fashion's key production hubs.
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Topics
Can Beauty Save Shein?
The beauty brand Sheglam has ambitions to become as big as its fast-fashion parent, if not bigger. Just don’t call it a ‘dupe’ brand.
Sustainability
The Commercial Case for Cooling Bangladesh’s Garment Factories
Investments to reduce heat stress for garment factory workers can pay for themselves within four years, a new report from Cornell University's Global Labor Institute finds.
Sustainability
Do Fashion Week Protests Work?
This week, an altercation with animal rights activists at the Cos show in New York has put a long-shot campaign against wool in the media spotlight.
Sustainability
Why Wool Became a Flashpoint at New York Fashion Week
An altercation between CFDA president Steven Kolb and PETA protesters has become the week’s biggest news. Behind the scandal is a wider debate about why a material many view as a sustainability hero should be so controversial.
The News in Brief
Shein Agrees to Pay $100 Million to Settle US FTC Probe
The settlement, equivalent to 44 percent of the ultra fast-fashion company’s second-quarter profit, is the latest blow amid regulatory and tax crackdowns in Europe and the US that have hampered Shein’s growth.
Kering Drops 12% as Luxury Braces for Tough Winter
The recovery long promised by luxury brands seems nowhere in sight, as the expansion of war in the Middle East, along with China’s tax crackdown on the wealthy, piled further pressure on the world’s biggest luxury conglomerates in the third quarter, and executives buckled in for a tough winter.
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.4% in September, More Than Forecast
Sales fell in September as above-average temperatures hit demand for autumn clothing.
Elle Launches Moroccan Edition
Hitting newsstands in October, the magazine marks Elle’s 51st international edition, published under licence by the Geomedia group.
David’s Bridal Plans Spinoff and IPO of AI Wedding Planning Platform Pearl
Pearl, a subsidiary of David’s Bridal, will own David’s Bridal and license its intellectual property back to the bridalwear brand. David’s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook will serve as Pearl’s CEO.
L’Oréal Sales Beat Expectations as Premium Products Surge
The French giant handily beat expectations on strong demand for hair products at salons and premium skincare from its dermatological division.
P&G Beats Revenue Estimates, Flags Bigger Hit to Annual Profit
The maker of Pantene shampoo was helped by strong personal care demand, but expects higher commodity costs to reduce profit by about $1.4 billion this year.