Hugo Boss Chairman to Step Down Amid Frasers Group Pressure
Stephan Sturm is stepping down, as the German fashion house's largest shareholder seeks to beef up its board representation alongside its takeover bid for the brand.
trade
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | Trump Trade Speculation Adds More Uncertainty to Fragile Industry
Proposed changes to US tax code could spell the end of many fashion businesses, argues Edward Hertzman.
Op-Ed | Trump Trade Speculation Adds More Uncertainty to Fragile Industry
Proposed changes to US tax code could spell the end of many fashion businesses, argues Edward Hertzman.
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | How to Sustain Luxury Sales in the Case of Rising Protectionist Policies
In times of turbulence, brands should offer nervous consumers novelty and value for money to overcome nationalist and protectionist policies, argues Mario Ortelli.
Op-Ed | How to Sustain Luxury Sales in the Case of Rising Protectionist Policies
In times of turbulence, brands should offer nervous consumers novelty and value for money to overcome nationalist and protectionist policies, argues Mario Ortelli.
News & Analysis
What Might a Trade War Between America and China Look Like?
"Punitive American tariffs on China would leave everybody worse off."
What Might a Trade War Between America and China Look Like?
"Punitive American tariffs on China would leave everybody worse off."
Financial Markets
Ferragamo Undeterred by US Import Tax Proposal
Ferragamo chief executive Eraldo Poletti said any tax on imports, as floated by President Donald Trump, could be balanced by other factors, including currency fluctuations.
Ferragamo Undeterred by US Import Tax Proposal
Ferragamo chief executive Eraldo Poletti said any tax on imports, as floated by President Donald Trump, could be balanced by other factors, including currency fluctuations.
Retail
In US, Retailers Up Fight Against Republican Tax Proposal
More than 100 companies including LVMH, Nike and Target, as well as the National Retail Federation, are launching a new coalition to fight a Republican Party proposal on how imports to the US get taxed.
In US, Retailers Up Fight Against Republican Tax Proposal
More than 100 companies including LVMH, Nike and Target, as well as the National Retail Federation, are launching a new coalition to fight a Republican Party proposal on how imports to the US get taxed.
Luxury
Can Raf Go Mass?
This week, the fashion world caught its first glimpse of Raf Simons’ vision for Calvin Klein, raising questions about whether the designer can balance his personal aesthetic with the needs of the multi-tiered, multi-billion-dollar brand.
Can Raf Go Mass?
This week, the fashion world caught its first glimpse of Raf Simons’ vision for Calvin Klein, raising questions about whether the designer can balance his personal aesthetic with the needs of the multi-tiered, multi-billion-dollar brand.
News & Analysis
Fashion Must Defend Globalisation
Both Brexit and Trump are a clear and present danger to the highly globalised fashion industry.
Fashion Must Defend Globalisation
Both Brexit and Trump are a clear and present danger to the highly globalised fashion industry.
Technology
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Meets With Trump in Pledge to Create New Jobs
Ma and Trump discussed plans to create 1 million new jobs in the US by helping small businesses sell goods to China.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Meets With Trump in Pledge to Create New Jobs
Ma and Trump discussed plans to create 1 million new jobs in the US by helping small businesses sell goods to China.
Luxury
Luxury Goods Feature in UK Accord for South Korea Trade Talks
A formal working group of ministers from the two countries will meet as many as four times a year.
Luxury Goods Feature in UK Accord for South Korea Trade Talks
A formal working group of ministers from the two countries will meet as many as four times a year.
News & Analysis
How Trump-Era Trade Policy Threatens to Send Up Prices You See on Store Shelves
"Few industries are likely to feel the jolt more acutely than retail, which sells you smartphones made in China, sneakers made in Vietnam and
How Trump-Era Trade Policy Threatens to Send Up Prices You See on Store Shelves
"Few industries are likely to feel the jolt more acutely than retail, which sells you smartphones made in China, sneakers made in Vietnam and
News & Analysis
Fashion World Faces New Normal
How will the rise of extremism, populism and protectionism impact the fashion industry and wider business world?
Fashion World Faces New Normal
How will the rise of extremism, populism and protectionism impact the fashion industry and wider business world?
Sustainability
Fashion Brands Ignore 'Endemic' Abuse of Syrian Refugees In Turkey: Watchdog
Child labour, pitiful pay and dangerous conditions are among the risks facing undocumented Syrian refugees working in Turkey's garment industry, according to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
Fashion Brands Ignore 'Endemic' Abuse of Syrian Refugees In Turkey: Watchdog
Child labour, pitiful pay and dangerous conditions are among the risks facing undocumented Syrian refugees working in Turkey's garment industry, according to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
The News in Brief
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.
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.