Beiersdorf Sales Slightly Miss Expectations on Nivea Weakness
The German consumer goods maker marginally missed market expectations for third-quarter sales growth on Tuesday, with its key Nivea brand posting a third straight quarterly sales decline.
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Apple’s 2018 Event: What Fashion Needs to Know
At its latest special event, Apple unveiled its largest-ever iPhone and a heart-tracking watch. BoF breaks down the key takeaways for the fashion industry.
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Bits & Bytes | Google to Invest in JD.com, Too Many Ads Discourage Shoppers
This week, Google places a $550 million bet on China's second-largest e-commerce player , while too many ads turn away online shoppers.
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Bits & Bytes | The First Digital Supermodel, Apple Takes the Lead on Wearables
This week, Shudu is the first digitally-created supermodel, while Apple overtakes Fitbit in wearables sales.
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Fossil Soars as Wearables, E-Commerce Fuels Sales
Sales of wearable devices nearly doubled last year to more than $300 million and now account for 14 percent of Fossil's watch revenue.
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Bits & Bytes | Digital-Only Magazine Covers, Fashion and Wearables
This week, digital magazine covers are bringing media brands into the new age, while fashion's love affair with wearables may be over.
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Former YSL Chief Paul Deneve Exits Apple
The luxury executive joined the tech company in 2013 to work on unnamed ‘special projects,’ which is thought to mean Apple Watch.
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Bits & Bytes | Apple Is Winning the Wearables Race, Poshmark's Personal Stylist
This week, Apple retakes top global wearables spot with the third generation Apple Watch, while Poshmark partners with Amazon for a voice-enabled styling engine.
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Bits & Bytes | Levi's Tech Jacket, How Burberry Uses AI to Boost Sales
This week, Levi's launches high-tech cycling jacket with Google, and the ways Burberry uses artificial intelligence to personalise consumer experience.
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Nike Unveils 'Connected' Jersey for NBA Partnership
Stefan Olander, Nike’s vice president of digital, tells BoF how the jersey will bring basketball fans closer to the game.
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon's Private Labels, Why Fashion Loves Android Wear
This week, how Amazon's private label brands are fuelling its business, while brands cranking out new Android Wear devices are as far from typical electronics companies as one can get.
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What Happened to Wearables?
The once-hyped wearable tech market has struggled to find its footing. What worked, what didn’t and what’s next?
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Bits & Bytes | How Fashion is Embracing AR, Do Consumers Really Want 'Smart' Products?
This week, W Magazine's augmented reality-powered issue, and is there consumer demand for 'smart' products?
The News in Brief
Audemars Piguet to Certify Its Pre-Owned Watches Following Rolex
Whereas Rolex is both a buyer and seller of its second-hand watches through official retail partners, Audemars is setting up a marketplace where sellers set prices.
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.
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.