Harper’s Bazaar to Launch Philippine Edition
Hearst Magazines International is partnering with Philippine media group AGC Power Holdings to launch the fashion title in November 2027.
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Worldview: Africa’s Used Clothing Importers Dispute Waste Claims
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the new boss of Amazon India, avant-gardists in Brazil and China’s luxury e-commerce market.
How Global Brands Tap India’s $130 Billion Wedding Market
Local fashion designers and jewellers benefit most from India’s elaborate wedding customs, but global luxury brands like Versace and Bulgari are also capitalising on this opportunity through imaginative marketing, design tweaks and collaborations.
JD.com Presents Asian Brands at London Fashion Week
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India’s beauty M&A activity, Uzbekistan’s cotton reforms and Typhoon Bebinca’s disruption of Chinese ports.
Worldview: Seoul Fashion Week’s New Boss Reveals Future Plans
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s luxury slump, India’s knitwear hub and the Tokyo Fashion Award.
The African Beauty Retailers Global Brands Rely On
From Kenya to Nigeria and Angola to Morocco, multi-brand retailers across Africa are helping global brands access high-growth emerging markets still untapped by major chains like Sephora.
Worldview: Ukrainian Fashion Week Returns to Kyiv
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China maintains ‘problematic’ policies against Uighurs and Bangladesh central bank orders fresh loans for exporters to pay wages.
Hong Kong Luxury Shops Sit Empty as Chinese Spending Plunges
Banks and fast food restaurants have taken over spaces once leased to the likes of Omega and Burberry in the iconic shopping destination.
Worldview: PDD Takes $55 Billion Share Hit After Warning of ‘Inevitable’ Profit Decline
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Shein reveals child labour cases as it steps up supplier audits, Asos debuts in India via Reliance’s Ajio and Walmart sells $3.74 billion JD.com stake.
Japan’s Secondhand Fashion Boom Is Bigger Than the Weak Yen
While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.
Inside Latin America’s $90 Billion E-tailer Mercado Libre
From Brazil to Mexico, the Argentina-founded e-commerce giant is investing in influencer marketing and magazine advertorials to gain further credibility in the fashion category amid fierce competition from Asian rivals like Shein.
Worldview: Sri Lankan Factories Expect to Benefit from Bangladesh Unrest
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Botswana’s diamond deal, Thailand’s yarn giant and Turkey’s crackdown on Shein.
Worldview: How Accessories Brands Tap China’s Qixi Festival
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Australia’s Indigenous Fashion Awards, Pakistani denim mills and the reopening of Bangladeshi garment factories.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Pandora Opens World’s Largest Jewellery Factory in Vietnam
The $150 million plant is the Danish jewellers first outside of Thailand, part of a bid to diversify its manufacturing footprint and boost supply-chain resilience.
Vietnam’s Largest Listed Jeweller Forecasts Loss After Diamond Scandal
PNJ also plans to slash its revenue target. Losses in 2026 are expected as a result of a huge provision for customer buybacks following a smuggling scandal.
Chanel Plans to Keep Investing in China Despite Demand Downturn
CEO Leena Nair pointed to the brand’s recent renovation of its Plaza 66 boutique in Shanghai, calling China ‘a market where the clients understand sophistication, refinement.’
Fashion Empire Azzas 2154 to Split Two Years After Failed Merger
Both companies that previously comprised one of Brazil’s largest apparel exporters will retain a stake in Farm Rio after separating.
Indian Fashion Retailer Purple Style Labs Plans IPO
The Bollywood star-backed company behind multi-brand retailer Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop will launch its share sale next week as it taps demand for luxury wedding and occasion wear.
Trump Picks White House Ally Overton to Lead Embattled FDA
The US president chose an ally to steady an agency shaken by staff losses, low morale and fights over vaccines and drug approvals.
Russian E-Tailer Wildberries Hit by Wave of Ukrainian Drone Strikes
The e-commerce giant has seen at least 20 warehouses attacked since mid-July as Kyiv steps up strikes inside Russia and Moscow intensifies its bombardment of Ukraine, more than four years into its full-scale invasion.