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Category: Fashion
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Product Launches, Collaborations &, How Nike Made Its, and more.
Product Launches, Collaborations & Marketing Campaigns this week: Nike’s X2 World Cup collection represents a strategic escalation in football’s fashion crossover, moving beyond; and Satisfy and Adidas have launched their first…
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Fashion Retail Economics: Tariffs, Chaos confusion Strait Hormuz, and more.
Fashion Retail Economics: Tariffs, Costs & Margins this week: Geopolitical instability in the Strait of Hormuz has halted commercial shipping for three days, creating a legal and; and The 2025 US tariff regime triggered abrupt…
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Major Brand Acquisitions & Strategy, Buying Marc Jacobs Details WHP G-III s 925M, and more.
Major Brand Acquisitions & Strategy Shifts this week: WHP Global and G-III Apparel Group have agreed to acquire Marc Jacobs from LVMH for approximately $925 million; and Everlane, a brand built on ‘radical transparency,’ is reportedly…
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Accessories & New Product Categories, Fashion Briefing profitable brand, and more.
Accessories & New Product Categories this week: A wave of fashion and lifestyle brands, from luggage maker Monos to denim label Wrangler, are launching eyewear; and 100Hands, a luxury shirtmaker founded in Amsterdam with production in…
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Fashion Innovation & New Product, Fashion Briefing How fashion, and more.
Fashion Innovation & New Product Launches this week: Fashion institutions are implementing structured AI curricula and policies to address industry transformation and; and 100Hands, a luxury shirtmaker founded in Amsterdam with production…
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Beauty & Fragrance Launches, Marc Jacobs looks Daisy fragrance empire relaunch his, and more.
Beauty & Fragrance Launches this week: Marc Jacobs Beauty relaunches under Coty’s license, pivoting from its original minimalist aesthetic to a playful, 3D; and Patrick Ta Beauty launched a new ‘Transition Blush’ collection, designed to…
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Brand & Business Strategy Moves, Beauty Briefing What Est e Lauder-Jo Malone lawsuit, and more.
Brand & Business Strategy Moves this week: Estée Lauder Companies has filed a lawsuit in the UK against perfumer Jo Malone, her new brand Jo Loves, and Zara; and Following the $1.
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Fashion Retail & Business Moves, Luxury Briefing Versace sold, and more.
Fashion Retail & Business Moves this week: Capri Holdings, now a two-brand company after selling Versace, is restructuring around accessible luxury; and Gap Inc.
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Beauty & Fragrance Brand Strategies, Beauty Briefing What Est, and more.
Beauty & Fragrance Brand Strategies this week: Estée Lauder Companies is suing Jo Malone, her new brand Jo Loves, and Zara over the use of Malone’s name on a; and Sephora is integrating its prestige beauty retail operations directly into…
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Category & Retail Strategy: Footwear, Fashion Briefing profitable brand, and more.
Category & Retail Strategy: Footwear, Eyewear, Swim & More this week: Fashion and lifestyle brands are accelerating category expansion into eyewear, treating it as a high-margin; and Satisfy and Adidas have launched their first…