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Category: Fashion
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Fashion Business Operations & Market, Where invest sell set, and more.
Fashion Business Operations & Market Pressures this week: Brand and retail executives at the Glossy E-Commerce Summit outlined a pragmatic, post-hype operational pivot; and Facing a K-shaped economic recovery and declining revenues…
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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 are acquiring Marc Jacobs from LVMH in a $925 million deal structured as a joint; and Everlane, the DTC brand built on ‘radical transparency,’ is…
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Retail and Sustainability Developments, Inditex Sales Rise 8 8 Q1 Signals Strong, and more.
Retail and Sustainability Developments this week: Inditex reported Q1 sales up 8.8% at constant currency to €8.
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Luxury Brand Expansions and, EXCLUSIVE Dior Reopens Saint-Tropez, and more.
Luxury Brand Expansions and Collaborations this week: Dior reopens its Saint-Tropez boutique with a new decor by creative director Jonathan Anderson and a full; and Piaget partners with Hong Kong-based pre-owned platform Wristcheck for a…
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AI and Tech Innovations in Fashion, EXCLUSIVE Launchmetrics Marks 10th, and more.
AI and Tech Innovations in Fashion and Retail this week: Launchmetrics is marking its 10th anniversary with three new generative AI-powered tools set to launch by early; and Sephora has partnered with Google to enable direct shopping…
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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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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…