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Category: Fashion
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Roundup: Fashion’s AI & Tariff Tango, Glossy+ finds AI trust gaps, and more.
Business Strategies & Market Dynamics this week: A Glossy+ Research survey of 142 brand and agency professionals finds generative AI is now deeply embedded in; and Geopolitical instability in the Strait of Hormuz has halted commercial…
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Roundup: Fashion & Beauty Event Coverage, Chanel domination anti-Bezos backlash, and more.
Fashion & Beauty Event Coverage this week: The Met Gala red carpet served as a competitive showcase for brand positioning and sourcing strategies; and Beauty conglomerates are aggressively inserting themselves into the Met Gala’s…
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Roundup: Retail Operations, People Moves April 2026 Ganni Puma John Lewis, and more.
Retail Operations, Leadership & Corporate Moves this week: April 2026 saw significant executive churn across fashion and sportswear, with Puma making three key hires as part; and Carter’s has appointed Sharon Price John, former CEO of…
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Roundup: Executive Moves & Brand Leadership, Looking Make Fresh Start, and more.
Executive Moves & Brand Leadership Changes this week: A.P.C., the French denim and ready-to-wear label majority-owned by L Catterton since 2023, has appointed its first; and SMCP has appointed Linda Li as President and CEO for North…
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Roundup: Apparel Sourcing, Chaos confusion Strait Hormuz, and more.
Apparel Sourcing, Tariffs & Supply Chain Disruption 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, later ruled unlawful…
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Roundup: Luxury Sector Performance & Strategy, Shaken Slowdown Luxury Retailers, and more.
Luxury Sector Performance & Strategy this week: Luxury retailers are retreating from a failed expansion into secondary U.S.
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Global Apparel Sourcing and Trade, Apparel brands’ responses 2025, and more.
Global Apparel Sourcing and Trade Dynamics this week: A 2026 report from the Business and Human Rights Centre documents how apparel brands’ operational responses to the; and India’s organized value fashion retail sector, led by chains…
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Fashion Retail Operations and Strategy, Saks Global Is Setting, and more.
Fashion Retail Operations and Strategy this week: Saks Global has agreed to establish a litigation trust with a $20 million initial fund as part of its Chapter 11; and April 2026 saw significant executive churn across fashion and…
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Luxury Sector Challenges and, Lanvin Group reports 18, and more.
Luxury Sector Challenges and Performance this week: Lanvin Group’s FY2025 revenue fell 18% to €240M, citing a challenging luxury market and its own transformation; and Lanvin Group reported a full-year revenue decline of 18% to €240…
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Roundup: Fashion Retail, Bangladesh garment industry faces pivotal shift US sourcing, and more.
Fashion Retail, Supply Chain & Market Shifts this week: A 2026 study of U.S. fashion company earnings calls reveals a decisive supply chain realignment driven by tariffs; and This matters for Fashion because it gives a concrete current…