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Beauty

China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal

Proya reported sales above 10 billion yuan last year, the first Chinese beauty company to do so. Its billionaire founder is now on the hunt for European brands.

Beauty

China’s Biggest Beauty Firm Lays Out Strategy to Rival L’Oréal

Proya reported sales above 10 billion yuan last year, the first Chinese beauty company to do so. Its billionaire founder is now on the hunt for European brands.


Luxury

Unpacking LVMH’s Latest Executive Shuffle

Louis Vuitton CEO Pietro Beccari will also steer the conglomerate’s Fashion Group, as Sidney Toledano steps down from operational responsibilities and Vuitton deputy CEO Damien Bertrand joins the group’s executive committee.

Luxury

Unpacking LVMH’s Latest Executive Shuffle

Louis Vuitton CEO Pietro Beccari will also steer the conglomerate’s Fashion Group, as Sidney Toledano steps down from operational responsibilities and Vuitton deputy CEO Damien Bertrand joins the group’s executive committee.


Global Markets

How Reliance Retail Rules the Indian Fashion Market

Although it is just one arm of the Ambani family’s $225 billion oil-to-telecoms empire, Reliance has become India’s largest retailer by offering everything from low-cost essentials to luxury goods from Armani to Zegna across multiple formats.

Global Markets

How Reliance Retail Rules the Indian Fashion Market

Although it is just one arm of the Ambani family’s $225 billion oil-to-telecoms empire, Reliance has become India’s largest retailer by offering everything from low-cost essentials to luxury goods from Armani to Zegna across multiple formats.


Retail

Billionaire Zara Heir Stakes Family Fortune on Going Upmarket

Inditex’s flagship brand is trying to elevate its image and capture new growth in a market where Shein and Temu are luring young, budget-conscious shoppers.

Retail

Billionaire Zara Heir Stakes Family Fortune on Going Upmarket

Inditex’s flagship brand is trying to elevate its image and capture new growth in a market where Shein and Temu are luring young, budget-conscious shoppers.


Luxury

What Happens for Luxury If AI Goes Bust?

Investors are worried about the scale and concentration of US’ AI investment ahead of Nvidia’s earnings Wednesday night. A correction would have big consequences for high-end brands. Plus: Kering’s leaked strategy memo, Azzedine Alaïa’s Dior archive, highlights from BoF VOICES.

Luxury

What Happens for Luxury If AI Goes Bust?

Investors are worried about the scale and concentration of US’ AI investment ahead of Nvidia’s earnings Wednesday night. A correction would have big consequences for high-end brands. Plus: Kering’s leaked strategy memo, Azzedine Alaïa’s Dior archive, highlights from BoF VOICES.


Topics

Supplements Are Booming. So Is Scepticism.

Between class-action lawsuits, safety fears and customer dissatisfaction, the vitamin, supplements and minerals industry is facing more scrutiny than ever. Some sellers see the moment as an opportunity.

Topics

Supplements Are Booming. So Is Scepticism.

Between class-action lawsuits, safety fears and customer dissatisfaction, the vitamin, supplements and minerals industry is facing more scrutiny than ever. Some sellers see the moment as an opportunity.


Beauty

As Wellness Trends Go Upscale, Nestlé’s Mass-Market Vitamins Lose Some Shine

Nestle wants out of mass-market vitamins. But a move by consumers towards more expensive, science-backed products risks complicating the Swiss conglomerate's effort to fetch a high price for its underperforming brands.

Beauty

As Wellness Trends Go Upscale, Nestlé’s Mass-Market Vitamins Lose Some Shine

Nestle wants out of mass-market vitamins. But a move by consumers towards more expensive, science-backed products risks complicating the Swiss conglomerate's effort to fetch a high price for its underperforming brands.


Beauty

What’s Driving the Pocket Dermatology Boom

Brands like Methodiq, the newest label to launch out of US beauty conglomerate Oddity, want to put dermatologists in every person’s pocket — and disrupt a decades-old system in the process.

Beauty

What’s Driving the Pocket Dermatology Boom

Brands like Methodiq, the newest label to launch out of US beauty conglomerate Oddity, want to put dermatologists in every person’s pocket — and disrupt a decades-old system in the process.


Sustainability

Explainer: What the EU’s Moves to Water Down Sustainability Rules Mean for Fashion

After months of political wrangling, Europe’s Parliament has reached a deal to significantly scale back landmark corporate sustainability rules, paving the way for much laxer environmental reporting and due diligence requirements for large fashion brands.

Sustainability

Explainer: What the EU’s Moves to Water Down Sustainability Rules Mean for Fashion

After months of political wrangling, Europe’s Parliament has reached a deal to significantly scale back landmark corporate sustainability rules, paving the way for much laxer environmental reporting and due diligence requirements for large fashion brands.


Beauty

Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow

This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.

Beauty

Why Beauty’s Biggest Companies Are Struggling to Grow

This season’s earnings paints a gloomy picture of the fiscal year ahead, thanks to a downturn in the US and a cooling fragrance market, but agile firms are finding brighter spots.


Beauty

Exclusive: Hourglass Founder Carisa Janes Launches New Beauty Brand

Eight years after selling her prestige cosmetics line to Unilever Prestige, Janes has another brand on her hands, launching with 25 foundation shades and a face oil. Can lightning strike twice?

Beauty

Exclusive: Hourglass Founder Carisa Janes Launches New Beauty Brand

Eight years after selling her prestige cosmetics line to Unilever Prestige, Janes has another brand on her hands, launching with 25 foundation shades and a face oil. Can lightning strike twice?


Luxury

Is China’s Luxury Market Ready to Rebound?

The short answer is yes — but it won’t soon return to its pre-pandemic growth rates. After two years of turbulence, the market remains shaky, and brands will need to earn every sale.

Luxury

Is China’s Luxury Market Ready to Rebound?

The short answer is yes — but it won’t soon return to its pre-pandemic growth rates. After two years of turbulence, the market remains shaky, and brands will need to earn every sale.