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Oil Shock: What Fashion Needs to Know

Monday’s price spike proved short-lived, but volatile markets, supply disruptions, rising freight costs and shaky consumer confidence have put the global fashion industry on edge.

Global Markets

Oil Shock: What Fashion Needs to Know

Monday’s price spike proved short-lived, but volatile markets, supply disruptions, rising freight costs and shaky consumer confidence have put the global fashion industry on edge.


Global Markets

The Malls Powering Luxury Sales in India

A handful of malls with prime locations, smart zoning and crowd-pulling anchor brands have emerged as standout properties in the fast-growing Indian market.

Global Markets

The Malls Powering Luxury Sales in India

A handful of malls with prime locations, smart zoning and crowd-pulling anchor brands have emerged as standout properties in the fast-growing Indian market.


Beauty

The Limits of Mecca’s Retail Magic

The Australian beauty retailer dominates its home market even as competitors like Sephora and Amazon get stronger. Where does it grow from here?

Beauty

The Limits of Mecca’s Retail Magic

The Australian beauty retailer dominates its home market even as competitors like Sephora and Amazon get stronger. Where does it grow from here?


Beauty

Charlotte Tilbury on Remaking a Hero Product

By introducing a new version of her Magic Cream, Tilbury joins a number of other brands, from Armani and Olaplex, wading into the tricky waters of reformulation.

Beauty

Charlotte Tilbury on Remaking a Hero Product

By introducing a new version of her Magic Cream, Tilbury joins a number of other brands, from Armani and Olaplex, wading into the tricky waters of reformulation.


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Global Markets

War in the Gulf Tests Resilience of a Rare Bright Patch for Luxury

The escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran is rattling the aura of stability created by Dubai and the wider region, threatening one of the industry’s few bright spots.

Global Markets

War in the Gulf Tests Resilience of a Rare Bright Patch for Luxury

The escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran is rattling the aura of stability created by Dubai and the wider region, threatening one of the industry’s few bright spots.


Global Markets

Luxury Brands Shut Middle East Stores as Conflict Causes Chaos

Escalating conflict in the Middle East is causing major disruption and store closures for high-end and mass-market retailers, threatening a key growth engine for the global luxury industry.

Global Markets

Luxury Brands Shut Middle East Stores as Conflict Causes Chaos

Escalating conflict in the Middle East is causing major disruption and store closures for high-end and mass-market retailers, threatening a key growth engine for the global luxury industry.


Technology

Which High Street Fashion Brands Are Winning the AI Discovery Battle?

Getting recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI chatbots is fast emerging as a competitive advantage for fashion brands. As AI reshapes discovery, which brands are being favoured by AI and why?

Technology

Which High Street Fashion Brands Are Winning the AI Discovery Battle?

Getting recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI chatbots is fast emerging as a competitive advantage for fashion brands. As AI reshapes discovery, which brands are being favoured by AI and why?


Beauty

Opinion: K-Beauty Needs More Than Salmon Sperm, Snail Mucin to Win the US

The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu.

Beauty

Opinion: K-Beauty Needs More Than Salmon Sperm, Snail Mucin to Win the US

The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu.


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Retail

This Week: Tariff Uncertainty Looms Over Retail Earnings Season

Brands from Prada to Abercrombie & Fitch will provide clarity on how the fashion industry is approaching the newly uncertain trade landscape. Plus, a preview of Paris Fashion Week.

Retail

This Week: Tariff Uncertainty Looms Over Retail Earnings Season

Brands from Prada to Abercrombie & Fitch will provide clarity on how the fashion industry is approaching the newly uncertain trade landscape. Plus, a preview of Paris Fashion Week.


Beauty

Want to Sell Affordable Wellness? It’ll Cost You.

In an era of economic constraint and a growing loneliness epidemic, affordable bathhouse and sauna culture is undergoing a global renaissance. But building a mass market wellness empire comes with steep financial and operational hurdles.

Beauty

Want to Sell Affordable Wellness? It’ll Cost You.

In an era of economic constraint and a growing loneliness epidemic, affordable bathhouse and sauna culture is undergoing a global renaissance. But building a mass market wellness empire comes with steep financial and operational hurdles.


Beauty

Can Marketing Stunts Breathe New Life Into Beauty’s Oldest Brands?

Household names like Gold Bond, Vaseline and Sunsilk are investing in new activations and partnerships to reach younger consumers. Do they really need to?

Beauty

Can Marketing Stunts Breathe New Life Into Beauty’s Oldest Brands?

Household names like Gold Bond, Vaseline and Sunsilk are investing in new activations and partnerships to reach younger consumers. Do they really need to?


News & Analysis

Trump Boosts New Tariff Rate to 15% a Day After Announcing 10%

The new announcement stirred up more economic turbulence as president Trump lashed out at the US Supreme Court.

News & Analysis

Trump Boosts New Tariff Rate to 15% a Day After Announcing 10%

The new announcement stirred up more economic turbulence as president Trump lashed out at the US Supreme Court.