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Victoria’s Secret Relaunches Activewear Line VSX

The lingerie giant is set to reenter the category it exited in recent years with a new performance-driven collection.

Retail

Victoria’s Secret Relaunches Activewear Line VSX

The lingerie giant is set to reenter the category it exited in recent years with a new performance-driven collection.


Beauty

How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow

More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.

Beauty

How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow

More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.


Beauty

Trinny London Opens Its First Flagship Store

The UK-based digitally native beauty start-up’s yellow storefront on King’s Road is a major element of its push to reach $100 million in annual sales.

Beauty

Trinny London Opens Its First Flagship Store

The UK-based digitally native beauty start-up’s yellow storefront on King’s Road is a major element of its push to reach $100 million in annual sales.


Retail

Mass Retail’s New Favourite Collaborators: Buzzy Men’s Brands

Mass-market retailers and emerging designers connected to streetwear and subcultures around it are teaming up to reach the next generation of menswear consumers.

Retail

Mass Retail’s New Favourite Collaborators: Buzzy Men’s Brands

Mass-market retailers and emerging designers connected to streetwear and subcultures around it are teaming up to reach the next generation of menswear consumers.


Beauty

Cult Gaia Gets Into Beauty With Fragrance Line

This week, the womenswear and accessories label is launching its first fragrance line. The three $228 scents are a major push towards its goal of becoming a full lifestyle brand.

Beauty

Cult Gaia Gets Into Beauty With Fragrance Line

This week, the womenswear and accessories label is launching its first fragrance line. The three $228 scents are a major push towards its goal of becoming a full lifestyle brand.


Global Markets

Hong Kong Luxury Shops Sit Empty as Chinese Spending Plunges

Banks and fast food restaurants have taken over spaces once leased to the likes of Omega and Burberry in the iconic shopping destination.

Global Markets

Hong Kong Luxury Shops Sit Empty as Chinese Spending Plunges

Banks and fast food restaurants have taken over spaces once leased to the likes of Omega and Burberry in the iconic shopping destination.


Marketing

Why Menswear Is Getting a Marketing Refresh

As critics argue that menswear labels’ homogenous marketing style has made for a feeling of boredom and sameness in the sector, start-ups are beginning to invest in imagery that will set them apart from their competitors.

Marketing

Why Menswear Is Getting a Marketing Refresh

As critics argue that menswear labels’ homogenous marketing style has made for a feeling of boredom and sameness in the sector, start-ups are beginning to invest in imagery that will set them apart from their competitors.


Retail

A Reality Check for Temu

Growth is slowing, competition is getting intense and regulators have the fast-fashion retailer in their sights. But despite investor panic over its prospects, Temu remains an e-commerce powerhouse — one that Western competitors must continue to watch.

Retail

A Reality Check for Temu

Growth is slowing, competition is getting intense and regulators have the fast-fashion retailer in their sights. But despite investor panic over its prospects, Temu remains an e-commerce powerhouse — one that Western competitors must continue to watch.


Retail

Consumers Are Still Spending, but Retailers Are Bracing for Impact

Gap, Foot Locker, Abercrombie and other retailers issued cautious outlooks for the remainder of the year even as they reported strong second-quarter sales. It’s the latest indication that all is not well with American consumers.

Retail

Consumers Are Still Spending, but Retailers Are Bracing for Impact

Gap, Foot Locker, Abercrombie and other retailers issued cautious outlooks for the remainder of the year even as they reported strong second-quarter sales. It’s the latest indication that all is not well with American consumers.


Technology

Social Media’s Unsavoury Upside for Luxury Brands

Social media is causing feelings of inadequacy that consumers try to make up for with luxury purchases, Bernstein analysts argued in a recent research note.

Technology

Social Media’s Unsavoury Upside for Luxury Brands

Social media is causing feelings of inadequacy that consumers try to make up for with luxury purchases, Bernstein analysts argued in a recent research note.


Global Markets

Japan’s Secondhand Fashion Boom Is Bigger Than the Weak Yen

While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.

Global Markets

Japan’s Secondhand Fashion Boom Is Bigger Than the Weak Yen

While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.


Professional

The Business Opportunity in Gen-Z Bridal Beauty

As Gen-Z begins to head to the altar, their emerging bridal preferences can create fresh revenue-generating opportunities for beauty companies. But savvy marketing and deployment is needed to fully realise their potential.

Professional

The Business Opportunity in Gen-Z Bridal Beauty

As Gen-Z begins to head to the altar, their emerging bridal preferences can create fresh revenue-generating opportunities for beauty companies. But savvy marketing and deployment is needed to fully realise their potential.