US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
consumers
Retail
Is Dupe Culture Out of Control?
The widespread availability and acceptance of dupes has cracked open access to products and trends for wider audiences. It’s also made doing business more complicated for many independent designers.
Is Dupe Culture Out of Control?
The widespread availability and acceptance of dupes has cracked open access to products and trends for wider audiences. It’s also made doing business more complicated for many independent designers.
Retail
How to Sell Inclusive Sizing in the Age of Ozempic
Offering sizes 00 to 40, DTC brand Universal Standard has seen continued demand for plus-size products despite the ubiquity of weight-loss drugs. Now, the New York-based label is taking on new markets through a series of travelling trunk shows, no stores needed.
How to Sell Inclusive Sizing in the Age of Ozempic
Offering sizes 00 to 40, DTC brand Universal Standard has seen continued demand for plus-size products despite the ubiquity of weight-loss drugs. Now, the New York-based label is taking on new markets through a series of travelling trunk shows, no stores needed.
Beauty
Why ‘Underconsumption’ is Trending
Young consumers are taking more pride in eschewing the shopping sprees and hauls that have long characterised social media. But plenty of methods in the movement don’t involve cheaper products.
Why ‘Underconsumption’ is Trending
Young consumers are taking more pride in eschewing the shopping sprees and hauls that have long characterised social media. But plenty of methods in the movement don’t involve cheaper products.
Marketing
The Widening Gap Between Influencers and Creators
The two terms are used interchangeably to describe those who make a living sharing content online. But doing so may ignore the fact that having sway is often the key to success in the sector.
The Widening Gap Between Influencers and Creators
The two terms are used interchangeably to describe those who make a living sharing content online. But doing so may ignore the fact that having sway is often the key to success in the sector.
Beauty
Can ‘Dupe’ Fragrance Brands Make The Real Thing?
Dossier, a brand known for its affordable imitations (known as ‘dupes’) has branched out to offer its own original scents. Making them as popular as its core offering could be a stretch.
Can ‘Dupe’ Fragrance Brands Make The Real Thing?
Dossier, a brand known for its affordable imitations (known as ‘dupes’) has branched out to offer its own original scents. Making them as popular as its core offering could be a stretch.
Beauty
The End of ‘Unfiltered’ TikTok
TikTok was once thought of as the anti-Instagram where influencers stopped being polite and started getting real. Now that it has matured, brands are adapting to a new reality.
The End of ‘Unfiltered’ TikTok
TikTok was once thought of as the anti-Instagram where influencers stopped being polite and started getting real. Now that it has matured, brands are adapting to a new reality.
Retail
When Will Shoppers Push Back on High Prices?
After rising steadily for years, the cost of apparel in the US may be nearing an inflection point, between cooling inflation and fed-up shoppers. But experts say retailers still have room to raise prices on certain items.
When Will Shoppers Push Back on High Prices?
After rising steadily for years, the cost of apparel in the US may be nearing an inflection point, between cooling inflation and fed-up shoppers. But experts say retailers still have room to raise prices on certain items.
Retail
Why Retailers Must Help Rebuild Society
We are crossing over into a new era where competitive advantage for major retailers which will come, not through further extraction of value from society, but through contribution of value to society, argues futurist Doug Stephens.
Why Retailers Must Help Rebuild Society
We are crossing over into a new era where competitive advantage for major retailers which will come, not through further extraction of value from society, but through contribution of value to society, argues futurist Doug Stephens.
Global Markets
What’s Behind Japan’s Luxury Boom?
International tourists cashing in on a weak yen, along with resilient domestic spending and retail upgrades, are behind the latest sales spike in the Japanese luxury market.
What’s Behind Japan’s Luxury Boom?
International tourists cashing in on a weak yen, along with resilient domestic spending and retail upgrades, are behind the latest sales spike in the Japanese luxury market.
Partner Content
How to Optimise Brand Performance Strategies to Reach Gen-Z Consumers
Alison Bringé, chief marketing officer of software, data and insights company Launchmetrics, and Shaina Zafar, an executive at the Next Gen Practice at UTA Marketing, discuss best practices to reach Gen-Z consumers and how to connect with this critical cohort.
How to Optimise Brand Performance Strategies to Reach Gen-Z Consumers
Alison Bringé, chief marketing officer of software, data and insights company Launchmetrics, and Shaina Zafar, an executive at the Next Gen Practice at UTA Marketing, discuss best practices to reach Gen-Z consumers and how to connect with this critical cohort.
Marketing
Can Fashion Sell ‘Brat Summer’?
Charli XCX’s latest album “Brat” helped solidify the theme of the summer. For brands and retailers, the race to merchandise and market around it is on.
Can Fashion Sell ‘Brat Summer’?
Charli XCX’s latest album “Brat” helped solidify the theme of the summer. For brands and retailers, the race to merchandise and market around it is on.
Technology
Fashion’s AI Dilemma Is Getting Worse
Baggu and Collina Strada are the most recent targets of ire among young consumers who say generative AI is unethical, and they won’t be the last. What does it mean for an industry that has already embraced the innovation with open arms?
Fashion’s AI Dilemma Is Getting Worse
Baggu and Collina Strada are the most recent targets of ire among young consumers who say generative AI is unethical, and they won’t be the last. What does it mean for an industry that has already embraced the innovation with open arms?
The News in Brief
Kering Unveils New Jewellery Unit, Merges Fashion Brand Reporting
Kering’s newly created jewellery division regroups Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin brands as the company aims to pool resources. The conglomerate is also regrouping fashion brand reporting, shielding smaller labels from investor scrutiny.
Bondholders Approve Saks Global’s Five-Year Business Plan
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
Luxury Stocks Face Most Bearish Sentiment in Years, UBS Says
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
Trump Signs Order to Combat Fraudulent ‘Made in America’ Labels, White House Says
The executive order directs the FTC chairman to prioritise enforcement of existing laws against sellers and manufacturers who falsely claim products are made in America.
Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla Exits Brand
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
Exclusive: Brita Invests in Shower Filter Firm Hello Klean
The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.