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
As Target Celebrates 25 Years of Designer Collaborations, Fashion Takes a Backseat
The American big-box retailer announced its upcoming partnership with Diane von Furstenberg amid a sales slump in apparel and other discretionary categories.
As Target Celebrates 25 Years of Designer Collaborations, Fashion Takes a Backseat
The American big-box retailer announced its upcoming partnership with Diane von Furstenberg amid a sales slump in apparel and other discretionary categories.
Retail
Chanel Wins Trademark Case Against What Goes Around Comes Around
A jury agreed that the reseller had misled consumers by promoting the luxury brand’s goods in its marketing materials and claiming that the pre-owned pieces are authentic.
Chanel Wins Trademark Case Against What Goes Around Comes Around
A jury agreed that the reseller had misled consumers by promoting the luxury brand’s goods in its marketing materials and claiming that the pre-owned pieces are authentic.
Luxury
Case Study | Selling Luxury to the 1%
The ultra-wealthy are spending more on luxury than ever before — and, amid a broader market slowdown, winning them over is becoming a competitive battleground for brands. BoF breaks down how strategies from Gucci, Mytheresa and Tiffany & Co. are successfully building closer relationships with top clients.
Case Study | Selling Luxury to the 1%
The ultra-wealthy are spending more on luxury than ever before — and, amid a broader market slowdown, winning them over is becoming a competitive battleground for brands. BoF breaks down how strategies from Gucci, Mytheresa and Tiffany & Co. are successfully building closer relationships with top clients.
Retail
How Brands Are Preparing for Life After Inflation
Lower consumer prices and pending interest rate cuts won’t completely solve fashion’s economic woes, but a rosier outlook this year gives brands a chance to drive profitable growth as consumer spending rebounds.
How Brands Are Preparing for Life After Inflation
Lower consumer prices and pending interest rate cuts won’t completely solve fashion’s economic woes, but a rosier outlook this year gives brands a chance to drive profitable growth as consumer spending rebounds.
Retail
How to Reach Shoppers When They’re Not in the Mood to Shop
As savings dwindle and credit card debt soars, the American consumer’s famed resilience is starting to show some cracks. Brands and retailers would be wise to take a more sensitive approach to courting them.
How to Reach Shoppers When They’re Not in the Mood to Shop
As savings dwindle and credit card debt soars, the American consumer’s famed resilience is starting to show some cracks. Brands and retailers would be wise to take a more sensitive approach to courting them.
Global Markets
The Best of BoF 2023: Opportunities and Threats in Global Markets
Fashion businesses operating in diverse markets across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa spent much of 2023 navigating a complex and delicate set of trade-offs.
The Best of BoF 2023: Opportunities and Threats in Global Markets
Fashion businesses operating in diverse markets across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa spent much of 2023 navigating a complex and delicate set of trade-offs.
Beauty
What Beauty Brands Need to Know About the EU’s Regulation of Retinol
The European Commision has put one of the skin care industry’s most popular ingredients under review. If the new law passes, brands will have up to 3 years to reformulate existing products and take a new approach to ever-expanding international portfolios.
What Beauty Brands Need to Know About the EU’s Regulation of Retinol
The European Commision has put one of the skin care industry’s most popular ingredients under review. If the new law passes, brands will have up to 3 years to reformulate existing products and take a new approach to ever-expanding international portfolios.
China
How TikTok, Shein and Temu Are Changing the Look of E-Commerce
All three companies have embraced a busy, garish design that’s popular in China and ideally calibrated to sell plenty of low-cost products. Will the same be true as these companies attempt to move upmarket?
How TikTok, Shein and Temu Are Changing the Look of E-Commerce
All three companies have embraced a busy, garish design that’s popular in China and ideally calibrated to sell plenty of low-cost products. Will the same be true as these companies attempt to move upmarket?
China
Hong Kong Luxury Retailers Adjusting to Drop In High-Spending Chinese Tourists
The rise of competing shopping hubs like China’s Hainan island, changing consumer preferences and a rise in online shopping have fundamentally changed demand for luxury goods in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Luxury Retailers Adjusting to Drop In High-Spending Chinese Tourists
The rise of competing shopping hubs like China’s Hainan island, changing consumer preferences and a rise in online shopping have fundamentally changed demand for luxury goods in Hong Kong.
Luxury
What Happens When the Travel Boom Ends?
Discounted airfare and lower hotel occupancies in recent months signal weakening demand in the vacation economy. For brands that thrived on “revenge travel,” this means pivoting to more versatile products and offering cheaper options.
What Happens When the Travel Boom Ends?
Discounted airfare and lower hotel occupancies in recent months signal weakening demand in the vacation economy. For brands that thrived on “revenge travel,” this means pivoting to more versatile products and offering cheaper options.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Public Becomes Private
Under eye patches make their case for out of the house attire, and Sofia Richie Grainge plots a beauty line.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Public Becomes Private
Under eye patches make their case for out of the house attire, and Sofia Richie Grainge plots a beauty line.
Retail
Unpacking Macy’s Surprise Buyout Offer
Wall Street says the $5.8 billion bid for the American department store chain comes below even the most conservative estimates for the value of Macy’s real estate properties alone.
Unpacking Macy’s Surprise Buyout Offer
Wall Street says the $5.8 billion bid for the American department store chain comes below even the most conservative estimates for the value of Macy’s real estate properties alone.
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.