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.
digital
Technology
Bits & Bytes | The Luxury Smartwatch Boom, Over a Quarter of US Apparel Is Sold Online
This week, the Apple Watch's success has created a successful luxury smartwatch niche, while a new report sees apparel sales increase online.
Bits & Bytes | The Luxury Smartwatch Boom, Over a Quarter of US Apparel Is Sold Online
This week, the Apple Watch's success has created a successful luxury smartwatch niche, while a new report sees apparel sales increase online.
Financial Markets
Kirsten Green’s Survival Guide for the ‘Retail Reckoning’
The Forerunner Ventures founder, who has backed the likes of Warby Parker, Glossier and Away, discusses her investment thesis and how to win in today’s retail reality.
Kirsten Green’s Survival Guide for the ‘Retail Reckoning’
The Forerunner Ventures founder, who has backed the likes of Warby Parker, Glossier and Away, discusses her investment thesis and how to win in today’s retail reality.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon’s Private Labels, The Supreme Court E-Commerce Tax
This week, a Supreme Court decision challenges the status of e-commerce retailers, while Amazon quietly promotes its in-house products to consumers.
Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon’s Private Labels, The Supreme Court E-Commerce Tax
This week, a Supreme Court decision challenges the status of e-commerce retailers, while Amazon quietly promotes its in-house products to consumers.
News & Analysis
States Can Collect Sales Taxes from Online Retailers
The US Supreme Court ruled that states can collect sales tax on internet purchases in a victory for brick-and-mortar retailers.
States Can Collect Sales Taxes from Online Retailers
The US Supreme Court ruled that states can collect sales tax on internet purchases in a victory for brick-and-mortar retailers.
China
Chinese Shoppers Can’t Get Enough of ‘Haitao’
Start-ups are disrupting China's booming $125 billion cross-border e-commerce trade, providing an alternative to giant platforms accused of manipulating traffic, to force brands into exclusive partnerships.
Chinese Shoppers Can’t Get Enough of ‘Haitao’
Start-ups are disrupting China's booming $125 billion cross-border e-commerce trade, providing an alternative to giant platforms accused of manipulating traffic, to force brands into exclusive partnerships.
News & Analysis
Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report: New Online Users Are Getting Harder to Find
The smartphone business is not growing anymore, according to this year’s installment of Mary Meeker’s much-lauded annual tech industry report.
Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report: New Online Users Are Getting Harder to Find
The smartphone business is not growing anymore, according to this year’s installment of Mary Meeker’s much-lauded annual tech industry report.
Technology
Decoding LVMH’s Digital Strategy
The world’s largest luxury group is finally focused on digital. Does it need to think bigger?
Decoding LVMH’s Digital Strategy
The world’s largest luxury group is finally focused on digital. Does it need to think bigger?
News & Analysis
Poshmark Hits New Milestone as Sellers Make $1 Billion
Sellers on the online marketplace make a sale every second and upload $100 million of inventory weekly.
Poshmark Hits New Milestone as Sellers Make $1 Billion
Sellers on the online marketplace make a sale every second and upload $100 million of inventory weekly.
Technology
Is Video the Future of Online Shopping?
While platforms like YouTube don’t have integrated e-commerce, video-streaming apps in China, and now the West, are driving more and more sales.
Is Video the Future of Online Shopping?
While platforms like YouTube don’t have integrated e-commerce, video-streaming apps in China, and now the West, are driving more and more sales.
Beauty
Tmall Boosts Dior, YSL Beauty Brands in China
While mass brands have an edge on China’s Tmall in terms of search visibility, prestige labels can fight back by investing in the right areas, according to a new report by research firm L2.
Tmall Boosts Dior, YSL Beauty Brands in China
While mass brands have an edge on China’s Tmall in terms of search visibility, prestige labels can fight back by investing in the right areas, according to a new report by research firm L2.
Retail
Can LVMH Disrupt Itself?
The world’s largest luxury group has been slow to seize the digital opportunity. Now, it’s trying to disrupt itself before it’s disrupted by others.
Can LVMH Disrupt Itself?
The world’s largest luxury group has been slow to seize the digital opportunity. Now, it’s trying to disrupt itself before it’s disrupted by others.
News & Analysis
Even Comme des Garçons Is Launching a Direct-to-Consumer Brand
"What does it mean that a brand like Comme is getting into the online-only business?"
Even Comme des Garçons Is Launching a Direct-to-Consumer Brand
"What does it mean that a brand like Comme is getting into the online-only business?"
The News in Brief
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.
AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.
Marco De Vincenzo Exits Etro
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.