Lululemon Sees Annual Revenue, Profit Below Estimates Amid Board, Demand Challenges
CEO Calvin McDonald stepped down in December following months of share price weakness and lack of design freshness.
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Op-Ed | Fashion Can Win the Wearables War
Fashion has the potential to leapfrog the gadget-focused consumer electronics industry and tap the growing wearables market with fashionable high-tech textiles, advises Amanda Parkes.
Op-Ed | Fashion Can Win the Wearables War
Fashion has the potential to leapfrog the gadget-focused consumer electronics industry and tap the growing wearables market with fashionable high-tech textiles, advises Amanda Parkes.
Technology
Ringly Weds Fashion and Hardware
Armed with $5.1 million in fresh venture funding, Ringly is integrating fashion and technology to build a new genre of accessories.
Ringly Weds Fashion and Hardware
Armed with $5.1 million in fresh venture funding, Ringly is integrating fashion and technology to build a new genre of accessories.
Technology
Op-Ed | Technology Can Transform the Operational Backbone of Fashion
The fashion industry is entranced by front-end, consumer-facing innovation. But technology has tremendous power to transform the back-end of the fashion business, driving efficiency across the value chain, says Eddie Mullon, founder and CEO of Fashion GPS.
Op-Ed | Technology Can Transform the Operational Backbone of Fashion
The fashion industry is entranced by front-end, consumer-facing innovation. But technology has tremendous power to transform the back-end of the fashion business, driving efficiency across the value chain, says Eddie Mullon, founder and CEO of Fashion GPS.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Yoox and Net-A-Porter, Luxury Retailers, L'Oreal
" Yoox to Accelerate Expansion After Merger With Net-a-Porter" (Bloomberg) "For Federico Marchetti, combining Yoox SpA with Cie. Financiere Richemont
Bits & Bytes | Yoox and Net-A-Porter, Luxury Retailers, L'Oreal
" Yoox to Accelerate Expansion After Merger With Net-a-Porter" (Bloomberg) "For Federico Marchetti, combining Yoox SpA with Cie. Financiere Richemont
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon Fashion, Gilt Groupe, Moda Operandi, Pinterest
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Fashion, Gilt Groupe, Moda Operandi, Pinterest
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Google Glass, E-commerce, Rubikloud, The Black Tux
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Google Glass, E-commerce, Rubikloud, The Black Tux
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Nasty Gal, Menswear, Wearables, Etsy
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Nasty Gal, Menswear, Wearables, Etsy
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
China
The China Edit | Anna Wintour, Alibaba, TAL, Uniqlo
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | Anna Wintour, Alibaba, TAL, Uniqlo
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
Technology
Fashion and Tech Converge in Smart-Shirts
Cityzen is putting its technology directly into fabric, differentiating itself from companies such as Apple Inc., LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA or Swarovski as they turn watches and jewelry into connected objects.
Fashion and Tech Converge in Smart-Shirts
Cityzen is putting its technology directly into fabric, differentiating itself from companies such as Apple Inc., LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA or Swarovski as they turn watches and jewelry into connected objects.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Customisation, Apple Stores, Facial Recognition, Indonesia
" A Customised Experience for Each Shopper?" ( The Business of Fashion) "Fashion retailers are using data to deliver individualised customer
Bits & Bytes | Customisation, Apple Stores, Facial Recognition, Indonesia
" A Customised Experience for Each Shopper?" ( The Business of Fashion) "Fashion retailers are using data to deliver individualised customer
Technology
US Consumers Warm to Wearable Tech, Europeans Cooler
Consumers are warming to the idea that wearing a computer on their wrists or clothing may not be the fashion faux pas that early clunky prototypes led many to fear, with 2015 poised to be a breakout for the much-hyped trend.
US Consumers Warm to Wearable Tech, Europeans Cooler
Consumers are warming to the idea that wearing a computer on their wrists or clothing may not be the fashion faux pas that early clunky prototypes led many to fear, with 2015 poised to be a breakout for the much-hyped trend.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Luxottica & Intel, Cyber Monday, Clothing-Fit Tech, Lazada
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Luxottica & Intel, Cyber Monday, Clothing-Fit Tech, Lazada
Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
The News in Brief
Puig Announces New CEO
Jose Manuel Albesa will succeed Marc Puig, becoming the first non-family member to lead the Spanish conglomerate in more than 20 years.
Spandex Maker Lycra Files for Bankruptcy After Years of Stress
The company has been hampered with disruptions to supply chains, elevated inflation, growing competition from low-cost manufacturers and trade tariffs.
US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
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.