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Beauty

Puig Aims to Raise €2.5 Billion in IPO

The family-owned premium beauty conglomerate has confirmed it will float shares on the Spanish stock exchange while retaining majority control, following months of speculation.

Beauty

Puig Aims to Raise €2.5 Billion in IPO

The family-owned premium beauty conglomerate has confirmed it will float shares on the Spanish stock exchange while retaining majority control, following months of speculation.


Retail

What a Fashion Company Is Worth Today

In an era of austerity on Wall Street, apparel businesses are more likely to be valued on their profits rather than sales, which usually means lower payouts for founders and investors. That is, if they can find a buyer in the first place.

Retail

What a Fashion Company Is Worth Today

In an era of austerity on Wall Street, apparel businesses are more likely to be valued on their profits rather than sales, which usually means lower payouts for founders and investors. That is, if they can find a buyer in the first place.


Retail

Investors Push Zara Owner Inditex to Publish Full Supply Chain

Investors want Zara owner Inditex to follow rivals H&M and Primark in making its full list of suppliers public so they can better assess any supply chain risks.

Retail

Investors Push Zara Owner Inditex to Publish Full Supply Chain

Investors want Zara owner Inditex to follow rivals H&M and Primark in making its full list of suppliers public so they can better assess any supply chain risks.


Retail

Why Frasers Group Shuttered Matchesfashion

In the latest blow to the luxury e-commerce sector, the embattled Matches is closing down just over two months after being acquired by Frasers Group as relationships with brands have reportedly soured.

Retail

Why Frasers Group Shuttered Matchesfashion

In the latest blow to the luxury e-commerce sector, the embattled Matches is closing down just over two months after being acquired by Frasers Group as relationships with brands have reportedly soured.


Sustainability

What Will It Take to Tackle Fashion’s Climate Financing Gap?

Meeting the industry’s emissions targets will require more collective action and new financing models, according to a new report by leading manufacturers.

Sustainability

What Will It Take to Tackle Fashion’s Climate Financing Gap?

Meeting the industry’s emissions targets will require more collective action and new financing models, according to a new report by leading manufacturers.


Technology

The Race to Build the Best Generative-AI Platform for Fashion Design

A new wave of start-ups is building tools that take the capabilities of the market’s top generative-AI models and tailor them to fashion’s specific needs. Among them is Raspberry, which just raised $4.5 million in funding from a number of big-name backers.

Technology

The Race to Build the Best Generative-AI Platform for Fashion Design

A new wave of start-ups is building tools that take the capabilities of the market’s top generative-AI models and tailor them to fashion’s specific needs. Among them is Raspberry, which just raised $4.5 million in funding from a number of big-name backers.


Retail

Rowing Blazers Acquired By Burch Creative Capital

The deal will inject new capital into the New York-based preppy streetwear brand, allowing it to expand its women’s assortment and move into a bigger flagship in Manhattan.

Retail

Rowing Blazers Acquired By Burch Creative Capital

The deal will inject new capital into the New York-based preppy streetwear brand, allowing it to expand its women’s assortment and move into a bigger flagship in Manhattan.


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.

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.


Luxury

After Hitting a Few Moguls, Skiwear Brand Perfect Moment Goes Public

The skiwear brand staged a small IPO on Thursday to fund its growth plans, after struggling to line up investors in the private market.

Luxury

After Hitting a Few Moguls, Skiwear Brand Perfect Moment Goes Public

The skiwear brand staged a small IPO on Thursday to fund its growth plans, after struggling to line up investors in the private market.


Sports

Why Salomon-Owner Amer Sports’ IPO Fell Short

After discounting its listing, the sportswear group, which also owns Arc’teryx and Wilson, became the latest big fashion company to confront the tepid US IPO market.

Sports

Why Salomon-Owner Amer Sports’ IPO Fell Short

After discounting its listing, the sportswear group, which also owns Arc’teryx and Wilson, became the latest big fashion company to confront the tepid US IPO market.


Sustainability

Where Is the Money to Make Fashion More Sustainable?

Decarbonising the industry is expected to take $1 trillion over the coming decades. Where that money will come from and how it’s distributed remain open questions.

Sustainability

Where Is the Money to Make Fashion More Sustainable?

Decarbonising the industry is expected to take $1 trillion over the coming decades. Where that money will come from and how it’s distributed remain open questions.


Beauty

The Thinking Behind Beauty’s Latest M&A Wave

With a limited number of targets on the market, strategics and private equity firms are rushing to snap up the most promising brands.

Beauty

The Thinking Behind Beauty’s Latest M&A Wave

With a limited number of targets on the market, strategics and private equity firms are rushing to snap up the most promising brands.