Local sales assistants are incredibly valuable to brands in China, but some say they have too much leverage over VIP clients.
Local sales assistants are incredibly valuable to brands in China, but some say they have too much leverage over VIP clients.
This week, everyone will be talking about the start of the Lunar New Year and Winter Olympics, Estee Lauder’s outlook for the beauty market and the latest data on retail’s labour shortage.
This week, everyone will be talking about the start of the Lunar New Year and Winter Olympics, Estee Lauder’s outlook for the beauty market and the latest data on retail’s labour shortage.
The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.
The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.
Young, wealthy professionals have flooded Miami and Austin over the last 18 months, and luxury brands are following the money. But selling to a newly minted tech millionaire isn’t always so simple.
Young, wealthy professionals have flooded Miami and Austin over the last 18 months, and luxury brands are following the money. But selling to a newly minted tech millionaire isn’t always so simple.
Last year, American retailers seemed to have broken their habit of relying on deep promotions, thanks to limited inventory and pent-up demand. These beneficial circumstances, experts say, may be disappearing in 2022.
Last year, American retailers seemed to have broken their habit of relying on deep promotions, thanks to limited inventory and pent-up demand. These beneficial circumstances, experts say, may be disappearing in 2022.
Selfridges’ sale for a lofty $5.4 billion suggests there is still life in the department store model. But how to grow in a shrinking category?
Selfridges’ sale for a lofty $5.4 billion suggests there is still life in the department store model. But how to grow in a shrinking category?
Fashion brands will need to think beyond barebones safety protocols as they scramble to fix a problem that’s only getting worse as the pandemic drags on.
Fashion brands will need to think beyond barebones safety protocols as they scramble to fix a problem that’s only getting worse as the pandemic drags on.
Elysewalker, a chain of boutiques in the Los Angeles area, is opening an online shop this month, joining an already-crowded landscape of luxury fashion e-tailers. Here’s how it plans to stand out.
Elysewalker, a chain of boutiques in the Los Angeles area, is opening an online shop this month, joining an already-crowded landscape of luxury fashion e-tailers. Here’s how it plans to stand out.
Surging online sales during the pandemic have touched off a similarly massive wave of returns. Here’s how some brands are handling the deluge.
Surging online sales during the pandemic have touched off a similarly massive wave of returns. Here’s how some brands are handling the deluge.
Having a unified platform that serves all the endpoints of a business is essential to driving growth and platforming the new major players within clienteling: text, voice and live video, says Teamwork Commerce CEO, Michael Mauerer.
Having a unified platform that serves all the endpoints of a business is essential to driving growth and platforming the new major players within clienteling: text, voice and live video, says Teamwork Commerce CEO, Michael Mauerer.
The direct-to-consumer razor brand is eyeing expansion, as it becomes the latest non-traditional brand to be added to Walmart’s beauty shelves.
The direct-to-consumer razor brand is eyeing expansion, as it becomes the latest non-traditional brand to be added to Walmart’s beauty shelves.
American luxury retail has changed, but customers are still hungry for the special feeling only an exceptional multi-brand store can offer. Can a crop of upstarts and a few savvy incumbents succeed where others have failed?
American luxury retail has changed, but customers are still hungry for the special feeling only an exceptional multi-brand store can offer. Can a crop of upstarts and a few savvy incumbents succeed where others have failed?
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.
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
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.
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.
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
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.
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.