US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
supply-chain
Sustainability
A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm
How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all its cotton from regenerative agriculture.
A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm
How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all its cotton from regenerative agriculture.
Sustainability
The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes
Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.
The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes
Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.
Sustainability
Fast Fashion Is Racking Up Air Miles, and Emissions
Celebrities from Kylie Jenner to Taylor Swift are in hot water for their casual use of gas-guzzling private jets. Fashion brands’ flying habits deserve scrutiny too.
Fast Fashion Is Racking Up Air Miles, and Emissions
Celebrities from Kylie Jenner to Taylor Swift are in hot water for their casual use of gas-guzzling private jets. Fashion brands’ flying habits deserve scrutiny too.
Retail
The New Rules of Off-Price Retail
Downturns typically mean a boom for discount retailers. But a glut of unsold merchandise and a surging resale sector are creating new pressures in the market.
The New Rules of Off-Price Retail
Downturns typically mean a boom for discount retailers. But a glut of unsold merchandise and a surging resale sector are creating new pressures in the market.
Partner Content
Optimising Sustainable Cotton Production for Fashion Businesses
The US Cotton Trust Protocol works with cotton growers to produce fibres with a lower environmental and social risk in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for members like Levi’s and Gap Inc.
Optimising Sustainable Cotton Production for Fashion Businesses
The US Cotton Trust Protocol works with cotton growers to produce fibres with a lower environmental and social risk in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for members like Levi’s and Gap Inc.
Sustainability
Fashion’s Human Rights Record Is Worse Than Ever
A new report exposing abuse of garment workers in factories linked to major brands in Myanmar points to ways mounting political and economic instability are worsening human rights risks in fashion’s supply chain.
Fashion’s Human Rights Record Is Worse Than Ever
A new report exposing abuse of garment workers in factories linked to major brands in Myanmar points to ways mounting political and economic instability are worsening human rights risks in fashion’s supply chain.
Retail
Why Fashion’s Inventory Problem Is Back (And How to Solve It)
A combination of shipping delays and misjudging consumer demand has caused stockpiles to come roaring back. Retailers are using discounts and more creative measures to bring them back down.
Why Fashion’s Inventory Problem Is Back (And How to Solve It)
A combination of shipping delays and misjudging consumer demand has caused stockpiles to come roaring back. Retailers are using discounts and more creative measures to bring them back down.
Sustainability
Fashion’s Sustainability Secrets
The industry’s biggest players still aren’t disclosing basic data about environmental and social impact, putting them in the firing line as regulators look to crack down on greenwashing.
Fashion’s Sustainability Secrets
The industry’s biggest players still aren’t disclosing basic data about environmental and social impact, putting them in the firing line as regulators look to crack down on greenwashing.
Sustainability
Inditex Enters ‘Clean Tech’ With Investment in Circular Start-Up Circ
The fast-fashion giant joined a $30 million funding round, making its first venture investment in a clean technology company as interest in textile recycling grows.
Inditex Enters ‘Clean Tech’ With Investment in Circular Start-Up Circ
The fast-fashion giant joined a $30 million funding round, making its first venture investment in a clean technology company as interest in textile recycling grows.
Retail
Gap Inc. CEO Sonia Syngal to Exit
The mall retailer has also tapped Horacio “Haio” Barbeito as chief executive of its Old Navy brand.
Gap Inc. CEO Sonia Syngal to Exit
The mall retailer has also tapped Horacio “Haio” Barbeito as chief executive of its Old Navy brand.
Retail
American Eagle’s Hottest Business Isn’t Jeans — It’s Logistics
After acquiring two supply-chain start-ups last year, the teen retailer wants to build an ‘open source’ shipping and storage network it thinks can someday be a bigger business than selling clothes.
American Eagle’s Hottest Business Isn’t Jeans — It’s Logistics
After acquiring two supply-chain start-ups last year, the teen retailer wants to build an ‘open source’ shipping and storage network it thinks can someday be a bigger business than selling clothes.
Sustainability
Can Fashion Lower Its Climate Impact While Selling More Products?
Resolving the fundamental tension between what is good for revenue growth and what is good for the environment is the biggest challenge to fashion’s sustainability efforts.
Can Fashion Lower Its Climate Impact While Selling More Products?
Resolving the fundamental tension between what is good for revenue growth and what is good for the environment is the biggest challenge to fashion’s sustainability efforts.
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.