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
Technology
Cartier, Prada Link Up with LVMH in Blockchain Alliance
With a shared platform, the luxury giants aim to fight counterfeiting and improve visibility of the supply chain.
Cartier, Prada Link Up with LVMH in Blockchain Alliance
With a shared platform, the luxury giants aim to fight counterfeiting and improve visibility of the supply chain.
China
Can China Handle Its 20 Million Tonnes of Textile Waste?
China is the world’s largest consumer of fashion and a major production hub. How it tackles its mountain of annual waste will impact global brands’ ability to embrace a more circular supply chain.
Can China Handle Its 20 Million Tonnes of Textile Waste?
China is the world’s largest consumer of fashion and a major production hub. How it tackles its mountain of annual waste will impact global brands’ ability to embrace a more circular supply chain.
Retail
The Retail Workforce of the Future
The pandemic has driven retailers to convert parts of their stores into warehouses, call centres and even television studios, transforming the role played by sales associates.
The Retail Workforce of the Future
The pandemic has driven retailers to convert parts of their stores into warehouses, call centres and even television studios, transforming the role played by sales associates.
Sustainability
The Tech Tools That Want to Solve Fashion’s Supply Chain Problems
The industry’s opaque and sprawling supply chain does tremendous human and environmental damage. Companies offering new tools say they have solutions.
The Tech Tools That Want to Solve Fashion’s Supply Chain Problems
The industry’s opaque and sprawling supply chain does tremendous human and environmental damage. Companies offering new tools say they have solutions.
Sustainability
Sustainability Comes At a Cost. Fashion Isn’t Paying.
Billions of dollars of investment are needed if the industry is to operate more sustainably. But there is little evidence brands are prepared to pay for it, according to new analysis from The BoF Sustainability Index.
Sustainability Comes At a Cost. Fashion Isn’t Paying.
Billions of dollars of investment are needed if the industry is to operate more sustainably. But there is little evidence brands are prepared to pay for it, according to new analysis from The BoF Sustainability Index.
Global Markets
Can Fashion Keep Up Its Geopolitical Balancing Act?
H&M, Nike and others are under pressure from Chinese netizens for their stance on Xinjiang cotton, underscoring the difficult balancing act of doing business when people in the world’s largest markets take radically different views on geopolitical issues.
Can Fashion Keep Up Its Geopolitical Balancing Act?
H&M, Nike and others are under pressure from Chinese netizens for their stance on Xinjiang cotton, underscoring the difficult balancing act of doing business when people in the world’s largest markets take radically different views on geopolitical issues.
China
More Than 50 Chinese Celebrities End Brand Partnerships in Xinjiang Row
Tommy Hilfiger, Puma and Lacoste are the latest brands to lose their Chinese ambassadors following an uproar about a decision not to use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region.
More Than 50 Chinese Celebrities End Brand Partnerships in Xinjiang Row
Tommy Hilfiger, Puma and Lacoste are the latest brands to lose their Chinese ambassadors following an uproar about a decision not to use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region.
China
Burberry, H&M, Nike and Others Lose China Ambassadors Over Xinjiang
Adidas, Calvin Klein, Uniqlo and Converse have also lost China spokespeople as Chinese consumers call for a boycott after an uproar about the decision not to source cotton from the Xinjiang region.
Burberry, H&M, Nike and Others Lose China Ambassadors Over Xinjiang
Adidas, Calvin Klein, Uniqlo and Converse have also lost China spokespeople as Chinese consumers call for a boycott after an uproar about the decision not to source cotton from the Xinjiang region.
China
H&M Faces Boycott Calls in China Over Xinjiang Cotton Ban
The brand can no longer be found on China’s major e-commerce platforms, following an uproar on social media about its decision not to use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region.
H&M Faces Boycott Calls in China Over Xinjiang Cotton Ban
The brand can no longer be found on China’s major e-commerce platforms, following an uproar on social media about its decision not to use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region.
Sustainability
Fashion’s New Materials Frontier
The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.
Fashion’s New Materials Frontier
The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.
Retail
The Supply Chain Crisis: What Brands Are Doing About It
This week, everyone will be talking about worsening shipping and manufacturing delays, the launch of BoF’s Sustainability Index and Seoul Fashion Week.
The Supply Chain Crisis: What Brands Are Doing About It
This week, everyone will be talking about worsening shipping and manufacturing delays, the launch of BoF’s Sustainability Index and Seoul Fashion Week.
Retail
The Obstacle Standing Between Retailers and Recovery
This week, everyone will be talking about widespread transport delays, the tail end of Paris Fashion Week and Adidas earnings.
The Obstacle Standing Between Retailers and Recovery
This week, everyone will be talking about widespread transport delays, the tail end of Paris Fashion Week and Adidas earnings.
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.