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As both the temptation to spend and the ease of doing so grow in tandem, mental health advocates, regulators and even everyday consumers are thinking more seriously about the toll it takes on consumers. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/vOM9H1B

Revenue in the fiscal quarter that began in March is expected to decline 2 to 4 percent. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/ZUaJ63O

The sportswear giant has ​been ⁠struggling to revive sales as it faces a ⁠tougher consumer spending backdrop. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/l5MJZ17

The brand management group, whose portfolio and licensing partnerships include labels like Aerosoles and Ed Hardy, has agreed to buy all assets and intellectual property of the once-buzzy footwear brand. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/Kd71NM2

The global e-commerce media producer creates AI-generated and AI-assisted product and campaign content for over 900 global brands, multi-brands and retailers — while delivering both efficiency and deeper consumer resonance. BoF learns more about how Pixel Moda supports the production of 14 million pictures and videos a year, while supporting human creativity and maintaining brand identity. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/rVhFKGO

The programme was established after dozens of women came forward with allegations of abuse by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/t6sm4dN

“Mediagenic” physicians, scientists and researchers have become front-facing figures in the skincare trade. Their influence might be waning on social media — but according to brands, is more urgent than ever. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/xZa39j4

Operational missteps and fierce competition from domestic rivals like Anta have left the sportswear brand trailing in its second-largest market outside North America. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/RYaX2BH

The industry, which has by and large abandoned fur, is finding new ways to cater to shoppers hungry for the same sort of luxe texture with fabrics like feather, pony hair and shearling. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/mcgs86E

With the company’s stock again close to nine-year lows, Nike needs to reassure investors with its earnings this week that its turnaround is on track. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/ZtCpyEJ

From Warhol to Jordan Wolfson, art is often driven by the tools that once terrified it. Prada’s polarising Wolfson campaign makes the case that AI is no different. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/YrJwmi7

Sales unexpectedly fell by 0.4 percent in February, with future sales likely to be dampened by rising oil prices resulting from the Iran war and falling consumer confidence. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/YMX7PoT

A select group of luxury C-suite executives and creative leaders will gather next month for a private exchange on the industry’s future. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/CtHp01f

Kering boss Luca de Meo is reconfiguring CEO incentives with a focus on desirability over topline growth. AI has made it easier to process data from surveys, social media and more — putting desirability in the spotlight across the industry. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/E7u3A5R

From suitcases to experiential retail, luggage specialist Monos is expanding its footprint beyond travel to build community and cultural relevance along the way. Here, BoF sits down with its co-founder and CEO, Victor Tam, to learn more. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/Fw6dpCe

The trial was seen as a critical test of the novel legal arguments behind a flood of cases filed over the last three years against Meta, Google, Snap Inc. and TikTok Inc. alleging that the designs of the platforms, not their content, are causing young people harm. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/83zInVh

The risks of Lauder executing a merger with Puig while still in the midst of its own turnaround outweigh the benefits, analysts told Bloomberg. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/OlW2w3x

War in the Middle East is weighing on prospects for the sector’s rebound, but analysts are sticking to their growth forecasts — for now. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/LSxh15r

The Spanish owner of Byredo, Rabanne and Charlotte Tilbury and the American conglomerate confirmed on Monday that they are in discussions to combine their businesses. A merger could reshape the beauty and fashion landscape. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/ZHj1yLb

The premium body care maker will join the private equity firm’s portfolio, which also includes Olaplex and Parfums de Marly. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/AElCicv

Oil prices tumbled by over 8 percent after Trump said the US was in talks with Tehran to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, a claim parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has denied. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/8PrIZHt

The Spanish owner of Byredo, Rabanne and Charlotte Tilbury and the American conglomerate confirmed on Monday that they are in discussions to combine their businesses. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/xLhVczb

British retailers are pushing the UK government to end a tax loophole that has helped online giants Shein and Temu make significant inroads and gain market share. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/gaWqXsK

The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/aKgVqCG

Wholesale remains essential for the luxury industry, but the rules of engagement have changed. Brands need to know how to minimise the risks and maximise the rewards in their relationships with multibrand players. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/Zt4Hj9F

The Swedish fast-fashion retailer is one of a shrinking number of companies that’s still drawing attention to its emissions goals. Plus, a Shanghai Fashion Week preview. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/wnkvclK

Small fashion labels have always been shortchanged by their wholesale partners. A wave of high-profile bankruptcies has turned a structural injustice into an existential crisis. There is a better way to do business, writes Imran Amed. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/qJlaRuI

Fashion’s enfant terrible is trading exclusivity for the mass market. Is it the ultimate fashion coup, or the final surrender of prestige? from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/wDYBx3i

New CEO Béatrice Goasglas’s experience in client relations and the US market will be put to the test at LVMH’s biggest watch brand TAG Heuer. Plus, a sit-down with two Richemont veterans Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jérôme Lambert and A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/nt2E3P1

Swiss watch exports saw a 9.2 percent rise in February, driven by a strong rebound in the US market. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/A1cUmlx

The company has more than 200 stores in the Middle East, said chief executive officer Nick Hayek. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/DCNt2cj

In his first interview, chief executive Colin Walsh shares with The Business of Beauty his plan to fix the struggling Millennial beauty brand by starting with a clean slate. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/I2FU6bv

Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/iDn8bf2

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Jumia’s exit from Algeria, China’s JD.com and the Brazilian beauty brand that offloaded its Russian unit. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/9O8ZDFE

On the seventh day of Paris Fashion Week, Duran Lantink’s Jean Paul Gaultier revamp delivered the sense of playfulness that was missing from Seán McGirr’s McQueen a few hours later, reports Angelo Flaccavento. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/KjV1Sdi

The Japanese retailer is betting on its fast-growing, value-for-money skincare products to drive growth at home and abroad. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/JQd9rO7

Sales at the cult Belgian label grew 40 percent last year. Owner Claudio Antonioli is betting on pre-collections and new stores to keep up the momentum. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/Fr1ckye

From Junya Watanabe and Celine to Hermès and Balenciaga, a duel between instinct and planning played out on the runways on the sixth day of Paris fashion week, writes Angelo Flacccavento. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/I48DmGh

Shipments of garments for major retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and India as the conflict in the Middle East forces airlines cancel flights. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/iV19NEr

The luxury retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, will close more stores as it tries to cut losses and focus on more profitable, higher-end locations. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/QD0tZsr

The Supreme Court did not say how the collected tariffs should be refunded when it struck Trump’s economic policy down as unconstitutional last month, leaving small importers worried the process would ⁠be expensive and time-consuming. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/0RVoOCp

Escalating conflict in the Middle East is exposing how quickly geopolitics can disrupt even luxury’s most carefully cultivated retail hubs. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/TAFB253

Nordstrom’s co-CEO and president joins Imran Amed to discuss the retailer’s 125-year history, why he believes the department store model still works and how taking the company private is shaping the company’s next chapter. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/CHthY4P

It’s not an existential crisis — yet — but Rick Owens and Daniel Roseberry confront some headscratchers in their latest collections. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/Si5FM0K

Stick with the program or switch it up? Angelo Flaccavento reports on Chloé, Rabanne, Schiaparelli, Rick Owens and Uma Wang. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/LfZU6m4

The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/7015OYg

Sex sells — if anyone can figure out what sexy means in 2026. Robert Williams tracks the search for a new silhouette at Kering’s Gucci, LVMH’s Dior and more. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/5TJK18x

One of the busiest days of Paris fashion week featured a hello at Balmain, a goodbye at Alaïa and variations on signature visions at Courrèges, The Row, Dries Van Noten and Tom Ford. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/FR5dKgu

This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Lei Takanashi explains why the industry remains tethered to a small circle of established rap stars and whether a new generation of talent can break through. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/5DA6Xua

Controlled eroticism and an ’80s-inflected view on mid-century glamour were in focus at Tron’s debut show for the Mayhoola-backed Parisian brand. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/VUr3ETk

After Swatch Group launched an attack on Morgan Stanley’s influential annual watch report, Swatch-owned Tissot cracks open the door for a glimpse at some numbers and Robin Swithinbank says it’s time a secretive industry came clean on financials. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/jE9LTMn

The communications giant adds Ma+Group’s artist representation and content production skillset to its roster. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/xOKWaPg

Jonathan Anderson at Dior and Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent liberate legacies, writes Tim Blanks. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/lncuUAg

The contracts allow users to trade on outcomes such as whether an item will surpass a price threshold or predict whether a brand will launch a new model. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/mlgWG4U

Getting recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI chatbots is fast emerging as a competitive advantage for fashion brands. As AI reshapes discovery, which brands are being favoured by AI and why? from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/utENriK

The German owner of Nivea and La Prairie expects it sales growth to slow and its operating margin to shrink slightly in 2026 and it navigates disruptions in the US and China. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/1u3y9TM

The US is now the biggest overseas buyer of South Korean skincare and cosmetics, but incoming brands need to focus on retail presence and diverse consumers, writes Bloomberg’s Julianna Liu. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/8CjqRSW

A growing number of mass and premium brands are pushing upmarket with a more luxe look, better materials and, often, higher prices. This case study unpacks how these labels are navigating the tricky challenge of elevating a brand. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/CkbNGXh

Silvana Armani has worked alongside her late uncle for over 40 years, but her first ready-to-wear show as women’s creative director offered a lighter, more pragmatic touch, reports Angelo Flaccavento. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/ieUgBmW

Brands from Prada to Abercrombie & Fitch will provide clarity on how the fashion industry is approaching the newly uncertain trade landscape. Plus, a preview of Paris Fashion Week. from The Business of Fashion https://ift.tt/DdPMkjt