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Marketing

How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons | The Debrief

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.

Marketing

How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons | The Debrief

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.


Fashion Week

Opulence and Restraint: Inside Antonin Tron’s Balmain Vision

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.

Fashion Week

Opulence and Restraint: Inside Antonin Tron’s Balmain Vision

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.


Luxury

Swatch Group vs Morgan Stanley: It’s Time for Transparency

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.

Luxury

Swatch Group vs Morgan Stanley: It’s Time for Transparency

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.


Beauty

America’s Obsession With Chinese Medicine Is Taking Over TikTok

The trend of ‘Chinamaxxing,’ or embracing principles of traditional Chinese medicine, is gaining steam among Gen Z as trust in the US healthcare system plummets.

Beauty

America’s Obsession With Chinese Medicine Is Taking Over TikTok

The trend of ‘Chinamaxxing,’ or embracing principles of traditional Chinese medicine, is gaining steam among Gen Z as trust in the US healthcare system plummets.


Luxury

Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand

The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.

Luxury

Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand

The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.


Retail

Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel

Spend growth at off-price chains ‌is among the strongest in retail, ​with gains across all income segments.

Retail

Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel

Spend growth at off-price chains ‌is among the strongest in retail, ​with gains across all income segments.


Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch Forecasts Muted Annual Sales Amid Tariff Uncertainty

The retailer said it was accounting for the 15 percent tariff announced by US president Donald Trump after the Supreme ​Court struck down most of his earlier tariffs.

Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch Forecasts Muted Annual Sales Amid Tariff Uncertainty

The retailer said it was accounting for the 15 percent tariff announced by US president Donald Trump after the Supreme ​Court struck down most of his earlier tariffs.


Beauty

Makeup by Mario Appoints Global President

Melissa Sperau, formerly of Shiseido, will join the US prestige cosmetics maker effective March 6.

Beauty

Makeup by Mario Appoints Global President

Melissa Sperau, formerly of Shiseido, will join the US prestige cosmetics maker effective March 6.


Beauty

Exclusive: Inside Dover Street Parfums Market’s First Pop-Up Spa

The cult-cool retailer has expanded its beauty selection in recent years, and now debuts its first-ever skincare pop-up in Paris in partnership with the US brand Monastery.

Beauty

Exclusive: Inside Dover Street Parfums Market’s First Pop-Up Spa

The cult-cool retailer has expanded its beauty selection in recent years, and now debuts its first-ever skincare pop-up in Paris in partnership with the US brand Monastery.


Beauty

Bath & Body Works Forecasts Annual Sales Decline on Muted Spending

The US fragrance giant forecast a steeper decline in annual sales than anticipated by Wall Street, as budget-conscious shoppers pull back on buying scented candles and fragrances.

Beauty

Bath & Body Works Forecasts Annual Sales Decline on Muted Spending

The US fragrance giant forecast a steeper decline in annual sales than anticipated by Wall Street, as budget-conscious shoppers pull back on buying scented candles and fragrances.


Beauty

Whoop to Expand Staff by 75% to Spur Growth Ahead of Likely IPO

The US wearable tech company intends to add more than 600 new roles across various departments, founder and chief executive Will Ahmed told Bloomberg.

Beauty

Whoop to Expand Staff by 75% to Spur Growth Ahead of Likely IPO

The US wearable tech company intends to add more than 600 new roles across various departments, founder and chief executive Will Ahmed told Bloomberg.


Sports

Adidas Profit Forecast Disappoints on Tariffs, Currency Swings

The sportswear brand’s outlook fell short of expectations as US tariffs and adverse currency movements weighed on earnings, dampening investor confidence.

Sports

Adidas Profit Forecast Disappoints on Tariffs, Currency Swings

The sportswear brand’s outlook fell short of expectations as US tariffs and adverse currency movements weighed on earnings, dampening investor confidence.