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The county’s retail sales beat last year’s figures after a 3.7 percent contraction in January, Reuters reports. The boost, revealed by Statistics South Africa this week, marks South Africa’s first retail sales growth in 11 months. Sales were up 6.9 percent from January.
The escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran is rattling the aura of stability created by Dubai and the wider region, threatening one of the industry’s few bright spots.
Escalating conflict in the Middle East is causing major disruption and store closures for high-end and mass-market retailers, threatening a key growth engine for the global luxury industry.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers, Vietnam’s textile exporters and Korean brands in China.
Regional business activity has been disrupted after Iran launched strikes across Gulf nations in response to the US-Israeli assault on Tehran, triggering airport closures or restrictions in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha.
Credo Beauty has added stylish clean makeup brand Saie to its portfolio, as the category enters a mature, results-driven era.
On finished its 2025 fiscal year with 30 percent sales growth. Despite its successful run last year, the company isn’t getting ahead of itself for 2026. Co-founder David Allemann explains that and more in today’s newsletter.
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
The Japanese sportswear brand is accelerating global expansion by acquiring race-registration platforms to deepen engagement with runners.
