Asics Buys Marathon Registration Platforms to Boost Running-Shoe Sales
The Japanese sportswear brand is accelerating global expansion by acquiring race-registration platforms to deepen engagement with runners.
Opinions
Financial Markets
Vaccine Optimism Boosts Luxury
Data from an Israeli study that showed vaccines’ effectiveness is curbing the coronavirus pandemic gave luxury shares a welcome shot in the arm this month.
Vaccine Optimism Boosts Luxury
Data from an Israeli study that showed vaccines’ effectiveness is curbing the coronavirus pandemic gave luxury shares a welcome shot in the arm this month.
Retail
In Retail, Discovery Is Dying
The unbundling of iTunes and the algorithmic echo chambers of Facebook have spilled into retail, robbing consumers of surprise and serendipity, but there is opportunity in this state of affairs, argues Doug Stephens.
In Retail, Discovery Is Dying
The unbundling of iTunes and the algorithmic echo chambers of Facebook have spilled into retail, robbing consumers of surprise and serendipity, but there is opportunity in this state of affairs, argues Doug Stephens.
Luxury
Jonathan Anderson’s Radical Fashion Experiment Is Over (Almost)
The designer’s boxes radically changed the way fashion collections were presented during year one of the Covid crisis. How does the creative director of JW Anderson and Loewe see the future of fashion?
Jonathan Anderson’s Radical Fashion Experiment Is Over (Almost)
The designer’s boxes radically changed the way fashion collections were presented during year one of the Covid crisis. How does the creative director of JW Anderson and Loewe see the future of fashion?
Luxury
Inside Gabriela Hearst’s New Chloé
The eco-minded entrepreneur and freshly installed Chloé designer talks to Tim Blanks about her creative vision for the French house.
Inside Gabriela Hearst’s New Chloé
The eco-minded entrepreneur and freshly installed Chloé designer talks to Tim Blanks about her creative vision for the French house.
Luxury
Solving Kering’s Gucci Problem
It’s a problem many competitors would kill to have. But as once-staggering growth begins to stall, the Italian megabrand would benefit from new aesthetic ideas, writes Luca Solca.
Solving Kering’s Gucci Problem
It’s a problem many competitors would kill to have. But as once-staggering growth begins to stall, the Italian megabrand would benefit from new aesthetic ideas, writes Luca Solca.
Luxury
Marine Serre, Wild Child of Paris
After a career surfing the zeitgeist, the rising star of Paris Fashion Week comes home to humanity for her latest collection, writes Tim Blanks.
Marine Serre, Wild Child of Paris
After a career surfing the zeitgeist, the rising star of Paris Fashion Week comes home to humanity for her latest collection, writes Tim Blanks.
Fashion Week
In Milan, Post-Pandemic Polarisation
The action at Milan Fashion Week swung between extremes, all tomorrow’s parties and quiet hyper-classicism, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
In Milan, Post-Pandemic Polarisation
The action at Milan Fashion Week swung between extremes, all tomorrow’s parties and quiet hyper-classicism, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Luxury
Walter Chiapponi’s Tod’s Challenge
The designer tasked with reenergising the Italian leather house said lockdown had a liberating effect on him. Can he take it further?
Walter Chiapponi’s Tod’s Challenge
The designer tasked with reenergising the Italian leather house said lockdown had a liberating effect on him. Can he take it further?
Fashion Week
London’s Creativity Lights Up Dark Times
Five days of London’s virtual fashion week proved that hard times really can bring out the best in the city’s sharpest designers, writes Tim Blanks.
London’s Creativity Lights Up Dark Times
Five days of London’s virtual fashion week proved that hard times really can bring out the best in the city’s sharpest designers, writes Tim Blanks.
Entrepreneurship
Is Insider Support Still Important to Outsider Designers?
For independent brands operating outside America’s traditional fashion system, the upheaval of the past year has come with newfound support from traditional gatekeepers. But in a fast-changing fashion market, is this really the path to success?
Is Insider Support Still Important to Outsider Designers?
For independent brands operating outside America’s traditional fashion system, the upheaval of the past year has come with newfound support from traditional gatekeepers. But in a fast-changing fashion market, is this really the path to success?
Financial Markets
Luxury Dampened by Extended Lockdowns
The sector is keen to put the events of 2020 behind it, but the gargantuan task of vaccinating the world — combined with concerns about new Covid variants — has poured cold water over investor sentiment.
Luxury Dampened by Extended Lockdowns
The sector is keen to put the events of 2020 behind it, but the gargantuan task of vaccinating the world — combined with concerns about new Covid variants — has poured cold water over investor sentiment.
Retail
Why Editorial Brands Will Dominate Retail’s ‘Long Tale’
Brands and retailers must create their own deep and sticky ecosystems of content, argues Doug Stephens.
Why Editorial Brands Will Dominate Retail’s ‘Long Tale’
Brands and retailers must create their own deep and sticky ecosystems of content, argues Doug Stephens.
The News in Brief
Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
Victoria’s Secret Forecasts Its Best Year Since L Brands Split
The underwear company is anticipating net sales of at least $6.85 billion in the current fiscal year, exceeding analyst estimates and marking the highest revenue since its split from L Brands Inc in 2021.
Uniqlo Aims to Grow Tenfold in India With Summer-Centric Clothes
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
Oasis Pressures Kao in Latest Japan Activist Investor Push
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.
American Eagle Forecasts Sales Growth Above Estimates on Demand From Wealthy Shoppers
The retailer surpassed annual sales forecasts but expects a $60 million drag from import tariffs in the first half of 2026.
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.