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Executive Briefings

The Executive Briefing: Blowing Up the Online Ad Market

This month, US antitrust actions against Google and Meta threatened to upend fashion marketing, even as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs jolted the industry’s supply chains. Read on for your concise breakdown of April’s key developments from executive editor Brian Baskin.

Executive Briefings

The Executive Briefing: Blowing Up the Online Ad Market

This month, US antitrust actions against Google and Meta threatened to upend fashion marketing, even as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs jolted the industry’s supply chains. Read on for your concise breakdown of April’s key developments from executive editor Brian Baskin.


Beauty

How to Get Beauty PR Right in Africa

Global lines like MAC Cosmetics and Tom Ford have spent the past decade laying the groundwork and solidifying their distribution channels. Now, they’re attempting to create marketing activations to drive sales and boost brand awareness across the region — but cultural nuances mean a more specialised approach is needed.

Beauty

How to Get Beauty PR Right in Africa

Global lines like MAC Cosmetics and Tom Ford have spent the past decade laying the groundwork and solidifying their distribution channels. Now, they’re attempting to create marketing activations to drive sales and boost brand awareness across the region — but cultural nuances mean a more specialised approach is needed.


Luxury

Hermès Heir ‘Strongly Contests’ Lawsuit Over $16 Billion Fortune

Honor America Capital LLC accused Nicolas Puech, a fifth-generation descendant of the Hermès founder, of failing to deliver Hermès International SCA shares worth $16 billion as part of a sale agreement. Puech’s lawyer stated his client wasn’t involved in the deal.

Luxury

Hermès Heir ‘Strongly Contests’ Lawsuit Over $16 Billion Fortune

Honor America Capital LLC accused Nicolas Puech, a fifth-generation descendant of the Hermès founder, of failing to deliver Hermès International SCA shares worth $16 billion as part of a sale agreement. Puech’s lawyer stated his client wasn’t involved in the deal.


Luxury

Hermès Hikes Prices to Cover US Tariff Risk

Sales growth slowed in the first quarter, missing analyst expectations, but continued to outpace the broader luxury sector.

Luxury

Hermès Hikes Prices to Cover US Tariff Risk

Sales growth slowed in the first quarter, missing analyst expectations, but continued to outpace the broader luxury sector.


Sustainability

‘Trade War TikTok’ Takes Aim at Luxury

Chinese creators claiming to manufacture for luxury brands have gone viral on the platform, offering cut-price ‘dupes’ in response to Trump’s punitive tariffs on the country.

Sustainability

‘Trade War TikTok’ Takes Aim at Luxury

Chinese creators claiming to manufacture for luxury brands have gone viral on the platform, offering cut-price ‘dupes’ in response to Trump’s punitive tariffs on the country.


Luxury

Hermès Market Value Surpasses LVMH, Which Once Tried to Buy It

Hermès’ market capitalisation reached €243.65 billion on Tuesday, briefly surpassing that of LVMH and making it the most valuable company on France’s benchmark CAC40 index.

Luxury

Hermès Market Value Surpasses LVMH, Which Once Tried to Buy It

Hermès’ market capitalisation reached €243.65 billion on Tuesday, briefly surpassing that of LVMH and making it the most valuable company on France’s benchmark CAC40 index.


Luxury

Explainer: How Trump’s Tariffs Threaten Luxury Fashion

The Trump administration’s radical changes to US trade policy won’t push retail prices up enough to directly dampen sales, but the effects on the global economy and consumer sentiment could seriously dent an industry still struggling to bounce back from a sharp downturn in demand.

Luxury

Explainer: How Trump’s Tariffs Threaten Luxury Fashion

The Trump administration’s radical changes to US trade policy won’t push retail prices up enough to directly dampen sales, but the effects on the global economy and consumer sentiment could seriously dent an industry still struggling to bounce back from a sharp downturn in demand.


Fashion Week

Paris Day Six: What Is Wearable?

On a day of Paris Fashion Week shows dominated by Comme des Garçons and McQueen, conceptual clothes and their place in today’s fashion world was up for discussion.

Fashion Week

Paris Day Six: What Is Wearable?

On a day of Paris Fashion Week shows dominated by Comme des Garçons and McQueen, conceptual clothes and their place in today’s fashion world was up for discussion.


Luxury

Trump Tariffs Would Test Luxury’s Pricing Power

Executives at Hermès and Kering said last week they could leverage their brands' cachet to absorb any additional duties.

Luxury

Trump Tariffs Would Test Luxury’s Pricing Power

Executives at Hermès and Kering said last week they could leverage their brands' cachet to absorb any additional duties.


Fashion Week

In Paris, A World of Fashion Characters

The men’s fashion week that closed in Paris on Sunday served up an array of masculine personas. At times, it worked; at times, it looked like cosplay, reports Angelo Flacavento.

Fashion Week

In Paris, A World of Fashion Characters

The men’s fashion week that closed in Paris on Sunday served up an array of masculine personas. At times, it worked; at times, it looked like cosplay, reports Angelo Flacavento.