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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.


Global Markets

Luxury Brands Shut Middle East Stores as Conflict Causes Chaos

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.

Global Markets

Luxury Brands Shut Middle East Stores as Conflict Causes Chaos

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.


Retail

The New Reality of Shipping to Saks

While $1.75 billion in court-approved funding has brought labels back to the fold, the real test for vendors will come when that temporary safety net vanishes later this year.

Retail

The New Reality of Shipping to Saks

While $1.75 billion in court-approved funding has brought labels back to the fold, the real test for vendors will come when that temporary safety net vanishes later this year.


Beauty

Inside Sephora’s Bet on Biotech

Biotech skincare brand Mother Science will debut on Sephora next week as the retailer accelerates its push into lab-developed beauty alongside brands like U Beauty.

Beauty

Inside Sephora’s Bet on Biotech

Biotech skincare brand Mother Science will debut on Sephora next week as the retailer accelerates its push into lab-developed beauty alongside brands like U Beauty.


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Beauty

Exclusive: Amouage Revenue Surged 66% in 2025

The Omani fragrance house charted record sales growth in 2025, driven by its high-concentration ‘Exceptional Extraits’ collection and its global fleet of stores.

Beauty

Exclusive: Amouage Revenue Surged 66% in 2025

The Omani fragrance house charted record sales growth in 2025, driven by its high-concentration ‘Exceptional Extraits’ collection and its global fleet of stores.


Global Markets

Gen Alpha Is Helping Revive China’s Struggling Malls

Shopping centers grappling with the shift to e-commerce increasingly focus on kids, hoping their parents will tag along.

Global Markets

Gen Alpha Is Helping Revive China’s Struggling Malls

Shopping centers grappling with the shift to e-commerce increasingly focus on kids, hoping their parents will tag along.


Beauty

American Department Stores Have a Beauty Problem

No longer the primary destination for beauty discovery, US department stores could learn by emulating the strategies of international peers.

Beauty

American Department Stores Have a Beauty Problem

No longer the primary destination for beauty discovery, US department stores could learn by emulating the strategies of international peers.


Workplace & Talent

What Happened to Fashion’s Entry Level Jobs?

With hiring slowing and AI reshaping entry-level work, recent graduates are turning to a mix of old-school tactics and unconventional paths to get a foothold.

Workplace & Talent

What Happened to Fashion’s Entry Level Jobs?

With hiring slowing and AI reshaping entry-level work, recent graduates are turning to a mix of old-school tactics and unconventional paths to get a foothold.


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Beauty

A New Challenger Is Taking on Sephora in Its Biggest Market

Canadian chain Sukoshi is expanding into the US quickly, having opened six stores since the start of 2025 vending a variety of beauty products from Korea, Japan and China. It enters a crowded market, but wants to set itself apart as both a specialist and a generalist.

Beauty

A New Challenger Is Taking on Sephora in Its Biggest Market

Canadian chain Sukoshi is expanding into the US quickly, having opened six stores since the start of 2025 vending a variety of beauty products from Korea, Japan and China. It enters a crowded market, but wants to set itself apart as both a specialist and a generalist.


Retail

COS Is Building a Bridge Between Mass Market and Luxury

The H&M-owned brand is drawing customers in search of sophisticated design and those looking for value. Managing director Daniel Herrmann discusses in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026 how it strikes its high-low balance.

Retail

COS Is Building a Bridge Between Mass Market and Luxury

The H&M-owned brand is drawing customers in search of sophisticated design and those looking for value. Managing director Daniel Herrmann discusses in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026 how it strikes its high-low balance.


Beauty

Exclusive: Sephora Partners with Olive Young

The LVMH-owned retailer will stock a selection of skincare online and in stores worldwide curated by the Korean beauty giant from autumn 2026.

Beauty

Exclusive: Sephora Partners with Olive Young

The LVMH-owned retailer will stock a selection of skincare online and in stores worldwide curated by the Korean beauty giant from autumn 2026.


Retail

This Week: Waiting on Tariffs, Saks and More

The fate of Trump’s tariffs and Saks’ bankruptcy in the coming days, weeks and months will define how fashion’s year plays out.

Retail

This Week: Waiting on Tariffs, Saks and More

The fate of Trump’s tariffs and Saks’ bankruptcy in the coming days, weeks and months will define how fashion’s year plays out.