LVMH Sales Rise 1% in Holiday Quarter
Fourth-quarter sales for the world’s biggest luxury group came in slightly ahead of expectations. Sales fell 3 percent in the key fashion an...
Showing posts with label The Business of Fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Business of Fashion. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Friday, January 23, 2026
Fashion’s Sustainability Pressure Test
A new PETA investigation is reigniting animal welfare scrutiny in ‘responsible’ mohair supply chains just as Vinted deepens its US push in N...
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Opinion: An Un-MAGA Proposal to Bring Back American Manufacturing
The US government must invest in job-training programs and rebuild parts of the domestic supply chain that have eroded over time, Derek Guy ...
Target Store Staff Are Skipping Work Over ICE’s Crackdown in Minnesota
The company is still reeling from backlash against a pullback on diversity initiatives that turned away some shoppers.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool? | The Debrief
BoF correspondent Mike Sykes unpacks why a Bank of America report calling a peak to sneaker sales has rattled the industry, and whether the ...
South Africa’s Booming $4 Billion Beauty Market a Key Battleground for Retailers
Once relegated to drugstores and niche outlets, beauty and personal-care products are now front and centre, with retailers like Woolworths H...
French Skincare Brand L’Occitane Is Said to Pick Banks for US IPO
The skincare retailer went private in 2024, ending its 14-year run on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Bottega Veneta’s CEO to Exit and Take Helm at Moncler
Leo Rongone kept up momentum at the Italian leather goods house through two designer transitions, onboarding Matthieu Blazy and Louise Trott...
Monday, January 19, 2026
Exclusive: L Catterton Invests in Ex Nihilo
The LVMH-backed private equity firm has taken a large minority stake in the high perfumery brand, which looks to push deeper into the US mar...
Valentino, Italy’s Fashion ‘Emperor,’ Has Died
A master of breathtakingly beautiful eveningwear, the couturier turned a startup label into one of the world’s best known fashion brands.
Luxury Stocks Hit Three-Month Low as Analysts Warn on Valuations
As Europe’s luxury-goods stocks get off to a shaky start to 2026, some analysts are warning that the sector’s recent rally has left valuatio...
Friday, January 16, 2026
How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation | The BoF Podcast
Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor-in-chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Saks’ New CEO Brings Bankruptcy Know-How, Luxury Ties to Struggling Retailer
Geoffroy van Raemdonck, who oversaw Neiman Marcus Group’s emergence from bankruptcy, was appointed to the top job at Saks on Wednesday as pa...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Inside Hailey Bieber’s Global Rhode Show
This week, I chat with beauty’s buzziest figure, Hailey Bieber, as she brings her brand to Australia and New Zealand.
Diesel Names Andrea Rigogliosi New CEO
The former Prada Group executive will succeed Eraldo Poletto, who left the company in 2023.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Meta and EssilorLuxottica Discuss Doubling Output of AI Glasses
The companies are discussing potentially doubling production capacity for their AI-powered smart glasses as demand surges for the Ray-Ban Me...
Monday, January 12, 2026
Cucinelli Q4 Revenue Rises 12%, Lifted by the Americas and Asia
The Italian group, the first in the luxury sector to report, confirmed its outlook for a revenue gain of 10% this year, but was more cautiou...
Friday, January 9, 2026
Report: Saks Eyes Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as Soon as Sunday
The company is heading towards Chapter 11 without a restructuring agreement in place, with an eye toward crafting one in the coming weeks, B...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
The Debrief | The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda
Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with BoF correspondent Marc Bain to unpack why executives are calling 2026 a “challenging” yea...
Tech Mode: The Tech Trends That Will Change Fashion in 2026
A growing AI backlash, the advance of autonomous agents and new laws banning children and some teenagers from social media are just a sample...
