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Spanish Cosmetics Group Puig Hires Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan for IPO
Spanish cosmetics group Puig has hired investment banks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as advisers for a possible stock market listing, a source close...
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British Retailer John Lewis Says Turnaround Delayed by Two Years
John Lewis Partnership’s turnaround will take two years longer than planned and cost more money, the British retailer warned on Thursday, as...
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Sephora North America Names Artemis Patrick as President, CEO Jean-André Rougeot to Retire
The French beauty retailer announced Thursday that Jean-André Rougeot, Sephora North America’s chief executive and president, will retire in April...
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In New York, Sea Creatures and the Seventies
The second half of New York Fashion Week suggested the season wasn’t just about 90s influences but gossamer fabrics, trawling nets, big jackets...
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US Sales and Top Spending Customers Drive Sales at Mytheresa
The Munich-based e-tailer is benefitting from its focus on courting luxury’s wealthiest shoppers, CEO Michael Kliger told BoF.
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Lindsay Peoples Made The Cut More Diverse. What’s Next?
Two years into her role as editor-in-chief, New York Magazine’s fashion vertical is a more diverse publication, but also one that’s operating in a...
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For Makeup Artist Brands, Backstage Beauty Takes a Backseat
A spot backstage was once the most coveted position at New York Fashion Week for makeup artists-turned-brand founders, but creatives like Katie...
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At NYFW, an Unapologetically Black Runway
Some creatives say a tougher environment has spurred them to be more emboldened in their work — and to care less about waiting for fashion’s...
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Innovating Influencer Marketing to Drive Growth
In 2022, brands spent more than three times the amount than 10 years prior to acquire each customer through marketing. Jennifer Piña, vice...
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Inditex Sees Sales and Profits Rise in First Half of 2023
Inditex, parent company of Zara, reported a sales increase of 13.5 percent and a 40 percent rise in profits in the first six months of 2023,...
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Ermenegildo Zegna’s First Half Operating Profit Jumps 45%
Italian fashion group Ermenegildo Zegna said on Wednesday its first-half adjusted operating profit grew 45 percent to €120 million ($129 million).
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Why Collina Strada’s Hillary Taymour Thinks Generative AI Is a ‘Game Changer’
The buzzy brand, which used the technology to help design the collection it showed at New York Fashion Week, appears to be the first to use it to...
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After Decades of Masculine Marketing, Breitling Tries Talking to Women
With a new campaign fronted by Charlize Theron, the watch brand is deepening its connection with a group it’s still relatively new to: female...
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How Small Brands Fund Fashion Shows on a Budget
For emerging designers, fashion shows are a rite of passage, and a means of building both media buzz and relationships with buyers. But even a...
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Innocence and Excess: The Story of the Supermodels
A new docuseries on Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista promises a long-overdue deep dive into a fabulous...
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New York’s New Cohort of Designers Wants to Clean Up Fashion
This season more than 30 brands on the New York Fashion Week calendar have a focus on sustainability.
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Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883-1971)
In the fourth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we meet the creator of the ‘little black dress,’ who took her cues from a country in...
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What American Fashion Wants From Sustainability Regulation
The industry’s biggest US trade groups are backing a Californian push for greater corporate climate disclosure. The move puts fashion ahead of many...
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Singapore’s FJ Benjamin Posts Double-Digit Profit Growth
The fashion retail group, which operates 148 stores for global brands in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, reported net profit of 3.5 million...
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Nordstrom Says Losses From Theft at Historic High
Executives, industry organisations and law enforcement agencies say that criminal organisations are increasingly stealing millions of dollars of...
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Rolex and Patek Prices Keep Falling as Cartier Shines
The Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index, which tracks prices for the 50 most traded watches on the secondary market by value, declined by 1.1 percent in...
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What Investors Want From DTC Brands
Cautious investors are finding safer bets in tech-focused platforms that create products for digitally-native brands over traditional DTC start-ups.
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Leonard A. Lauder Steps Down From Estée Lauder Board of Directors
Leonard A. Lauder, the billionaire heir to the Estée Lauder Companies cosmetics fortune, plans to step down from the company’s board of directors...
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Ulta Beauty Rides on Resilient Cosmetics Demand to Post Beat-and-Raise Quarter
Ulta Beauty on Thursday raised its annual earnings and revenue forecast, bolstered by resilient demand for its premium cosmetics and fragrances...
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Gap Eyes Weak Third-Quarter Sales as Consumer Spending Weakens
Gap Inc. on Thursday forecast a steeper-than-expected decline in current-quarter sales after missing expectations in the second quarter, hit by...