Gucci-owner Kering on Wednesday announced a deal struck with Qatar’s Al-Mirqab Group to sell it an 80% interest in its property on Via Monte Napoleone in Milan for 1.16 billion euros ($1.35 billion). Read More
Estée Lauder and Puig Brands SA are advancing in negotiations to combine, people familiar with the matter said, putting the two family-owned companies on track to create one of the world’s largest luxury beauty players. Read More
Canadian fast-fashion retailer Groupe Dynamite Inc. reported earnings above estimates in its fourth quarter and provided an optimistic outlook for the current fiscal year. Read More
BeautySpace is expanding its physical retail footprint through a new strategic partnership with department store chain Belk. Read More
Three international indie beauty brands Ormaie, Facile, and Fara Homidi Beauty are making their Australian market debut, inking new retail partnerships with leading beauty retailer, Mecca. Read More
Mark Thomas, the design director of Carven, will leave the Paris fashion house after staging two critically acclaimed collections in Paris. Read More
Three years after being acquired by Shiseido, Gallinée is entering a new phase of its European expansion. The microbiome-focused brand has appointed Romain Carrega to lead its marketing strategy. Read More
British fashion retailer AllSaints has linked up with Impact Analytics to “modernise buying and merchandising” via the “end-to-end AI-native supply chain, planning, pricing and business intelligence platform”. Read More
The British Fashion Council (BFC) and the Barbour brand have been working closely together in recent periods and the latest news from them is a new education collaboration for 2026. Read More
Retailers work hard to minimise the number of online orders that are returned to them but a new study says that “returns are rising and poor product information is to blame”. Read More
