The official calendar of Paris Fashion Week Women, scheduled from September 28 to October 6, features 101 labels. No fewer than nine are making their comeback, among them Valentino, Maison Margiela and Casablanca. Read More
Trade officials discovered nearly 50,000 pairs of allegedly fake Nike shoes being prepared for export in a raid on a Ho Chi Minh City factory, as Vietnam ramps up a counterfeit goods crackdown under pressure from the US. Read More
Eight Wildberries warehouses accounting for more than 10% of the company’s storage capacity have been attacked since July 18 in a wave of strikes against Russia’s leading online retail company. Read More
The World Cup was Nike’s to lose to Adidas. After a final between Spain and Argentina- two teams wearing the German company’s three-stripe logos on their kits- it did. Still, there were bright spots for Nike. Read More
ASOS and Adidas Originals are clearly happy with their previous womenswear collaboration collections as they’re back for a fourth edition and they’ve added menswear this time. Read More
While much of the News this week has been about the companies that Frasers Group would like to acquire (Harvey Nichols, Hugo Boss), it’s rare for the working week to go by without news of it actually buying something. Read More
British firms reported the first rise in activity in three months in July, helped by a brief respite in the Iran war, while consumers grew in confidence and spent more, but it may only offer a short-lived boost. Read More
The European Commission gave a guarded welcome to new tariffs imposed by the United States on Friday, saying that the outcome was in line with a trade deal the two sides struck a year ago. Read More
Whilst in Paris for the launch of the Kayali Café at Sephora, the co-founder of the girlie brand outlines her business model and international expansion, and shares her perspective on an overheated perfume market. Read More
With a new property development co-led by L Catterton (LVMH) now under way, this luxury destination continues to attract luxury brands across fashion, beauty, automotive, and hospitality. Read More
