European luxury brands have sharpened their focus on the United States, with a surge of store openings and fashion shows to lure a new crop of wealthy shoppers enriched by the AI and tech boom. Read More
Japan’s duty-free sales surged in May as tourists flock to the country to take advantage of a persistently weak yen, helping major department stores offset a sharp decline in visitors from China. Read More
Dermatological skincare brand Obagi Medical is being sold by Waldencast plc to UK-based investment firm Bridgepoint. Read More
UK shoe brand FitFlop has strengthened its South Korean market presence via a partnership with Samsung C&T Fashion, which it said responds to “rising demand for design-led, science-driven footwear” in a key market. Read More
Following VF Corp’s sale of the Dickies brand to Bluestar Alliance last year, Dickies has now appointed global social-first agency SAMY to lead its European social strategy. Read More
Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) has announced details of its line-up for the SS27 event that takes place across 3–7 August in Denmark’s capital. Read More
Swiss watch exports to the US plummeted by more than half in April after a spike last year, when watchmakers rushed to move their products to the country ahead of the onset of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Read More
From July to August, Parisian department store La Samaritaine will play host to a taste of Brazil, with an installation showcasing a wide array of brands spanning fashion, accessories, beauty, art, and gastronomy. Read More
An Estee Lauder merger with Jean Paul Gaultier-owner Puig failed to go through because of the price tag but it still open to acquisitions if they made financial sense, said Stephane de La Faverie, president and CEO. Read More
Former first lady Jill Biden waved away Democrats’ concerns that her new memoir is setting off a wave of backward-looking infighting, insisting that the party is moving on from the 2024 election. “Democrats have a great future,” she said in an interview on Monday on NBC’s “Today,” when asked if she was “reopening old wounds”…
