Inditex sales rise 2.7% in first nine months, boosts profit to €4.6 billion
Between 1 February and 31 October, the Spanish group recorded sales of €28.171 billion, up 6.2% at constant exchange rates. Net profit rose by 3.9%. Read More
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As designers use faux varieties, CFDA announces fur ban for NYFW
The fur revival in the 1990s and the 2000s was reflected on runways such as NYFW, but as opposition to its use has mounted and usage has declined, it’s turning its back on fur with the CFDA banning it for the future. Read More
ASOS opens another US pop-up with 17-day space in SoHo
ASOS may be all about digital but it’s been using physical spaces to reach out to consumers in recent periods and from this week it’s hosting another physical pop-up in New York City. Read More
Qatar cuts Sainsbury’s stake to end near two-decade reign as top shareholder
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund plans to reduce its stake in Sainsbury’s by nearly 4%, a term sheet showed on Tuesday, ending its near-two-decade reign as top shareholder in the chain. Read More
Fusalp targets Spanish market with twin store openings in Madrid and Viella
French luxury skiwear brand Fusalp is seeking to grow its market share in Spain, opening a boutique in Madrid’s Salamanca district in September, and gearing up to open another in Viella, near Baqueira, on December 4. Read More
Dame Pat McGrath fetes Louis Vuitton beauty pop-up, predicts more in the pipeline
“The one thing that I always said to everybody from day one, Louis Vuitton and beauty was meant to happen,” insists Dame Pat McGrath, as she celebrated the brand’s 14-week La Beauté Louis Vuitton pop-up in Seoul. Read More
Lyst Year in Fashion report shows Miu Miu strength, style comebacks and power of viral moments
Lyst has issued its annual Year in Fashion report and its shows that Miu Miu is 2025’s leading label, a title it has now held for three years in a row. Read More
Nike continues to shake up leadership team under CEO Hill
Nike Inc. is continuing to shake up its leadership team under Chief Executive Officer Elliott Hill, who has been trying to get the company back on track and re-establish its authority in the sportswear market. Read More
The Democrat who refuses to gerrymander
When Wes Moore and Bill Ferguson stood together in a Baltimore bar on a sweltering Saturday afternoon in the summer of 2022, the two political figures projected a promising vision of power for Democrats in a blue-leaning state where they stood on the cusp of fully controlling government. Moore was a former Rhodes Scholar and…
Mandela Barnes jumps into crowded race for Wisconsin governor
Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes launched his bid to replace retiring Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday, joining an already crowded and competitive Democratic primary. Barnes, who lost a 2022 Senate race against Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), focused on affordability and attacked Republicans in his launch video, arguing that it “seems like the harder you…