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Marquee Brands To Acquire Roots in Go-Private Deal

The brand management company will add the Canadian lifestyle label to a growing portfolio that includes Roberto Cavalli and BCBG. [...]

Nike’s Stock Dip Is a Sign of the Times for Sportswear

Nike’s share price has dipped below $40 for the first time in 12 years, a new low point for the company on its comeback trail. But this dip isn’t just [...]

Beauty Is Growing. Not Everyone’s Benefitting.

Judging from the world’s largest beauty companies’ earnings reports, the industry’s growth is polarised, with gulfs forming between those gaining ground and those losing it. [...]

A Luxury Skincare Line, Made for Younger Faces

La Prairie’s new Swiss Pristine collection, aimed at entry-level shoppers, is a big bet on how aspirational products can be. [...]

China’s New Tourist Obsession Is a 24-Hour Spa

For less than the cost of many hotels, sprawling bathhouses offer soaking pools, sleeping lounges, lobster buffets and TikTok-ready wellness. [...]

UK Retail Sales Drop for the First Time in Three Months

Scorching weather and fewer discounts discouraged shoppers and ended a recent rebound in consumer spending as retail sales fell for the first time since April. [...]

Fashion CEO Hunsicker Gets Five Years for $300 Million Fraud

Christine Hunsicker, founder of the fashion-rental and technology company CaaStle Inc., was sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding investors out of $300 million. [...]

Everyone Is Fighting for Affiliate Commissions. Who Deserves Them?

A new investigation accusing ShopMy of instructing retail partners to prioritise its referrals and cancel commissions to other platforms underscores the growing competition in affiliate marketing — and raises questions [...]

Boohoo Fined $2.7 Million by French Watchdog Over Deceptive Discounts

Nearly half of the examined promotions were revealed to be price increases. The Debenhams-owned fast-fashion brand also used terms like ‘leather’ to sell synthetic products. [...]

Inside Target’s Great Beauty Reset

This week, Priya Rao looks at the relaunch of the US mass retailer’s new shop-in-shops. [...]

Report: Shein Postpones IPO to September

Shein has pushed back its market debut following a delay in taking investor orders for its Hong Kong IPO at a reduced valuation, the South China Morning Post reported. [...]

Lululemon Senior Executive Exits in Third Recent Departure

The top communications officer at the company is leaving, adding to the list of executives departing ahead of CEO Heidi O’Neill’s arrival. [...]

Trump Picks White House Ally Overton to Lead Embattled FDA

The US president chose an ally to steady an agency shaken by staff losses, low morale and fights over vaccines and drug approvals. [...]

JD Sports Cuts Outlook as Shoppers Curb Spending on Sneakers

The retailer cut its profit outlook after weaker-than-expected sales in the quarter, as customers grapple with cost-of-living pressures and pull back on discretionary spending. [...]

Luxury Sales Plunge in China as Tax Measures Hit Wealthy Shoppers

Global luxury brands face a deepening sales slump in China, as the country’s campaign to tax offshore wealth dampens spending by the country’s richest consumers. [...]

Coty Beats Quarterly Revenue, Calls Fiscal 2027 ‘Transition Year’ on Business Overhaul

The cosmetics giant has also appointed Soraya Benchikh as chief financial officer, replacing Laurent Mercier. [...]

Opinion: The ‘Target Run’ Is Making a Comeback

New CEO Michael Fiddelke’s turnaround initiatives seem to be paying off, writes Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted. [...]

The Influencer Follower-Count Era Is Ending

BoF US Editor Diana Pearl joins Sheena Butler-Young on The Debrief to explain why the number at the top of a creator's profile no longer tells brands what they need [...]

Can Estée Lauder Turn a Moment Into Momentum?

The US cosmetics giant’s stock lifted 17 percent on better-than-expected earnings, but faces challenges in its makeup and hair divisions. [...]

TJ Maxx, Marshalls Suffer Slowdowns as US Spending Tapers

TJX Companies reported slowdowns at the off-price apparel chains on Wednesday, fueling concerns about a pullback in US consumer spending. [...]

Selling Love in China: How Qixi Marketing Strategies Are Shifting

As younger Chinese rethink romance and relationships, global luxury brands are adjusting their approach to Qixi — an ancient festival often compared to Valentine’s Day — with mixed success. [...]

Beauty Is Betting on Fragrance. Why Isn’t Shiseido?

The Japanese conglomerate has taken a conservative approach to expanding its perfume portfolio against a greater boom where global competitors supercharge their efforts. [...]

Estée Lauder Forecasts Annual Profit Above Estimates on Strong China Demand

The US cosmetics giant lifted its profit guidance on Wednesday, betting on sustained spending on premium fragrances and strong performance in China. [...]

China’s Biggest Beauty Firm to Expand in US With Ulta Deal

Proya Cosmetics is partnering with the beauty retailer to grow in the US as it faces fierce competition in its home market. [...]

How to Launch New Categories Without Losing Your Way

Expanding into new products can drive massive growth — or completely ruin a brand. Here is how industry leaders at Canada Goose, Drunk Elephant and Havaianas navigate the high-stakes business [...]

Gen-Z Luxury Buyers Are Scanning Resale First, RealReal CEO Says

More than 80 percent of the company’s fastest-growing segment — Gen Z and Millennials — are scanning the secondary market before buying new items from luxury brands. [...]

Worldview | Red Sea Attacks Renew Risks to Fashion Supply Chains

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features a power struggle at India’s Tata Group, fresh funding for Nigeria’s Jumia and the impact of the Colombian earthquake [...]

The Sneakers Winning the Back-to-School Battle

Low-profile sneakers from brands like Onitsuka Tiger and Adidas have emerged as the trendy power players in this year’s back-to-school sneaker conversations. Here’s what it says about the current state [...]

Mathilde Favier, Dior PR Director, Dies in Accident

‘I have lost a loyal friend,’ said CEO Delphine Arnault, following the death of the high profile Dior executive in a car accident. [...]

For Teen Boys, Beauty Is Suddenly Cool

While talk of tween beauty typically centres around gourmand body sprays and skincare for girls, Gen Alpha boys are buying up luxury fragrances and TikTok-famous hair products. [...]

Frasers Group’s Mike Ashley Tightens Hold on Hugo Boss

The group increased its stake in the luxury brand to 48 percent, less than a week after its acquisition of department store chain Harvey Nichols. [...]

Landmark Social Media Trial Begins That Could Cost Meta $1.4 Trillion

A coalition of US state attorneys general is seeking massive penalties and changes to how Meta operates Instagram and Facebook in the largest trial to date accusing the social media [...]

Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Upcycling

From Miu Miu to Coach, upcycling is moving beyond sustainability capsules into mainstream fashion as brands highlight the design and uniqueness of their products as much as — if not [...]

Foot Locker and Nike Introduce New Store Created With Community Leaders

The new retail concept will have its first expression in ‘The Crenshaw Rec,’ a store in Los Angeles’ Crenshaw neighbourhood that will host exclusive drops and features a gym, equipment [...]

Russian E-Tailer Wildberries Hit by Wave of Ukrainian Drone Strikes

The e-commerce giant has seen at least 20 warehouses attacked since mid-July as Kyiv steps up strikes inside Russia and Moscow intensifies its bombardment of Ukraine, more than four years [...]

How a New Zealand Toymaker Became a Beauty Challenger

The Zuru Group, which owns brands like Monday Haircare and Daise, has used its manufacturing prowess and retailer relationships to build a $1 billion business. One woman leads them all. [...]

Why Follower Count Matters Less Than Ever

As brands gain better visibility into engagement, conversion and audience quality, the creator with the biggest following is no longer necessarily the most valuable. [...]

France’s Top Court Blocks Social Media Ban for Under-15s

France’s top court on Friday blocked a bill banning social media access for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. [...]

A Preview of Estée Lauder’s Summer Report Card

This week, the American company will report its earnings after a quarter that saw an abandoned merger, scrapped brand divestments and executive reshuffling. How will the market react? [...]

US, Canada Still See Sticking Points Before Deadline for 50% Tariffs

Canadian and US negotiators are working against an Aug. 19 deadline to avert 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods. While discussions remain constructive, significant work is still required to resolve [...]

US Retail Sales Post First Decline in Nine Months in July

Retail sales dropped 0.6 percent last month after an unrevised 0.2 percent gain in June, but receipts at clothing stores rebounded 1.9 percent, likely ‌boosted by back-to-school shopping. [...]

What Founders Can Learn From Phia’s Mistakes

Behind Phia’s unfolding scandal lies a series of avoidable strategic and reputational blunders. Here are seven critical takeaways for founders building a fashion startup. [...]

Kelly Wearstler on What Waiting Tables Taught Her About Design

The Los Angeles designer and entrepreneur joins Imran Amed on The BoF Podcast to trace her journey from scouring Myrtle Beach flea markets to running a 60-person studio — and [...]

Why Fashion’s Economics Work Against Sustainable Brands

The industry’s underlying economics still make it difficult for more sustainable business models to compete. Brands that take responsibility for a garment’s full lifecycle, including what happens after it’s sold [...]

Sportswear Is Suffering a World Cup Hangover

The World Cup halo that sportswear was hoping would last well after the tournament doesn’t seem to be present, according to the latest data from Bank of America. [...]

How the Club Became a Fragrance Hall

Perfume brands are marketing their wares at nightlife spaces, where scent, intimacy and memory make for a uniquely potent pitch. [...]

Another Lululemon Executive Exits Ahead of Incoming CEO

The departure of AI chief Ranju Das after less than a year in the role comes shortly after the chief strategy officer exited ahead of new chief executive Heidi O'Neill [...]

What’s Behind the Big Swings in Fashion Stocks

Several fashion and sportswear companies have seen their share prices rise or fall dramatically in recent weeks — sometimes their most on record — despite relatively minor deviations from investors’ [...]

Court Lets Trump Halt Tariff Exemption for Low-Cost Goods

In a decision on Thursday, a US trade court refused to disturb executive orders that lifted the ‘de minimis’ exemption for goods with a retail value of $800 or less. [...]

Opinion: The Luxury Chinese Shopper Looks Different Now

The reality is that Chinese shoppers’ spending power on high-end products has peaked, at least for now, writes Bloomberg’s Juliana Liu. [...]

Art and design A-levels at lowest uptake since 2010, while GCSE figures remain steady

The recent release of A-level and GSCE data for UK students and schools has renewed calls to ‘revitalise arts education’ [...]

‘So much of my work is about the people helping me’: artist Jaffa Lam on her creative process

The Hong Kong-based artist also discusses the importance of art history and personal history in her work, and the importance she places on the location she is exhibiting in [...]

Riyadh's JAX cultural district expands with Lift gallery arrival

The gallery's founder, Princess Nouf bint Abdulaziz Al Saud, wants to platform local Saudi and regional artists [...]

A century ago, Tate borrowed five Van Goghs to inaugurate its new ‘modern foreign’ galleries

Lent by British private collectors, the Van Goghs subsequently went abroad—except for a fake, which is now in a castle in Wales [...]

Comment | I'm trying my hand at writing an art historical novel—it is the best training in looking I’ve ever set myself

After 20 years of writing non-fiction books, the art historian Bendor Grosvenor is working on a Stuart-era sleuthing novel [...]

New documentary focuses on traditional crafts around the world and the pressures facing artisans

‘Handmade Future’ spotlights the economic and market challenges experienced by craftspeople in six countries [...]

‘Race against time’ to rescue Alabama Civil Rights landmark

Selma’s long-abandoned Edistone Hotel, witness to 170 years of African American history, was recently saved by a non-profit devoted to protecting Black historical sites [...]

The Armory Show will launch two museum acquisition prizes at upcoming fair

The Pérez Art Museum Miami and the Bronx Museum will acquire works next month from the fair’s Focus and Presents sections, respectively [...]

Collector couple to fund art history and AI fellowship at London’s Birkbeck

The fellowship, supported by the founders of the Klesch Collection, is looking for an early-career researcher ‘redefining how art history is studied in the age of artificial intelligence and digital [...]

Sydney’s A$915m Powerhouse Parramatta museum announces opening date and plans for ambitious space-themed exhibition

Plans for the institution’s five inaugural shows have been revealed [...]

Newly discovered Bernini painting to be unveiled at Vienna museum

The Kunsthistorisches Museum says that ‘Portrait of an Old Man’, previously banished to a storeroom without a firm attribution, is in fact by the leading Baroque artist [...]

Colombia earthquake damaged 40 protected sites and dozens more cultural assets, report finds

The Colombian ministry of culture has compiled a preliminary report of damage to cultural sites in the seven departments closest to the 10 August earthquake’s epicentre, and in the Unesco-designated [...]

Comment | Kyiv must not let bureaucracy destroy the culture that Russian drones have already damaged

After multiple assaults from Moscow, now the artist community Nahirna22 faces eviction [...]

US National Gallery of Art acquires paintings, sculptures and photographs spanning five centuries

Works by Marie Bracquemond, Wifredo Lam, T.C. Cannon, Christina Quarles and many others are among the around 190 objects joining the collection [...]

Donald Judd’s retrofitted Artillery Sheds in Texas to undergo extensive restoration work

The Chinati Foundation will carefully repair and weatherproof the Judd-modified buildings that house his 100 untitled works in mill aluminium [...]

A guide to artist agents and consultancies

An A-Z of organisations and individuals that offer professional services to artists beyond traditional gallery representation [...]

Artist-led space in the Democratic Republic of the Congo launches ‘urgent call’ for funding

Leading artists and curators, including Elvira Dyangani Ose and Francis Alÿs, have donated to Picha Art and Research Center [...]

Comment | A Henry Moore exhibition at Kew highlights the uneasy relationship between art and nature

The great bronze brutalist forms seem more to suggest the impossibility of returning to natural innocence [...]

A brush with… Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work [...]

Online art competition raises millions for charity—and many questions

“The People’s Artist”, an online competition with Johnny Depp as its spokesperson, pulled in thousands of entrants with promises of an exhibition and magazine coverage [...]

Competition invites children across the UK to reimagine Bayeux Tapestry's lost panel

Winning primary school classes will receive a free trip to the British Museum in London to see the Bayeux Tapestry, as well as a funded visit to the Battle of [...]

Sun, sea, sand—and art: luxury hotel in Crete commissions works in response to the island

The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation has taken on the challenge of putting outdoor art in scorching Mediterranean conditions at the Minos Palace Resort [...]

‘You can’t be burdened by a legacy’: James Taylor-Foster on his vision for Hong Kong's Para Site as it turns 30

The new executive director says Hong Kong’s longest-running independent art space must widen access while rethinking what an independent institution can do in a transformed cultural landscape [...]

The wild world of Cathy de Monchaux revealed in exhibition at Paris's Palais de Tokyo

The artist who stormed onto the art scene in the early 1990s is only now getting her dues [...]

How has a famous group of 2,000 year-old Chinese rock paintings remained so vibrant? Because it was made with blood, new research says

Murals at Unesco World Heritage Site Zuojiang Huashan in southern China were made using animal blood and blood from childbirth, according to researchers [...]

Comment | Archaeology can offer lessons for future space colonies—but we must protect existing lunar heritage first

A new study reveals how island archaeology could guide future colonists to Mars, Jupiter and beyond, however the traces of past endeavours are at risk [...]

Police recover eight Matisse works stolen in Brazil heist

Five pieces by the Brazilian artist Candido Portinari, taken in the same heist last December, remain missing [...]

Frieze Seoul to move to new venue from 2027

The fair will move to Dongdaemun Design Plaza for its 2027 edition as its current home is redeveloped [...]

Four works by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicily museum

The heist, which included several San Gregorio altarpiece panels, occurred on Saturday while the town was celebrating Assumption Day [...]

Mary Heilmann, fearless colourist and singular abstract painter, has died, aged 86

A Californian through and through, but based in New York for most of her life, she took lessons from ceramics, design, Post-Minimalism, hard-edged abstraction and more, synthesising them into something [...]

Human skull featuring elaborate mosaic ornamentation repatriated to Mexico

Likely reassembled in modern times, the skull was returned by the Netherlands following a grassroots campaign; it will go on display at a community museum in Oaxaca [...]

Buyers sue London's Alison Jacques gallery over cancelled sale of Monica Sjöö paintings

Yoed and Natasha Anise’s first-ever art purchase unravelled after the artist’s estate allegedly decided they are not sufficiently serious collectors [...]

Chinese museums ordered to strengthen emergency protocols following blackouts and incidents of overcrowding

Issues at the Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi'an and the Zhejiang Museum have prompted the National Cultural Heritage Administration to put out a notice [...]

Stolen Cezanne, Matisse and Renoir paintings recovered in Italy

The works had been taken from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation near the city of Parma in March [...]

Why did Van Gogh sign his paintings simply as ‘Vincent’?

And why did he sign so few? The intriguing story behind his signatures [...]

Camden Art Centre director Martin Clark to step down and lead Towner Eastbourne

The museum director will move from London to the East Sussex institution ahead of the development of its new outpost in the South Downs National Park [...]

Artist Trevor Paglen’s new book offers timely take on technology’s hijacking of visual culture

The publication features a collection of essays about how two technological revolutions have transformed our relationship to images [...]

Icom defends the Smithsonian amid Trump's attacks

The public statement of support follows the international museum body’s recent update of its code of ethics, as well as a similar statement issued by the American Alliance of Museums [...]

At the Venice Biennale, collateral exhibitions embrace the possibilities of digital art

Both AI-generated art and digital art have had a tough time lately, but the 61st Venice Biennale offers the digitally-minded some work to feel good about [...]

Dresden’s star Correggio altarpiece, newly restored, will anchor major exhibition

The High Renaissance master’s “Madonna of St Sebastian” shows off its colours after nearly four years of treatment [...]

Hamptons art centre sued over large shipping container sculpture

The town of East Hampton claims Matt Johnson’s 60ft-tall sculpture is a structure built without proper safety permitting [...]

Teodora Axente unveils trophy banner for Palio di Siena horse race

Each year, Siena commissions an artist to hand paint the silk ‘drappellone’, awarded to the museum associated with the race winner [...]

Elvira Dyangani Ose appointed artistic director of Cape Town's Zeitz MoCAA

The former director of the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona will follow in the footsteps of the late Koyo Kouoh when she takes up her new role in October [...]

Photographer Melonie Bennett’s debut monograph captures the ‘stupendousness‘ of family life

The photobook captures two decades of often hilarious, sometimes tragic moments [...]

San Diego Museum of Art lays off 11 employees

The museum claimed financial hardship, even as it goes ahead with a starchitect-designed revamp [...]

Archaeologists uncover ancient, live-work ceramic studios linked to Moche civilisation in Peru

Excavations at the Cerro Mayal site in the north of the country show it was an important production facility for Moche ceramics around the seventh century [...]

August Book Bag: from a collection of ‘sizzling’ portraits to a survey of little-known US museums

Our round-up of the latest art publications [...]

Five must-read books on Pan-Africanism and art

The best publications about the subject, from a collection of Surrealist writing to a survey of pioneering architects—selected by Elvira Dyangani Ose and Adom Getachew [...]

What’s it like organising the Venice Biennale? Former curators dish the dirt

Robert Storr speaks about his tenure in this exclusive extract from Massimiliano Gioni’s new book of interviews with biennale artistic directors [...]

Hurvin Anderson commission to feature in ‘Beyond Bayeux’ exhibition spotlighting contemporary British tapestries

The work, made for the sexcentenary of Oxford's Lincoln College, will be shown alongside other artist-designed tapestries woven at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh [...]

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