Under Armour Expects Bigger Charges From Restructuring Plan
The embattled sportswear company lowered its guidance for the financial year ended 31 March 2025. [...]
The African Beauty Retailers Global Brands Rely On
From Kenya to Nigeria and Angola to Morocco, multi-brand retailers across Africa are helping global brands access high-growth emerging markets still untapped by major chains like Sephora. [...]
After the ‘Toryssance’: Tory Burch’s Balancing Act
The American designer and entrepreneur revived industry chatter by updating her aesthetic. Now Burch—wary of straying too far from her roots—is fine-tuning the balance between stretching her creative limits while serving her loyalists. She’s also relaunching her trademark shoe. [...]
The Coach-Michael Kors Deal Has Its Day in Court
Hours before its runway show during New York Fashion Week on Monday, Coach’s parent company, Tapestry, faced off with the FTC to prove its $8 billion acquisition of Michael Kors’ owner Capri isn’t anti-competitive. [...]
L Catterton Acquires Latvian Bath and Body Brand Stenders
The premium bath and body care line will join L Catterton’s portfolio of beauty brands, which includes cosmetics line Merit and skincare maker Tula. [...]
Net-a-Porter Shifts Beauty to Affiliate Model
Known in the past as a key launchpad for luxury beauty labels like Dr. Barbara Sturm, Net-a-Porter’s beauty vertical is switching to an editorial-style affiliate model. [...]
New research shows vaping damages your lungs as much as smoking
New research has found that vaping damages your lungs just as much as smoking cigarettes. The study compared vapers and smokers in a strenuous exercise test and found that both groups were less fit and out of breath than people the same age who do not vape or smoke. Researchers [...]
The internet reacts to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl news
Rapper, Pulitzer Prize winner, and The People vs Canada winner (as Vulture and the rest of the world have crowned him) Kendrick Lamar will headline Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on February 9. After his brief performance with Dr Dre, Snoophellip; read more raquo; View Gallery (0 images)nbsp; [...]
Life is ruff for Sandy Liang’s SS25 spy girls
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English Teacher’s Mercury Prize win is a victory for the North
“The last eight winners of the Mercury Prize were from the capital,” English Teacher’s Lily Fontaine pointed out in 2023. She couldn’t have predicted that a year on she would be the one to break that very streak, as last week the Leeds-based band became the first non-London act to [...]