By Reuters Published June 30, 2025 Louis Vuitton’s latest Shanghai store is not your average luxury flagship. The 30-meter-high, ship-shaped store, “The Louis”, is billed as an experience, and houses an exhibition space and cafe in Shanghai’s downtown Nanjing Road shopping strip. Reuters “The Louis”, which had a grand opening on Thursday, will undoubtedly draw…
By Reuters Published June 11, 2025 Some of China’s top beauty brands such as Proya and S’Young are exploring acquisitions of smaller foreign rivals to expand their portfolios and replicate the success of global leaders like L’Oreal or Estée Lauder amid slowing growth at home. Proya While still relatively unknown internationally, these Chinese brands have…
Fashion e-tail giant Zalando has released a new consumers study that highlights how shoppers want brands, retailers and others to take action on sustainability. It also presents a “collective roadmap for change with recommendations for retailers and brands, the EU, and other national governments, as well as social media platforms and influencers”. This comes four…
Adena Brands, the owner of Monsoon and Accessorize, has filed its accounts for the year to the end of August and revealed a loss for the period as consumer demand weakened and it faced major wage inflation. Monsoon The company said that sales fell 11% and it made a pre-exceptional EBITDA loss of £2.4 million…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published May 20, 2025 Levi Strauss & Co is parting ways with Dockers. The American denim giant, which had been signaling plans to divest the brand for several months, has found a buyer for the California-born label known for its chinos: Authentic Brands Group. The company plans to acquire Dockers…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published May 16, 2025 The European Commission has approved a new scoring system that helps fashion companies measure the environmental impact of their clothing and footwear. Called the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), the method gives brands a way to track and improve how their products affect the planet. While the…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published May 6, 2025 The 2025 edition of the Kantar BrandZ ranking of the 50 most valuable French brands has confirmed the luxury sector’s predominance, with Louis Vuitton, Hermès and Chanel leading the pack. The luxury trio once again monopolised the ranking’s podium. In two years, the aggregate brand value of France’s…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published May 1, 2025 The downfall of Liberated Brands in the United States sent shockwaves through the action sports industry. The company, which oversaw select product categories for several brands under the Boardriders umbrella—and more prominently managed the Volcom brand on behalf of Authentic Brands Group (ABG)—had its licensing agreements…
Fashion brands and retailers globally expect to raise their prices by as much as 20% on average as a consequence of US trade tariffs, according to new data from online wholesale specialist JOOR. JOOR The results of its recent Tariff Survey in which it gathered feedback from brands and retailers globally, showed the major impact of the…
Authentic Brands Group announced on Wednesday a new long-term licensing partnership with BR South Pacific for its action and outdoor sports brands across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific region. Quiksilver The brands represented in the new deal include Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, RVCA, DC Shoes, Element, VonZipper, Spyder and Volcom, according to a press release from the New York-based…
