Under Armour’s new spandex-replacing material is a chance to keep up with competition In 2017, the company’s innovation team started developing a material they hoped would be an improvement on spandex, with similar or greater stretch and strength but without spandex’s main flaw: its moisture retention.
Weekend Briefing: Puig’s flat IPO spotlights risks of the public market Last week, Puig's IPO led to fairly flat trading, but that's better than many other publicly traded brands in the fashion and beauty industry.
Outdoor retailer REI bets on running to reach profitability After pulling back on its own branded footwear, which the retailer will no longer make, REI is now expanding its footwear offerings with new partnerships with brands like On Running. Fan Zhou, gm of footwear and running at REI, said the move reflects the growth of the running apparel market...
Week in Review: AI regulation, LVMH’s Marc Jacobs plans, the growth of TikTok Shop This week, we talk about the perils of unregulated AI, the rumors of LVMH offloading Marc Jacobs and the immense growth (and pitfalls) of TikTok Shop.
Inside Levi’s new low-risk, high-reward marketing strategy Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album was a perfect test of Levi's new approach.
Urban Outfitters is expanding its vintage fashion business Under the new structure, the Urban Outfitters online store will introduce two new sections: Vintage and Remade. Vintage products are authentic vintage finds, discovered and curated into limited-edition collections by Urban Outfitters' in-house merchandising team and outside collaborators.
Weekend Briefing: The rulings and regulations set to impact fashion Last week, a series of regulations and rulings from authorities in Europe and the U.S. showed where fashion is heading.
Week in Review: Matches Fashion, luxury’s China slowdown, the TikTok ban On this week’s episode, we discuss the ongoing collapse of luxury e-commerce companies like Matches Fashion, the slowdown in luxury spending in China, and the progress of the TikTok ban and its potential impacts on fashion.
Luxury Briefing: Does the FTC have enough to block the Tapestry-Capri deal? On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission officially filed a lawsuit against Tapestry in an attempt to block the deal. The lawsuit was rumored last week but now it’s official, the FTC alleges that the acquisition would be anticompetitive and give Tapestry a “dominant share of the ‘accessible luxury’ handbag market.”