Luxury Briefing: Why the next hero bags aren’t coming from luxury’s mega houses In this week’s Luxury Briefing, why the next generation of hero bags is being engineered by independents like Janessa Leoné and Métier. Plus, why Charlie Smith jumped from Loewe to the tech company Nothing, and what to expect from ShopMy’s new magazine. In News to Know, retail updates, executive moves...
How Marimekko aims to strengthen customers’ loyalty with its new app Marimekko’s launch of its first mobile app on December 10 arrives at a moment when fashion brands are rapidly building their own closed digital ecosystems — but the company is taking a distinctly different path from the rest of the industry. It was designed to showcase the 70-year-old brand's print archives...
With search and social visibility shrinking, Aritzia’s 1 million app downloads signal a pivot 2025 saw a boom in fashion apps as brands chased control and data. Aritzia’s 1 million-download app exemplifies the industry’s mobile pivot.
Luxury Briefing: Inside Hugo Boss’s plans to reset in 2026 In this week’s Luxury Briefing, Hugo Boss’s revenue decline raises questions about the fate of mid-premium brands in a K-shaped economy.
From UGC to R&D: POV Beauty’s Ani Hadjinian on leveraging community for every product launch POV Beauty CEO Ani Hadjinian breaks down how creator intuition, community feedback and social commerce are reshaping beauty’s growth playbook.
Dr. Martens is going big on a mosh-pit-tested recycled leather Real-world testing, long-term commitment and a material tough enough for mosh pits: why Dr. Martens is betting big on leather alternatve Genix Nappa.
Luxury Briefing: Sentaler goes international as luxury outerwear demand intensifies In this week’s Luxury Briefing, Sentaler’s international expansion arrives at the perfect moment. Meanwhile, early holiday behavior is reshaping Black Friday strategy for department stores, and executive shakeups at Zegna and Galeries Lafayette underline a period of strategic recalibration. And in News to Know, runway changes, skiwear collaborations and regulatory...
Luxury Briefing: Malone Souliers adapts to a polarized luxury market under new CEO Andrew Wright In this week’s Luxury Briefing, a look at how small, independent labels are adapting to a shifting luxury landscape. Plus, new insights from Bain and Altagamma on the state of the global market. In earnings, updates from Mulberry and LuxExperience. Executive moves include a key appointment at Versace. And in...
As resale platform Vinted eyes an $8.7 billion valuation and US expansion, UK users push back Vinted is expanding to the U.S. as it eyes a $8.7 billion valuation, but U.K. users say the platform’s latest changes are now driving them away.