Prada Cuts Ties With Over 200 Suppliers After Labour Abuse Audit
Since the audit began in 2020, the Milanese fashion group found that more than a quarter of suppliers and subcontractors inspected had broken compliance rules.
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How Indie Brands Are Redefining Maternal Beauty
Once overlooked, pregnancy and perinatal care is becoming an increasingly innovative category. Emerging founders are building global beauty brands rooted in safety, science and emotional connection, proving that “mama care” can be both elevated and enduring.
How Indie Brands Are Redefining Maternal Beauty
Once overlooked, pregnancy and perinatal care is becoming an increasingly innovative category. Emerging founders are building global beauty brands rooted in safety, science and emotional connection, proving that “mama care” can be both elevated and enduring.
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The GLP-1 Arms Race, Explained
The pharmaceutical boom in weight-loss drugs has put companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in ever-fiercer competition. Now more heavyweights, like Pfizer and Astrazeneca, are entering the ring. Who will come out on top?
The GLP-1 Arms Race, Explained
The pharmaceutical boom in weight-loss drugs has put companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in ever-fiercer competition. Now more heavyweights, like Pfizer and Astrazeneca, are entering the ring. Who will come out on top?
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Exclusive: Aritzia’s Shiny New Beauty Partner
The Canadian retailer is collaborating with body care label Salt & Stone to launch an exclusive collection — and apply its accessible, quiet luxury proposition to a whole new category.
Exclusive: Aritzia’s Shiny New Beauty Partner
The Canadian retailer is collaborating with body care label Salt & Stone to launch an exclusive collection — and apply its accessible, quiet luxury proposition to a whole new category.
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At the US Open, Beauty Wants to Play With the Pros
Marketing to players has become big business as the athletes themselves become bigger tastemakers, prompting salons and brands to offer their services to the cream of the crop.
At the US Open, Beauty Wants to Play With the Pros
Marketing to players has become big business as the athletes themselves become bigger tastemakers, prompting salons and brands to offer their services to the cream of the crop.
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The Self-Tanning Brands Winning Over Women of Colour
Gen-Z beauty consumers of colour are embracing self-tanning products. Their goals might not be to darken their skin, but to enhance radiance and glow, and even flip the script on colourism. To capture this new market, brands must play catch-up.
The Self-Tanning Brands Winning Over Women of Colour
Gen-Z beauty consumers of colour are embracing self-tanning products. Their goals might not be to darken their skin, but to enhance radiance and glow, and even flip the script on colourism. To capture this new market, brands must play catch-up.
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Opinion: How ‘Optimisation’ Hijacked Men’s Wellness
We solved the problem of getting men into wellness. Now we have the bigger problem of what we’ve turned them into, writes meditation teacher Manoj Dias.
Opinion: How ‘Optimisation’ Hijacked Men’s Wellness
We solved the problem of getting men into wellness. Now we have the bigger problem of what we’ve turned them into, writes meditation teacher Manoj Dias.
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How The Estée Lauder Companies Engages Talent and Prioritises Values Amid Global Transformation
The Estée Lauder Companies, which is behind global beauty brands including Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Clinique, Jo Malone London, La Mer and Tom Ford Beauty, has new leadership driving strategic change and innovation in the workplace. BoF speaks to Pernilla Nyberg, SVP and general manager of UK & Ireland, to learn how the company is engaging and supporting its employees amid the change.
How The Estée Lauder Companies Engages Talent and Prioritises Values Amid Global Transformation
The Estée Lauder Companies, which is behind global beauty brands including Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Clinique, Jo Malone London, La Mer and Tom Ford Beauty, has new leadership driving strategic change and innovation in the workplace. BoF speaks to Pernilla Nyberg, SVP and general manager of UK & Ireland, to learn how the company is engaging and supporting its employees amid the change.
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Can Deodorant Be a Luxury Product?
Deodorant makers like Salt and Stone or Papatui are infusing their formulas with high-quality scents to elevate their offering amid a greater perfume boom — and a looming sense of fine fragrance fatigue.
Can Deodorant Be a Luxury Product?
Deodorant makers like Salt and Stone or Papatui are infusing their formulas with high-quality scents to elevate their offering amid a greater perfume boom — and a looming sense of fine fragrance fatigue.
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Walmart’s Vision of Beauty for Everyone
With its vast store network and broad customer reach, Walmart’s vice president of beauty Vinima Shekhar told The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 that the mega retailer is leaning on logistics and a more premium assortment to reclaim its US beauty market share.
Walmart’s Vision of Beauty for Everyone
With its vast store network and broad customer reach, Walmart’s vice president of beauty Vinima Shekhar told The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 that the mega retailer is leaning on logistics and a more premium assortment to reclaim its US beauty market share.
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Beauty Retailers Race to Redefine the Rules of Engagement
As online marketplaces grow, speciality and mass retailers face mounting pressure. With assortments blending and channels blurring, standing out is only getting harder.
Beauty Retailers Race to Redefine the Rules of Engagement
As online marketplaces grow, speciality and mass retailers face mounting pressure. With assortments blending and channels blurring, standing out is only getting harder.
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Space NK Bets on Young Shoppers With New London Megastore
The attention-grabbing new store on London’s Oxford Street is the British chain’s most ambitious gambit yet, and joins a flock of global beauty retailers debuting flagships packed with experiential elements.
Space NK Bets on Young Shoppers With New London Megastore
The attention-grabbing new store on London’s Oxford Street is the British chain’s most ambitious gambit yet, and joins a flock of global beauty retailers debuting flagships packed with experiential elements.
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How Kiko Milano Built Pricing Power
The Italian cosmetics giant has deftly engineered a premiumisation strategy, and has elevated its distribution, product selection and points of differentiation, heavily reducing discounts and promotions in the process. Chief executive Simone Dominici explained how it deployed its strategy in The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
How Kiko Milano Built Pricing Power
The Italian cosmetics giant has deftly engineered a premiumisation strategy, and has elevated its distribution, product selection and points of differentiation, heavily reducing discounts and promotions in the process. Chief executive Simone Dominici explained how it deployed its strategy in The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.
The News in Brief
Indian E-Commerce Firm Meesho’s Quarterly Loss Spikes as It Ramps Up Marketing
Meesho has carved out a niche for itself by offering low-priced products without charging sellers a commission.
Swatch Gives Upbeat Growth Outlook After Second-Half Rebound
The owner of Omega and Longines said positive sales momentum that accelerated over the fourth quarter continued in January across all price ranges, with CEO Nick Hayek flagging a pickup in China.
Church & Dwight Exceeds Outlook On Stronger Sales
The personal care giant cited Hero acne products and the 2025-acquisition of Touchland hand sanitiser as growth drivers.
Astra Signs Obesity Drug Deal in China Worth Up to $18.5 Billion
AstraZeneca agreed to pay Chinese company CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. as much as $18.5 billion for its obesity drug candidates, as the UK drugmaker tries to push into the growing weight-loss market.
Givaudan Sales Slowdown Sends Fragrance Maker’s Shares Falling
The Swiss firm missed expectations for yearly organic sales growth on Thursday, as weaker performance of its flavours business outweighed resilient growth in fine fragrances.
Winter Games in Italy Attract Luxury Brands Seeking Global Stage
Luxury fashion brands are seeking to capitalise on the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, opening boutiques, sponsoring teams and launching collections.
Saks Will Close Most Off 5th Stores With Big Clearance Sales
The bankrupt department store operator will focus instead on its luxury offerings at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman chains.