Author: Reuters
The Italian competition authority AGCM has launched two investigations into LVMH-owned Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics over possible unfair commercial practices linked to the marketing of products for adults to children and adolescents, it said on Friday. Please sign in to ensure you can read our agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice. Or get in touch at support@businessoffashion.com if you experience difficulties.
British retail sales fell in February after the strongest growth in a year and a half in January, official figures showed on Friday, ahead of a likely hit in March as higher oil prices caused by the Iran war sap households’ disposable income. Please sign in to ensure you can read our agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice. Or get in touch at support@businessoffashion.com if you experience difficulties.
From beer and crisps to noodles, toys and cosmetics, companies – and consumers – across Asia are bracing for a crisis as the Iran war wreaks havoc on supply chains, plastics and oil supplies, upending everyday life and sending prices soaring. Please sign in to ensure you can read our agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice. Or get in touch at support@businessoffashion.com if you experience difficulties.
The retailer reported a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter profit but its forecast for a small rise in March sales hit its shares.
Shares of the Spanish beauty group surged around 16 percent on Tuesday, on track for their best trading day on record, after announcing they were in talks over a potential merger with Estée Lauder.
Oil prices tumbled by over 8 percent after Trump said the US was in talks with Tehran to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, a claim parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has denied.
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
India’s antitrust watchdog is investigating global fragrance makers Givaudan, Firmenich and International Flavors & Fragrances over accusations of striking anti-poaching deals that can harm workers, regulatory documents show. Please sign in to ensure you can read our agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice. Or get in touch at support@businessoffashion.com if you experience difficulties.
The decision has put a hold on a previous ruling that had blocked Perplexity’s agents from shopping on Amazon.
Athletic apparel maker Lululemon forecast 2026 revenue and profit below Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, underscoring its challenges as it faces rising competition and an attempt by founder Chip Wilson to overhaul the board. Please sign in to ensure you can read our agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice. Or get in touch at support@businessoffashion.com if you experience difficulties.