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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.

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.

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.

Explainer: How Fashion Brands Should Prepare for Mandatory Digital Product Passports
The deadline for every fashion item sold in the EU to have its own digital identity is inching closer. Brands need to get ready.

Explainer: How Fashion Brands Should Prepare for Mandatory Digital Product Passports
The deadline for every fashion item sold in the EU to have its own digital identity is inching closer. Brands need to get ready.

Opinion: How to Prepare Your Fashion Company For AI in 90 Days
AI won’t replace fashion leadership, but leaders who use AI will replace those who don’t, writes Ari Bloom.

Opinion: How to Prepare Your Fashion Company For AI in 90 Days
AI won’t replace fashion leadership, but leaders who use AI will replace those who don’t, writes Ari Bloom.

How Jewellery Houses Aim to Stay Ahead In 2026
High jewellery brands including Boucheron, Chaumet, De Beers and Dior showed new collections at Haute Couture week in Paris as they manage so far to ride out geopolitical tensions which have sent gold and silver to new highs while the dollar sinks.

How Jewellery Houses Aim to Stay Ahead In 2026
High jewellery brands including Boucheron, Chaumet, De Beers and Dior showed new collections at Haute Couture week in Paris as they manage so far to ride out geopolitical tensions which have sent gold and silver to new highs while the dollar sinks.

Me+Em Hasn’t Raised the Price of Its Hero Product for 17 Years. Here’s How.
A direct-to-consumer strategy and cost discipline have helped the British brand grow without leaning on price hikes.

Me+Em Hasn’t Raised the Price of Its Hero Product for 17 Years. Here’s How.
A direct-to-consumer strategy and cost discipline have helped the British brand grow without leaning on price hikes.

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.

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.

Adidas Announces New Share Buyback Programme as Profits Jump
Fourth-quarter operating profit exceeded analyst estimates and drove full-year operating profit slightly above its forecast from October.

Adidas Announces New Share Buyback Programme as Profits Jump
Fourth-quarter operating profit exceeded analyst estimates and drove full-year operating profit slightly above its forecast from October.

The Beating Heart of Haute Couture
IT’S ALIVE! in the dreamweaving hands of Alessandro Michele at Valentino and Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli, reports Tim Blanks.

The Beating Heart of Haute Couture
IT’S ALIVE! in the dreamweaving hands of Alessandro Michele at Valentino and Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli, reports Tim Blanks.

Lululemon Blames Customers Again After See-Through Tights Fiasco
The activewear company’s dilemma is familiar to many companies that have grown rapidly and need to find ways to keep expanding while competitors encroach.

Lululemon Blames Customers Again After See-Through Tights Fiasco
The activewear company’s dilemma is familiar to many companies that have grown rapidly and need to find ways to keep expanding while competitors encroach.

A Tale of Two Makeup Artist-Led Brands; Where Is Harry Styles’ Pleasing?
This week, I look at the very different roads traveled by Pat McGrath and Charlotte Tilbury, wait with bated breath for Pleasing’s comeback and review LVMH’s beauty results.

A Tale of Two Makeup Artist-Led Brands; Where Is Harry Styles’ Pleasing?
This week, I look at the very different roads traveled by Pat McGrath and Charlotte Tilbury, wait with bated breath for Pleasing’s comeback and review LVMH’s beauty results.

China Luxury Market Forecast to Rebound in 2026, Bain Says
The consultancy expects a ‘modest’ expansion of the mainland luxury market this year but warned that recovery would be fragile and uneven across brands and categories.

China Luxury Market Forecast to Rebound in 2026, Bain Says
The consultancy expects a ‘modest’ expansion of the mainland luxury market this year but warned that recovery would be fragile and uneven across brands and categories.