A January 23 report published by the British Fashion Council, incubation platform The Outsiders Perspective, learning and development platform The Fashion Minority Report, and consulting company McKinsey reveals that most U.K. fashion firms lag in leadership inclusivity, with people of color and women underrepresented in executive roles. 

To enable its new “Smallest Gym in the World” fitness experience, Puma is teaming with Meta and its Quest 3 mixed reality headset. The physical gym, which launched on January 11 inside the Puma store in Hackesche Höfe, Berlin, attracted 160 booked appointments and long queues of customers eager to...

Birkenstock is building up its U.S. business with premium quality products, including its Boston sandal, as well as new sales channels, like stores catered to runners. At the same time, the brand is leaning into market scarcity, which has worked to boost its desirability and margins. 

Brands have been flocking to ski towns including Aspen, St. Moritz and Gstaad. Considering the crowding in these markets, traditional skiwear brands like Bogner and Fusalp are now looking elsewhere to acquire customers.

Merrell, an outdoor footwear brand, is sponsoring Aspen Gay Ski Week. Forty-seven-year-old AGSW, which is the oldest annual LGBTQ+ ski event, supports the charity platform AspenOUT's anti-bullying and tolerance initiatives. The annual ski event aligns with Merrell's mission to promote inclusivity in outdoor activities.

AI is the hot topic at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show this week in NYC. And, according to attending executives, the fashion industry — with its complex supply chains, lagging digitalization and growing transparency challenges — has become ground zero for testing new AI capabilities.

As part of its company-wide sustainability goals, Tapestry, the parent company of fashion brands Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, has been making big moves to account for the carbon impact of its worldwide operations. Tapestry is among a growing movement of brands and large fashion companies including H&M that...

The highlight of the Group’s debut at CES was the unveiling of Nuance Audio, an eyewear prototype featuring integrated hearing technology. The Group started exploring ways to combine audio and eyewear 18 months ago, and it acquired Israeli company Nuance Hearing in late 2022 as one of its first steps...

Brunello Cucinelli, the Italian brand that has become synonymous with quiet luxury, had a standout year in 2023. Revenues surpassed 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion), a milestone achieved five years ahead of the initial ten-year plan set in 2019, which aimed to double the company's sales by 2028.