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Video: Bloomberg Originals analyzes Gucci’s shift from luxury peak to retail markdown
In an investigative report from Bloomberg Originals, market analysts evaluate the strategic missteps that led Italian fashion house Gucci from peak industry performance into retail markdown territory. Once the primary growth engine for parent conglomerate Kering, the iconic luxury house faces mounting challenges stemming from over-saturation,...
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Video: Alexa Chung reflects on two decades in the fashion industry
Alexa Chung continues to be a prominent figure in the fashion industry, maintaining her influence over two decades into her career. In the Season 3 premiere of "The Good Buy," the model, designer, and presenter joined Harper's Bazaar to provide insight into her personal aesthetic and her ongoing partnership with Mulberry. The discussion covered...
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GreenCore Solutions appoints former Walmart director Julia Turley to board
GreenCore Solutions Corp. (GSC) has appointed Julia Turley, a former Walmart US director, to its board of directors. Turley brings more than 20 years of experience in retail merchandising, category strategy, assortment planning and supplier partnerships. During her time at Walmart, she most recently served as director of merchandising for...
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On opens first store in Denmark as it adds four California locations
Swiss premium sportswear brand On has opened its first store in Denmark, the latest move in a retail push that will add four locations in California this fall and has taken the brand into Brazil for the first time. The Copenhagen store opened last week at Købmagergade 39 in Indre By, the city's historic center and one of its busiest pedestrian...
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MondeVita acquires majority stake in Underscore District
Following the acquisition of Raffaele Caruso spa, a Soragna-based menswear manufacturer founded in 1964, MondeVita has acquired a strategic majority stake in Underscore District. Underscore District is the Milan-based brand accelerator behind Magliano, Gr10K and the multi-brand retailer Wok Store. "The deal represents the second step in...
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Video: Post-war cinema's influence on fashion photography
During the post-World War II era, particularly throughout the 1970s, cinema actively engaged with the themes of fascism. Works like Bernardo Bertolucci’s seminal The Conformist (1970), Bob Fosse's Cabaret (1972), Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter (1974), and Pier Paolo Pasolini's 100 Days of Sodom (1975) drew strong visual and thematic links to...
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Shein worth less than its Hong Kong IPO target, analysts say
Bloomberg Intelligence has put a valuation of 22 billion to 25 billion dollars on Shein ahead of the fast fashion retailer's Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), a range well below the price the company is understood to be seeking. The estimate was reported on Monday. The figure values Singapore-headquartered Shein, which was founded in...
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Video: How AI is changing the landscape of secondhand retail at Goodwill
Goodwill processes over 4.4 billion pounds of donations annually, the majority of which is cleaned, priced, and sold through its extensive network of retail stores. For many resellers, discovering and flipping valuable Goodwill finds has historically provided a path to significant financial gain. However, Goodwill is increasingly leveraging...
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Video: How YKK became a global leader in zipper manufacturing
To investigate how a small component can help a business grow into a global fastener empire, WSJ travels to Japan. The journey focuses on YKK, a Japanese company that manufactures and sells billions of zippers each year, making their fasteners ubiquitous on everything from everyday jeans and jackets to NASA spacesuits. While YKK successfully...
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Stephan Künz, the CEO behind the distinctive brand Blutsgeschwister
When Stephan Künz moved from South Tyrol to Stuttgart in the summer of 2010, he left one of northern Italy's leading sporting goods retailers to manage a small, distinctive fashion brand. Over 15 years later, Künz, managing director and partner of the German fashion label Blutsgeschwister, is facing another leap. This involves the deliberate...
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