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The eyewear maker will also receive an investment from the tech giant of up to $150 million as part of the collaboration, which is set to debut after 2025.
As the impact of tariffs on the industry sets in, a few American brands are turning their attention to overseas markets, and building resilient supply chains that can withstand indefinite uncertainty.
The German e-tailer’s ability to outperform a broader luxury slump was challenged by uncertainty in the US in its fiscal quarter that ended in March — a minor setback as it seeks to become a leader in online luxury.
The two digitally-native brands will sell their products across both sites as the combined company aims to reach $100 million in annual sales in the next three to five years.
2025’s Met Gala spotlighted tailoring, Black dandyism and creativity, prompting discussions on representation and the event’s evolving exclusivity. DTC correspondent Malique Morris joins The Debrief to reflect on the night’s boldest looks and what they reveal about fashion’s cultural power.
2025’s Met Gala spotlighted tailoring, Black dandyism and creativity, prompting discussions on representation and the event’s evolving exclusivity. DTC correspondent Malique Morris joins The Debrief to reflect on the night’s boldest looks and what they reveal about fashion’s cultural power.
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In the first Met Gala that centered Black style, there was a collision of modern culture and history from embellished capes to bedazzled canes and grillz.
With Google’s online advertising business declared an illegal monopoly and Meta at risk of spinning off Instagram, the digital advertising market could be headed for an overhaul with a looming recession in the backdrop.
The deal marks Dame’s second acquisition in the last year as the $125 vibrator seller seeks to grow market share in the sexual wellness sector.
More fake goods are making their way onto luxury e-commerce sites amid a rise in returns fraud. Rather than building an expensive authentication system, retailers are finding alternative measures to identify shady customers and maintain consumer trust.
More fake goods are making their way onto luxury e-commerce sites amid a rise in returns fraud. Rather than building an expensive authentication system, retailers are finding alternative measures to identify shady customers and maintain consumer trust.
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President Trump’s sky-high tariffs on China, along with the end of the de minimis tax loophole, have left American fashion businesses scrambling. BoF unpacks the challenges ahead as companies try to navigate the situation.
BoF correspondents Malique Morris and Marc Bain discuss the complicated reality of Trump's tariffs and their promise to bring fashion manufacturing back to the US.
While tariff uncertainty threatens to roil the global fashion industry, brands that already produce their goods in the US have an opportunity to shine if they’re able to communicate the value of American manufacturing to cautious consumers.
While tariff uncertainty threatens to roil the global fashion industry, brands that already produce their goods in the US have an opportunity to shine if they’re able to communicate the value of American manufacturing to cautious consumers.
The men’s T-shirt maker’s funding from 1686 Partners, a private equity firm founded by David Wertheimer, will help the brand invest in supply chain, retail and international expansion as it aims to reach upwards of $1 billion in annual sales in the next 10 years.
The men’s T-shirt maker’s funding from 1686 Partners, a private equity firm founded by David Wertheimer, will help the brand invest in supply chain, retail and international expansion as it aims to reach upwards of $1 billion in annual sales in the next 10 years.
The eyewear maker will also receive an investment from the tech giant of up to $150 million as part of the collaboration, which is set to debut after 2025.
The newly-combined company, LuxExperience, which brings Mytheresa and Yoox Net-a-Porter under one roof, announced a €250 million strategy to create a profitable €4 billion luxury group.
The eyeglass maker generated its first net profit as a public company in the first quarter of the year but slightly adjusted its revenue guidance for the year.
The combined companies will start trading under the name LuxExperience on the New York Stock Exchange by May 1.
The German luxury e-tailer also announced a series of leadership changes set to take place at both companies after the deal closes on April 23.
Alison Loehnis, who joined the company in 2007, will leave her post as interim CEO and president in June as YNAP prepares to become part of Mytheresa’s newly formed luxury e-commerce group LuxExperience.
The digitally native eyewear maker joins Ulta in carving out space inside the big box store. It also reported its highest quarterly growth since 2021.
The London-based e-tailer’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, amortisation and depreciation hit $30 million after a year under Coupang, a feat for a company that struggled to generate profits as an independent business. But revenue is still well below its 2022 highs.