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Designers Can Cut Microplastics: Cotton Incorporated Study Finds Apparel Drives 14 Percent of Plastic Pollution
Designers have a powerful role to play in reducing the apparel industry’s microplastic footprint—every material choice directly shapes environmental impact. Over the past decade, research has consistently shown that...
Puig Q4 Sales Rise 6.2 Percent, Spurred by Makeup
PARIS – Puig’s fourth-quarter 2025 sales grew 6.2 percent in reported terms and 9.8 percent on a like-for-like basis, spurred by its makeup businesses. The owner of the Rabanne,...
Retailers Hit Holiday Expectations With a 4.1 Percent Sales Gain
Holiday 2025 sales rose 4.1 percent despite weaker consumer sentiment, producing a season that was ultimately in line with industry expectations. That sales tally was released Monday morning by...
Coach Powers Tapestry to a 16 Percent Q1 Sales Gain
Tapestry Inc. wanted to supersize its business through acquisition — but staying focused and letting Coach drive results is working out just fine. Excluding the recently sold Stuart Weitzman...
No Change at Hugo Boss: Q3 Sales Down 1 Percent
Hugo Boss sales fell 1 percent, in currency neutral terms, in the third quarter, and totaled 989 million euros. The German menswear specialist’s sales have been steady most of...
TIFFCOM: Japan’s Anime Industry Expanded 15 Percent to $25 Billion in 2024
Japan’s animation industry surged 14.8 percent to reach record revenues of $25 billion (3.8 trillion yen) in 2024, with most of the growth driven by the expanding international popularity...
Pandora Revenues Climb 8 Percent in Q2
Despite tough macro headwinds, Pandora posted 8 percent revenue growth in the second quarter, with like-for-like sales up 3 percent and an additional 5 percent boost from network expansion....
The 10 Percent Is in a Fit of Rage Over Airport Lounges
Our topic today, however, is the rage of what Barbara and John Ehrenreich once labelled the professional-managerial class. This cohort, they noted in a 2019 update, has been in decline since around...
EY Report Says Italy’s GDP Could Fall 1.4 Percent If U.S. Tariffs Hit 30 Percent
MILAN – There are still a lot of ifs, but failure to negotiate U.S. President Donald Trump‘s 30 percent tariffs on European goods by the Aug. 1 deadline could...
Trump Trade Deal Revealed: Indonesia Shoe Imports to US Will Face 19 Percent Tariff Rate
U.S. President Donald Trump‘s increase in trade pressures has resulted in a new deal with Indonesia, the first since he sent out the flurry of tariff letters last week....
