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Fashion FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed inside a Lululemon outlet retail store at Bicester Village in Oxfordshire, Britain, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Lululemon Forecast Cut Hits Shares, Underscores Challenge for Next CEO

Shares of Lululemon Athletica fell about 18% in premarket trading on Friday after the sportswear maker cut its full-year forecast for a second time,…

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Fashion People walk past a Giorgio Armani store in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in Milan, Italy, September 5, 2025. (Reuters)

One Year After Its Founder’s Death, Armani Faces Challenge of ‘Inevitable Evolution’

One year after the death of founder Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion house is entering a pivotal period as the clock starts ticking on plans for an initial…

Fashion Carlson Tong (C), Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, attends SHEIN’s listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in Hong Kong, China, 01 September 2026. (EPA)

Fast-Fashion Giant Shein Plunges 10% on Hong Kong Debut

Fast-fashion retailer Shein fell 10 percent on its long-awaited Hong Kong trading debut Tuesday, having raised US$1.7 billion in a high-profile initial public…

Fashion Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto the court against Anastasia Zakharova during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

Naomi Osaka's US Open Look Channels Allen Iverson with Gray Hoodie and Hair in Cornrows

Naomi Osaka channeled Allen Iverson as part of her US Open debut, and the former NBA superstar liked the look. Osaka made her usual fashionable entrance for…

Fashion The logo of Temu, an e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings, is seen on a mobile phone displayed in front of its website, in this illustration picture taken April 26, 2023. (Reuters)

France Takes Aim at Ultra-Fast Fashion with New Levy

France will from Tuesday impose a fee on ultra-fast fashion items that will eventually reach almost 20 euros per garment, as the government targets major Asian…

Fashion FILE PHOTO: A view of the reception of fast-fashion brand Shein's office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

Shein Prices Hong Kong IPO at Midpoint of Range, Raises $1.74 Billion

Shein on Monday priced its initial public offering in Hong Kong at the midpoint of its marketed range, raising HK$13.60 billion ($1.74 billion) from the share…

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Fashion A person shops at a Gap store in Times Square in New York City, US, November 28, 2024. (Reuters)

Gap Climbs After Leadership Change at Old Navy, Profit Forecast Raise

Gap's shares jumped as much as 24.1% to a four-month high, after the apparel retailer named industry veteran Michael Francis as CEO of Old Navy, a move aimed…

Fashion A shopper carries a Marks & Spencer shopping bag in London, Britain, January 2, 2025. (Reuters)

M&S Rolls Out Zalando Fulfillment Deal in 22 European Markets

Britain's Marks & Spencer has expanded its partnership with Germany's Zalando, enabling the online fashion retailer to fulfill M&S' direct-to-consumer orders…

Fashion FILE PHOTO: Packs of clothing are displayed at a garment factory for Shein in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

Shein Grapples with EU Backlash, But Clients Keep Coming

Shein's meteoric growth has made it a lightning rod for critics of ultrafast fashion in Europe, where officials are trying to rein in its operations in the…

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Fashion FILE PHOTO: Packs of clothing are displayed at a garment factory for Shein in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

Sources: Shein Aims to IPO on September 1

Shein aims to launch its Hong Kong initial public offering on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter, and is targeting a listing on September 1…

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Fashion FILE PHOTO: A woman poses with a smartphone showing the Boohoo app in front of the Boohoo logo on display in this illustration taken September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

France Fines UK Fashion Site Boohoo Over Fake Discounts

French regulators said Thursday that they had fined the UK fast-fashion site Boohoo 2.33 million euros ($2.7 million) after finding "deceptive trade practices"…

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Fashion An Estee Lauder cosmetics counter is seen in Los Angeles, California, US, August 19, 2019. (Reuters)

Estee Lauder Forecasts Annual Profit Above Estimates on Strong China Demand

Estee ‌Lauder forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, betting on sustained spending on premium fragrances and strong performance…

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Fashion FILED - 29 April 2024, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - The Shein logo can be seen on a smartphone. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

Shein Eyes Company Valuation of Around $25 Billion in Hong Kong IPO

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is eyeing a company valuation of around $25 billion in its Hong Kong IPO, said three people with knowledge of the matter,…

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Fashion Shares of the German sandal maker were up ‌7% in ‌premarket trading.  (Getty Images)

Birkenstock Raises Annual Revenue Forecast on Strong Demand

Birkenstock raised its full-year sales growth forecast on Wednesday, banking on resilient full-price demand for its premium sandals from affluent shoppers. …

Fashion A view of the Pandora sign on one of the branches of the Danish jewellery maker Pandora in central Copenhagen, Denmark, August 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Jeweller Pandora Raises 2026 Guidance as New Designs Draw in Shoppers

Jeweller Pandora raised its 2026 guidance for organic growth and profit margin on Wednesday, saying new designs and marketing were helping attract shoppers,…

Fashion FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Giorgio Armani store in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, following Giorgio Armani's death at the age of 91, in Milan, Italy, September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes//File Photo

Armani Stake Sale Could Be Delayed Beyond March 2027 Deadline

The planned sale of ‌a 15% stake in Italian fashion group Giorgio Armani may not be completed until after a March 2027 deadline set by the late designer's…

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Fashion Shoppers walk past a Zara clothes store, part of the Spanish group Inditex, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

From Uniqlo to Zara, Clothing Brands Try to Win Over Gen Z with a Needle and Thread

Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing…

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Fashion Employees work on a production line at a garment factory in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Shein Finds There's No Place Like China after Vietnam Warehouse Experiment Disappoints

Just over a year ago, Chinese ultra-fast fashion retailer Shein began leasing 15 hectares of warehouse facilities — equivalent in size to 21 soccer pitches —…

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Fashion Exterior view of a JD Sports store in London, Britain, November 23, 2021. REUTERS/May James/File Photo

UK's JD Sports Appoints Former IKEA Boss Peter Agnefjäll as Chair

British sportswear retailer JD Sports on Friday said former IKEA CEO Peter Agnefjäll has been appointed as chair effective September 1, succeeding Darren…

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Fashion The logo of Michael Kors is seen on an outlet store in Metzingen, Germany, June 16, 2017. (Reuters)

Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales

Capri Holdings cut its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday, citing second-quarter inventory delays at its key Michael Kors brand and softer demand for its…

Fashion A shopper enters a Next store on Oxford Street in London, Britain, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/ File Photo

UK's Next Nudges Up Profit Guidance after Robust Quarterly Sales

British clothing retailer Next edged up its annual profit outlook for the third time this year on Wednesday, as it reported a better-than-expected 9.2% rise in…

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Fashion Mens clothing are on display at the Boss store in London, Britain, May 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Hugo Boss Operating Profit Falls but Tops Analyst Estimates

German fashion group Hugo Boss reported second-quarter operating profit above expectations ‌on Tuesday, despite ‌subdued consumer ‌demand. The…

Fashion 03 March 2021, Berlin: The logo of online retailer Zalando is pictured on the Zalando Campus at Mercedes-Platz in Berlin. (dpa)

Retailer Zalando Narrows Profit Outlook, Sees Growth at Lower End of Range

European retailer Zalando on Tuesday forecast 2026 revenue and growth to land in the lower half of its previously guided range and narrowed its adjusted…

Fashion A view of Italian luxury fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo's logo at a store in Milan, Italy, March 6, 2024. (Reuters)

Ferragamo Grows Revenue and Returns to Black as Relaunch Strategy Advances

Italian luxury brand Ferragamo swung to a net profit for the first half, after growing sales by 4.6% at constant currencies in the second quarter, with…