2025 was supposed to be the year for beauty M&A. There were some major deals: Rhode’s $1 billion dollar sale to E.l.f., Ulta Beauty’s purchase …
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How BruntWork Delivers Carbon Reductions While Others Struggle with Net-Zero Targets
Byline: Sophia Mudanza Photo courtesy of BruntWork Corporate boardrooms around the world face an uncomfortable truth. Around 89% of businesses struggle to achieve legitimate carbon …
Sportswear Brand On Lifts Annual Targets Again Amid Strong Demand
On Holding on Wednesday raised its annual revenue target for the third time this year after beating quarterly sales expectations, thanks to strong demand for …
Worldview | Bucharest Fashion Week Targets Regional Spotlight
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India-US trade deal optimism, Australian luxury e-tailer Cettire and Dubai’s mall in the forest. …
Beauty Manufacturer Intercos Targets Deals to Expand in US
Cosmetics manufacturer Intercos SpA is working on at least one US acquisition to expand its skin and hair care business in the world’s largest beauty …
John Lewis Targets Gen-Z With Topshop Revival Tie-Up
John Lewis is to host Topshop in 32 of its 36 stores from February as the clothing brand’s only national stockist on UK high streets, …
Bath & Body Works Targets College Bookstores to Woo Young Buyers
Bath & Body Works is going to college. Students at hundreds of US universities will soon be able to buy the company’s fragrances, candles and …
Chile targets fast fashion waste with landmark desert cleanup plan | Chile
In a dusty corner of the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, mounds of used clothes are scattered across the sand, where they …
American Eagle Withdraws Annual Targets, Writes Down Spring, Summer Inventory
American Eagle Outfitters on Tuesday withdrew its annual forecasts due to macroeconomic uncertainty and said it took a roughly $75 million inventory charge in the …
Adidas Says Trump Tariffs ‘Put a Stop’ to Boost in Targets
Adidas AG held off from boosting its financial guidance for the year on concern over US tariffs, which will raise prices in the world’s biggest …
Op-Ed | Target’s DEI Flip-Flop Came at a Price
Corporate America retreated from its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion over fears of a backlash and legal attacks from the Trump administration and the …
Worldview: Trump’s Next Tariff Targets Could Be India, Brazil and Korea
🌎 India, Brazil and South Korea under threat from Trump’s tariffs. Donald Trump’s chaotic approach to tariff policy may be akin to a “psychodrama,” as …
Temu, Shein See US Sales Drop After Trump Targets China Trade
Online shopping giants Temu and Shein have seen a sustained drop in sales in the week after US President Donald Trump scrapped a duty exemption …
China Targets PVH Corp. in Retaliation Against US Tariffs
China placed Calvin Klein owner PVH Corp. and US gene sequencing company Illumina Inc. to a so-called blacklist of entities, among a series of retaliatory …
Trump Targets Private Companies in DEI Rollback
In his first week in office President Trump has made good on his threats to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programmes — not just in …
Beauty’s Top M&A Targets for 2025
Investors and founders are hoping that 2025 is the year that the beauty deal pipeline starts to unclog. Last year, an expected wave of acquisitions …
Walmart Says to Miss Climate Targets as Green Challenges Mount
Walmart Inc., the world’s largest retailer, expects to miss short-term climate targets as issues including the availability of low-cost clean technologies slow the task of …
What Will Happen to Fashion If the World Misses Its Climate Targets?
A little under a decade ago world leaders committed to try and cap global heating at no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels …
Hugo Boss Says It Won’t Reach 2025 Revenue, Profit Targets
Hugo Boss on Tuesday reported that its third-quarter operating profit slightly exceeded expectations, but said it wouldn’t reach its revenue and profit growth targets for …
Uniqlo Owner Targets Higher Sales From Strong Western Market
Fast Retailing Co. is filling up closets in American and European homes with its Uniqlo brand of apparel, a feat that’s helped the Japanese retailer …



















