Traini’s raises $7.5 million to turn Dog Emotions into Real-Time Conversations

Palo Alto–based startup Traini has raised $7.5 million to build what it calls pet “emotional intelligence,” backing a future where dog owners don’t just track steps and sleep, but have…

Areeba Shakil

Lululemon Pushes Back on Chip Wilson Board Move while Pointing to a Decade of Growth

Lululemon is pushing back on founder Chip Wilson’s latest boardroom move with a numbers-led, governance-focused message that leans heavily on a decade of growth. The company confirms that Wilson has…

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Zalando Reveals a 700% Spike in Calming Skincare as Balance Beats Perfection

Zalando is doubling down on the fusion of beauty and wellness with its first-ever data-led 2025 Beauty in Brief report, positioning “balance” as the key theme shaping how consumers approach…

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Next-Gen Fibers Set To Cut Fashion COGS By 4%

Next-gen materials are shifting from niche experiment to boardroom priority, with a new report showing they could reach 8% of the global fiber market by 2030, or about 13 million…

Areeba Shakil

The $590 Billion Mandate And Beauty’s Shift From Hype To Performance

The global beauty industry is on track to remain one of consumer goods’ strongest growth engines, with core categories expected to reach a market size of $590 billion by 2030.…

Areeba Shakil

From China to India and the Multi Speed Future of Global FMCG

The Asia-Pacific region is on track to become the world’s most powerful consumer market, with private consumption expected to jump from $65 trillion in 2025 to $110–$120 trillion by 2035…

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Gen Z To Ditch Quiet Luxury For Pinterest’s Maximalist 80s Glamoratti Style In 2026

Pinterest is betting big on Glamoratti for 2026, calling out an unapologetically maximalist, 80s-inspired mood driven by Gen Z and Millennials who are tired of muted “quiet luxury” and ready…

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Gen Z Wardrobes Are Up To 45% Resale With Luxury Brands Racing To Catch Up

The global fashion resale market has quietly become one of the strongest growth stories in retail, and the new BCG and Vestiaire Collective report maps exactly how big the opportunity…

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Vestiaire Collective’s New Study Reveals 70 Percent of Men Buy with Resale in Mind

Men’s luxury resale is entering a new phase, and Vestiaire Collective’s The Future of Resale: Menswear Edition 2025 report shows just how quickly male shoppers are reshaping the secondary market.…

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Southeast Asia’s $5 Trillion Consumer Market Faces Growth and Risk At The Same Time

Southeast Asia’s fast-moving consumer landscape is in the middle of a major reset, as consumers juggle affordability pressures with rising expectations for quality, digital convenience, and local relevance. A new…

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Alexandra Mandel v Quince and the Fight for Pricing Transparency

A new class action against Quince puts the spotlight on how “luxury for less” brands use reference prices, savings claims, and comparison marketing to drive fashion and home purchases online.…

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Inside the 2025 Lawsuit Challenging Fresh’s Most Famous Beauty Line

Fresh Sugar is facing a proposed class action that accuses the brand of misleading shoppers by heavily promoting its lip products as sugar-powered, even though they allegedly contain no actual…

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The 40 Store Goal and the Bold US Expansion of SUKOSHI

Asian beauty retailer SUKOSHI is making a major push into the United States, with a slate of new stores rolling out across top-tier malls and a goal of operating over…

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Supergoop Lands In Court Over Synthetic Ingredients In Mineral Sunscreens

A new class action lawsuit claims Supergoop misled shoppers by marketing certain “mineral” sunscreens as free from synthetic ingredients, while allegedly using a mix of mineral, non-mineral, and chemically processed…

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From Emerging to Established and the $30 Million Forecast for YSE Beauty

YSE Beauty is turning its new $15 million Series A raise into a focused play on Sephora, DTC, and clinically backed skincare for an underserved Gen X consumer, positioning the brand…

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The 15,00 Square Foot Flagship and Ulta Beauty’s Bold Kuwait Debut

Ulta Beauty is making its biggest international move yet, bringing its signature “all things beauty, all in one place” experience to the Middle East with a debut store in Kuwait.…

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Inside the $15 Billion Quarter Powering TJ Maxx and Marshalls

The TJX Companies is leaning into its off-price strength this holiday season, delivering another quarter of solid growth and raising its full-year outlook as shoppers hunt harder for value in…

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Sephora and e.l.f. Team Up for Expansion Across Saudi Arabia and the UAE

e.l.f. Beauty is making a major international move with its first-ever entry into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) through an exclusive retail partnership with Sephora, bringing its accessible, vegan, and…

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Inside the 6% Growth Rate Powering US Luxury Through 2033

The U.S. luxury goods market is entering a new growth phase, with premium fashion, jewelry, and beauty brands set to benefit from strong demand, digital-savvy consumers, and a shift toward…

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Macy’s Beats the Odds with Best Comparable Sales Growth in Three Years

Macy’s, Inc. reported third-quarter 2025 net sales of $4.7 billion, slightly down 0.6% from the prior year but ahead of its guidance range. GAAP diluted EPS of $0.04 and adjusted…

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