Fashion Luxury
America's tariff whiplash makes planning futile
A Supreme Court victory against tariffs backfired, proving political impulse now trumps legal precedent in trade.
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Luxury now grows at its extremes
A cooling market is forcing firms to court the super-rich and the merely aspiring simultaneously.
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Fashion now buys what it cannot build
Mergers are now about survival, not expansion, sidelining the visionaries who built the brands.
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Luxury sheds its department stores
Saks Global's bankruptcy forces brands to choose between old partners and absolute control.
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Beauty's new science is a price defence
Slowing growth is forcing cosmetic giants to justify luxury price tags with clinical data.
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Primark’s cheap clothes cost too much
The fast-fashion giant’s reliance on physical stores has turned its greatest asset into an expensive liability.