Report Urges Luxury Brands to Embrace Digital Product Passports Early

A eBay and Bain & Company joint report indicates the need for brands to act quickly as new European Union regulations unlock meaningful opportunity for the next phase of value…

Stella McCartney, David Attenborough to Be Honored by Start-up The Nat 

SYDNEY — Meet the “Nat Gala”: a brand-new New York benefit slated for September that hopes to garner the buzz and fundraising power of May’s Met Gala — this time…

Stella McCartney, David Attenborough to Be Honored by Start-up The Nat 

SYDNEY — Meet the “Nat Gala”: a brand-new New York benefit slated for September that hopes to garner the buzz and fundraising power of May’s Met Gala — this time…

Gen Z Leads Value Spending Trend: Purpose-Driven Shopping Rises

Consumers are putting values first — even at a time of economic struggle. According to data from a new survey of 2,000 U.S. and Canadian consumers from Lightspeed Commerce Inc.,…

L’Oréal Will Launch a Global Campaign for World Refill Day

PARIS – L’Oréal is poised to launch a corporate campaign for refills, in tandem with World Refill Day on Monday. The campaign will be the group’s first cross-divisional, multi-brand, multi-channel activation,…

Retailers Struggle to Build Consumer Trust

Despite AI technology coming to the rescue with solutions to clean up retail’s counterfeit problem, the fraud economy keeps growing. With many misconceptions about the impact of counterfeits, Entrupy Inc.,…

Circular Materials Hub for Sustainable Luxury

PARIS — Chanel is opening new doors to sustainability with the launch of Nevold, a business-to-business hub dedicated to circular material development. Chanel teased the entity last November with the…

LVMH-backed Biotech Firm Sparxell Secures 1.9 Million Euros in Funding

LONDON — Sparxell, a Cambridge-based plant-based colorant start-up, has secured 1.9 million euros in funding from the European Innovation Council. Benjamin Droguet, founder and chief executive officer of Sparxell, said…

Loro Piana Launches Mongolian Initiative and More Sustainability News

Loro Piana to the Rescue: Loro Piana is committed to safeguard its sourcing hubs globally. In the latest development, the Italian luxury house is launching “Resilient Threads,” a five-year program…

Gozen Names Sedef Uncu Aki CEO

Next-gen materials and biotechnology company Gozen has undergone a leadership switch as it preps for its next phase of expansion. Sedef Uncu Aki has been named chief executive officer, effective…