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Gucci, Givenchy, Dior & Other Big Brands Are Name-Checked in New Report on the $20 Billion-Plus Illegal Wildlife Trade
The fashion industry is one of the largest players in the $20 billion-plus illegal wildlife trade, according to a new study. ...
Possible Acquisition Targets are Appearing in Light of Fashion and Luxury’s COVID-19 Pandemic Struggle
Private equity firms and other opportunistic companies are readily eying possible acquisition targets that may not make it ...
Gen-Z Consumers’ Appetite for Luxury Goods is Still Intact Despite COVID-19, Per New Report
One of the core narratives in connection with the COVID-19 retail market is that consumers have shunned most discretionary ...
The Evolution of Walmart and its Quest to Become an e-commerce Powerhouse
For decades, Walmart solidly held the reins as the largest retailer in the world. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based multinational ...
Marine Serre is Looking to Amass Rights in its Moon Logo & Might Build the Next Big Luxury Brand in the Process
Searches for all things Marine Serre are on the rise. According to data from fashion discovery platform Lyst, consumers are ...
Court Shoots Down Rolex, La Californienne Settlement Over “Counterfeit” Custom Watches
Rolex and La Californienne say that they have settled the trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and unfair competition lawsuit ...
MNML Responds to Chrome Hearts Suit, Claims Company Engaged in Trademark Fraud
MNML has responded to the lawsuit that Chrome Hearts filed against it for allegedly adorning its jeans with one of Chrome ...
Retail Woes: A Running List of Fashion Bankruptcies
On the heels of an array of retail bankruptcy filings in 2016, New York-based designer Bibhu Mohapatra and retailers The Limited, ...
Gucci Will Go “Season-less,” According to Creative Director Alessandro Michele
Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele revealed by way of a statement on Instagram that the multi-billion fashion brand will ...
A Shortage of Product Packaging During WWII Led to the Birth of Hermès’ Famous Orange Color Mark
In 1942, the city of Paris was rife with shortages. While World War II would be over for the French within a couple of years, the ...
Why Do Companies like Tesla, Chanel and L’Oreal Really Pitch in During a Crisis Like COVID-19?
Severe shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap. In the ...
As Coronavirus Turns Retail Therapy into Retail Anxiety, Experiences Are More Important Then Ever
Stores across the globe are beginning to reopen in the immediate wake of the COVID-19 outbreak – with luxury companies and ...
A Trademark Fight Over Dior’s J’adore Fragrance Bottle Added to Precedential Cases List in China
A lawsuit centering on the shape of a Christian Dior fragrance bottle has been added to a list of “Guiding” cases in China. ...
In the Face of Changing Customer Behavior, Brands Need to Think and Operate Differently
Consumer behavior is changing dramatically in the face of COVID-19. While the immediate response to COVID-19 seems all-consuming, ...
Kendall Jenner to Pay $90,000 to Settle Fyre Fest Promotion-Related Lawsuit, Emily Ratajkowski Settles, As Well
Remember Fyre Festival? Well, three years after the “luxury” musical festival was slated to take place on an idyllic island ...
At the Heart of the “Call Her Daddy” Feud? Brand-Building, Contract Issues and a Bunch of Trademarks
“In just two years, ‘Call Her Daddy,’ a raunchy podcast about sex, dating, culture and life in New York” that was ...
From Copycat Dances to Unlicensed Music: Is TikTok a Copyright Lawsuit Waiting to Happen?
At the heart of the majority of short videos posted to TikTok is music – whether it be dances choreographed to Megan Thee ...
Off-White is Still Going Back and Forth with Trademark Office in its Quest to Register its Red Zip Tie
An attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) still is not getting behind Off-White’s quest to register ...
Richemont-Owned Chloé Signs Fashion Petition, as Industry Giants Steer Clear of a “Less is More” Model
The alternative approach to the traditional fashion model that was proposed this month by Dries Van Noten, Andrew Keith, who is ...
TikTok is Facing a Growing Number of Lawsuits for Allegedly Collecting, Storing and Sharing Users’ Biometric Data
TikTok is on the up-and-up. First launched just three years ago, the Chinese-owned video-centric social media platform is making ...
What Does a Case Over Antique Watches Mean for Chanel and Rolex Resellers?
What does an ongoing case over watches initially produced in the 1900s mean for the likes of Rolex and Chanel? Maybe more than ...
From Social Shopping to Entertainment-Centric E-Commerce, What Western Brands Can Learn from China’s Retail Giants
As no small number of sectors of the economy struggle for survival in the sudden, new reality that has been born as a result of ...
What Are You Buying When You Acquire a (Largely) Defunct Fashion Brand?
In the spring of 2019, Sonia Rykiel filed for bankruptcy and liquidated the entirety of its business in the United States. ...
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