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The Top Hand Creams and Lip Balms Purchased During the U.S. Cold Streak
Count on beauty to be a bright spot during a deep freeze. As cities across the U.S. endured historically cold temperatures lasting from…
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Zalando Taps Lily Collins as Global Ambassador, Bets on Content to Keep Shoppers Scrolling
PARIS — European fashion platform Zalando has tapped Lily Collins as its first global brand ambassador, as the online retailer expands its…
Lifestyle
Jason Short Joins Orva to Grow Footwear Portfolio
Orva, an e-commerce accelerator with an expertise in , is looking to grow. To get there, Orva brought in Jason Short as senior vice…
Fashion
Saudi Arabia’s Fashion Commission Plans New Fashion District in Riyadh
The Saudi Arabian capital’s rapid transformation shows no signs of slowing down. This time the Saudi Fashion Commission is playing a key…
Business
Style Capital Exits LuisaViaRoma, CEO Commits to Futureproof Business Model
MILAN — Style Capital has exited LuisaViaRoma after four years, leaving the troubled luxury e-tailer in the hands of current chief…
Business
Online Design Platforms Are Charting New Revenue Streams
MILAN — Design websites have been on an upward swing since the COVID-19 pandemic ignited an appetite for all things home. And while the…
Business
Printemps CEO Jean-Marc Bellaiche Steps Down
PARIS – Jean-Marc Bellaiche has stepped down as chief executive officer of Printemps, less than six months after opening a splashy outpost…
Business
EXCLUSIVE: Printemps Group’s Place des Tendances Bets on Loyalty and Logistics to Fuel Growth
In an era where fashion e-commerce is being reshaped by social media shopping and massive global platforms, Place des Tendances, the…
Business
Consumers Are Focused on AI-Powered and Value Spending, While Retailers Face Supply Chain Challenges for the Second Half of 2025
The first half of the year was a learning curve for everyone. The economic uncertainties with the ever-changing tariffs put in place,…
Culture
“Cloud” Is a Cautionary Tale of E-Commerce—and the Summer’s Best Action Movie
Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda), the thirtysomething protagonist of the mesmerizing Japanese thriller “Cloud,” is never more content than…
Business
Prime Day 2025 Went Bigger on Discounts for Fewer Products
This year’s Prime Day, aka “Black Friday in July,” occurred in an unsteady retail market: the ever-changing tariffs, the cost of living…
Business
What Is Fueling the Online Sales of Luxury Design?
MILAN — U.S. consumers of luxury design furnishings and decor remain a driving force behind e-commerce sales for the global industry, with…
News
Kentucky Boy Mistakenly Orders Almost 70,000 Dum-Dums Lollipops
On Sunday morning, as Holly LaFavers was preparing to go to church, a delivery worker dropped off a 25-pound box of lollipops in front of…
Business
Taobao and Tmall Deepen Ties With Xiaohongshu Via Cross-platform Shopping Function
Taobao and Tmall, Alibaba‘s core e-commerce business, is joining forces with China‘s popular social commerce platform Xiaohongshu, or…
Business
Zalando Grows Sales and Users in Q1, Named TikTok Shop’s Logistics Partner in Key Markets
PARIS – Zalando‘s ecosystem strategy is paying off with a strong first quarter, rebounding from losses in 2024. In the three months to…
News
How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American…
News
China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs
Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years. That trade has come to an abrupt…
News
Trump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions
The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online…
News
Trump Ends Chinese Tariff Loophole, Raising the Cost of Online Goods
The Trump administration on Friday officially eliminated a loophole that had allowed American shoppers to buy cheap goods from China…
Business
How a U.S. Tax Loophole Supercharged China’s Exports
When Congress raised the threshold for imported goods to enter the United States tax-free to $800 from $200 nearly a decade ago, it threw…
Business
Amazon Says Operating Profits May Decline Amid Economic Uncertainty
As much as Amazon may have wanted to dodge the spotlight in President Trump’s trade war, there was no avoiding it for America’s largest…
News
As a Tariff Loophole Closes, Sellers Who Import From China Brace for Chaos
Small-ticket items shipped to the United States from China will no longer be exempt from tariffs starting on Friday, when a decision by…
Business
UPS Says It Will Cut 20,000 Jobs in Efficiency Drive
UPS said on Tuesday that it would cut 20,000 jobs this year as part of a long-term plan to reduce costs and bolster profit. The cuts come…
News
White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’
President Trump’s 100th day in office started with what seemed to be a fresh and fast-escalating spat between the White House and Amazon.…