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Uniqlo

Uniqlo Is Distancing From H&M and Zara to Become the World’s Top Fashion Retailer

Fast-fashion retailers are considered the bottom-feeders in the fashion world. They are widely credited – or discredited depending on which side of the cash register you are on – with copying designer-inspired trends, producing them in copious quantities and selling them for pennies on the dollar of the namesake brands.Sweden’s H&M operating 5,000 stores worldwide, […]

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RH Expands Its Horizons to a Living Ecosystem

Remember when Restoration Hardware was the quirky DIY-fixer’s catalog for people restoring Victorian houses? It’s come a long way from its home-spun roots back in 1979 when Stephen Gordon founded it.Progressive CEOIn his most recent shareholders letter, Gary Friedman, the company’s current chairman and CEO, updates RH’s progress since joining the company in 2011: “The first two decades […]

Diamond jewelry

The Choice Between Lab Grown and Natural Diamonds Is Becoming Clearer

This year Valentine’s Day fell nearly smack dab in the middle of the peak period for diamond jewelry sales, which extends from the December holiday season when about 20% of engagements occur through Mother’s Day, this year on May 9.By all accounts Holiday 2020 was a strong one for diamond jewelry sales, especially for lab-grown […]

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Introducing the Era of Conscientious Luxury

The seemingly insulated luxury market has never experienced a year like 2020 when personal luxury goods sales dropped $78 billion from 2019 – a 23 percent decrease year-over-year – to a total $266 billion in 2020. With the pandemic threatening both consumers’ health and finances, the industry’s decline was more than double the 9 percent […]

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Tiffany Sales Will Double Under LVMH: Here’s How

Ever since news broke that LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton was acquiring Tiffany & Company, speculation has swirled about how the giant French luxury conglomerate would fold in this iconic American brand. Aside from some bland corporate messaging, LVMH has been mum on its plans.But one thing is for sure, after a protracted and contentious […]