40% of holiday budgets shift to secondhand gifting: ThredUp
Published October 16, 2025 Online resale platform ThredUp has released its 2025 Holiday Report revealing…
Holiday test looms as luxury brands chase elusive rebound
By Reuters Published November 13, 2025 A surge in luxury stocks has piled pressure on fashion houses including LVMH and Gucci owner Kering to show that signs of recovery in the third quarter can translate into a sustained turnaround in the key holiday season. Inside House of Dior in Beverly Hills, US – FashionNetwork.com Kering’s…
One week on from Shein’s offline debut in France, what is the state of play at BHV Marais?
Published November 13, 2025 The image is striking: one week after Shein opened on the sixth floor of the Paris department store, Sandro, Maje, and Claudie Pierlot shut their concessions on the first floor of BHV Marais on November 12. The SMCP group’s brands, the French leader in accessible luxury, are in turn leaving the…
NHS waiting list down after three months of rises
The NHS waiting list in England has fallen after three months of consecutive rises. At the end of September, it stood at 7.39 million, down from 7.41 million the month before. Of those waiting, 61.8% of patients had been waiting less than 18 weeks. That is the best performance for more than two years, but…
Sperm are selfish – and so are we
Selfishness is an uncomfortably common biological phenomenon. Recent research showing how genetic mutations accumulate in sperm in middle and older age highlights this. Stem cells that emerge over time make it much more likely that sperm will have disease-causing mutations in older fathers – possibly up to 5 per cent of gametes by age 70,…
Puma’s vice-president Richard Teyssier departs the group
Published November 13, 2025 Puma will shortly announce who will assume global brand and marketing responsibilities. The German brand has confirmed to FashionNetwork.com the departure of Richard Teyssier, vice-president for global brand and marketing. Richard Teyssier leaves Puma – Puma The executive, who has spent 15 years with the company, hinted at his departure on…
New Release: Tails 7.2 | The Tor Project
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.1. Tor Browser 15.0 is based on Firefox 140 and inherits from it several new features that are particularly useful if you use many tabs: Update Thunderbird to 140.4.0. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.57. Remove Root Console. To open a root console, you can execute the following…
Burberry sees clear improvement, Americas sales rise
Published November 13, 2025 Burberry announced its half-year results on Thursday and a year into its Burberry Forward turnaround plan, CEO Joshua Schulman said his “belief in this extraordinary British luxury house is stronger than ever”. It’s not just about coats and scarves either as demand growth is impacting other categories. Olivia Colman for Burberry…
Google Pixel and Golden Goose partner to bring AI to global ateliers
Advances in AI have opened up the possibilities for greater personalisation in the fashion world. Exploring this intersection between technology and high fashion, we’re partnering with Golden Goose — the renowned Italian brand celebrated for its commitment to individuality — on a stylish new collaboration. Golden Goose is known for a unique in-store experience that…
ASOS latest refinancing reflects improving prospects for e-tailer
Published November 13, 2025 ASOS has announced the “successful refinancing” of its asset-backed loan facility into a secured term loan and delayed draw term loan (DDTL) with a new syndicate of private lenders. ASOS The recovering company, which is due to report its full-year results at the end of next week, said the refinancing “brings…
Formbook Delivered Through Multiple Scripts
When I’m teachning FOR610[1], I always say to my students that reverse engineering does not only apply to “executable files” (read: PE or ELF files). Most of the time, the infection path involves many stages to defeat the Security Analyst or security controls. Here is an example that I found yesterday. An email was received…
