Spotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy
Dust on the Wind, Drift Beyond the Flame, and End the Pain, are all songs…
Custom Intelligence: Building AI that matches your business DNA
In 2024, we launched the Custom Model Program within the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center to provide comprehensive support throughout every stage of model customization and optimization. Over the past two years, this program has delivered exceptional results by partnering with global enterprises and startups across diverse industries—including legal, financial services, healthcare and life sciences,…
Public Desire in major rebrand for ‘bold new chapter’
Published October 31, 2025 Public Desire has unveiled a full rebrand to mark the footwear label’s 10-year anniversary, “signalling a bold new chapter for the brand”. Image: Public Desire And comprehensive it certainly is, with a make-over including new logo, website, visual identity and tone of voice, adding up to “an elevated aesthetic… and renewed…
LuxExperience to sell The Outnet assets to The O Group
Published October 31, 2025 When Net-A-Porter was acquired by Richemont and became a key part of the luxury giant’s Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) operation, its Outnet off-price business always seemed to stick out as not quite fitting. It was dwarfed by the huge Yoox off-price business. The Outnet And it seems that YNAP’s new owner LuxExperience…
BasicNet reports €303 million revenue in nine months, up 2.5%
By Ansa Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 31, 2025 In the first nine months of 2025, BasicNet, the Italian group that owns among others the Robe di Kappa, Sebago, Superga and K-Way brands, recorded aggregate product sales by its brands worth €909 million, up 7.3%. K-Way BasicNet’s own consolidated revenue in the period was…
Challenges with Implementing Work Requirements: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs
On July 4, President Trump signed into law a budget and tax bill that includes significant changes to the Medicaid program including new requirements for states to implement work requirements for individuals enrolled through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion pathway or certain state waivers. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that this requirement will have the largest…
Les Deux opens first store outside Scandinavia in Paris’s Marais district, London also planned
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 31, 2025 Danish men’s ready-to-wear label Les Deux had been expanding its presence in Paris over the last few seasons through its concession at Galeries Lafayette‘s menswear store. Premium fashion consumers in the French capital appreciate the street-casual, preppy-inspired style of Les Deux’s collections, featuring formal jackets, fine knitwear…
Shein to open its store at BHV Paris on Wednesday
By AFP Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 31, 2025 Ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein, widely criticized for its practices, will open its first-ever permanent physical store worldwide on Wednesday at BHV in Paris, BHV’s owner, Société des Grands Magasins (SGM), announced on Instagram on Friday. Shein will open its space at BHV on Wednesday, November…
Hong Kong retail sales rise 5.9% in September as fashion sector weakens
By Reuters Published October 31, 2025 Hong Kong’s retail sector recorded its fifth consecutive month of growth in September, with sales rising 5.9% year-on-year to HK$31.3 billion ($4.03 billion), according to government data released Friday. The gains were driven by stronger tourism and local consumption, though fashion-related categories saw a downturn. Tourism drives Hong Kong…
Long A&E waits causing heartbreaking suffering, Age UK says
The government has been urged to get a grip on long A&E waits with campaigners saying it is the rot eating away at the heart of the NHS. The plea by Age UK comes as it publishes a report detailing “heartbreaking” stories of how older people are suffering, spending hours in corridors and side-rooms. It…
Dimas Gimeno (WOW): “Channels no longer exist, retail must move beyond physical and digital”
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 31, 2025 WOW opened its doors on Madrid’s Gran Vía in 2022, bringing a new department store concept to the heart of the Spanish capital. In 2023, it opened a second store on Calle Serrano and, in 2025, the company aims to reach €30 million ($32 million) in…
