Reliance Brands announces strategic India distribution deal with Stella McCartney
Published October 1, 2025 Indian giant Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) has announced a new a…
Pattern opens new headquarters in Turin
Published October 9, 2025 Pattern is marking its 25th anniversary with a new headquarters on the outskirts of Turin. “We are the engineers of fashion,” said CEO Luca Sburlati, during the inauguration of the building in Collegno, spanning 5,000 square metres of production and office space. The inauguration of the new Pattern HQ The €15…
Pandora pops up at The Grove in Los Angeles
Published October 9, 2025 Pandora opened on Wednesday its first-ever pop-up at The Grove in Los Angeles, running until November 1. Pandora pops up at The Grove in Los Angeles. – Pandora Located inside The Grove’s Glass Box, the immersive installation brings Pandora’s new Talisman collection to life. “The Grove is one of the most…
Estée Lauder names Nia Long first ambassador for North America
Published October 9, 2025 U.S. beauty giant Estée Lauder announced on Thursday the appointment of actor, producer and author Nia Long as its first brand ambassador for the North America region. Nia Long – Courtesy In this role, the award-winning actor, producer and author will appear in campaigns across digital, TV, and print for the…
Use Amazon SageMaker HyperPod and Anyscale for next-generation distributed computing
This post was written with Dominic Catalano from Anyscale. Organizations building and deploying large-scale AI models often face critical infrastructure challenges that can directly impact their bottom line: unstable training clusters that fail mid-job, inefficient resource utilization driving up costs, and complex distributed computing frameworks requiring specialized expertise. These factors can lead to unused GPU…
Designer Brands CFO departs – FashionNetwork USA
Published October 9, 2025 Designer Brands Inc. has announced that Jared Poff has decided to resign as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective October 31. Jared Poff – Courtesy Mark Haley, the Columbus, Ohio-based company’s senior vice president, controller and principal accounting officer has been named interim principal financial officer, effective November 1. The company…
Levi Strauss lifts annual sales, profit forecasts on resilient denim demand
By Reuters Published October 9, 2025 Levi Strauss raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, banking on strong demand for wide-leg denim bottoms in Europe and the Americas despite higher tariffs. San Francisco, California-based Levi Strauss reported a 7% rise in net revenue for the quarter ended August 31 to $1.54 billion, beating…
Ternua and Loreak Mendian brands change hands
Published October 9, 2025 Basque conglomerate Ternua Group is moving forward with its insolvency proceedings, announced in June, through the sale of its Ternua and Loreak Mendian brands. The Dikar co-operative, part of Mondragon Corporation, has acquired the group’s eponymous brand, following authorisation from Commercial Court No 1 in San Sebastián. The deal aims to…
Vancouver’s Oakridge Park to welcome lineup of global luxury brands
Published October 9, 2025 Oakridge Park announced on Thursday a lineup of global brands making their Vancouver debut at the shopping centre, slated to open in Spring 2026. Oakridge Park to welcome lineup of global luxury brands. – Oakridge Park Among the luxury houses joining Oakridge Park are Loewe, Loro Piana, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Thom…
How Much do People with Employer Plans Spend Out-of-Pocket on Cost-Sharing??
Over the past decade, cost-sharing (the out-of-pocket portion of household health spending) has grown faster than both workers’ wages and general inflation for those with employer coverage. In recent years, that growth has reached a rate more similar to inflation. Since 2003, average out-of-pocket costs have increased by 37%. In 2023, a majority (66%) of…
Alice + Olivia reopens Madison Avenue flagship
Published October 9, 2025 Alice + Olivia by Stacey Bendet has reopened its Madison Avenue flagship, unveiling a new design vision that blends fashion, discovery, and community. Alice + Olivia reopens Madison Avenue flagship. – Alice + Olivia The transformation was designed in collaboration with Jess and Jonathan Nahon of Sugarhouse Design + Architecture to…
