Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, June 26 (game #1249)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for…
Dillard’s sales gain 3% on women’s apparel, lingerie
Published November 13, 2025 Dillard’s announced on Thursday a 3 percent uptick in net sales for the third quarter, with women’s apparel, accessories and lingerie logging strong sales growth on last year. Dillard’s The Little Rock, Arkansas-based company said retail sales for the three months ending November 1 rose 3 percent, while sales in comparable stores…
Skims opens second California store at South Coast Plaza
Published November 13, 2025 Skims opened on Wednesday its latest standalone store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, just seven months after the debut of its first California store. Skims opens second California store at South Coast Plaza. – Skims Designed by Studio Oro, the South Coast Plaza boutique reflects Skims’ signature design codes,…
OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works
“As these AI systems get more powerful, they’re going to get integrated more and more into very important domains,” Leo Gao, a research scientist at OpenAI, told MIT Technology Review in an exclusive preview of the new work. “It’s very important to make sure they’re safe.” This is still early research. The new model, called…
Jacob Cohën sets its sights on the US, will open its first standalone boutique in New York
Published November 13, 2025 Jacob Cohën is poised for its US retail debut, as the company’s president and creative director, Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle, revealed on stage at the 30th Pambianco Fashion Summit. But that’s not all… Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle with David Pambianco – FNW “Since launching our e-commerce in 2022, we have seen very encouraging…
Our dogs’ diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC News My own dog seems a long way from a wild wolf If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet’s ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from…
Hermès names Anne-Sarah Panhard as new head of Perfumes and Beauty
Published November 13, 2025 Hermès has named Anne-Sarah Panhard as its new managing director of Perfumes and Beauty, in an important internal promotion within the famed French luxury house. Anne-Sarah Panhard – LinkedIn Panhard joined the house in 2011, where she became managing director of Hermès France, a vital division that encompasses 28 stores, 700…
Elisabetta Franchi reports €171 million revenue in 2024, sees accessories as growth driver
Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 13, 2025 Elisabetta Franchi, boss and designer of the eponymous Italian ready-to-wear label owned by Betty Blue Spa, talked about the industry at the 30th Pambianco Fashion Summit in Milan. “There’s so much confusion in the fashion world today,” she said. “Creative directors are hopping about like popcorn. Labels are…
i-D Mag appoints Gutierrez global beauty editor-at-large
Published November 13, 2025 i-D Magazine has appointed of Marcelo Gutierrez its global beauty editor-at-large, effective immediately. He will lead the publication’s first ever ‘beauty zine’, a limited edition print product set to launch in early 2026. Image: i-D Magazine He joins after “emerging from New York’s underground art and nightlife scene [to] become an…
Augustinus Bader unveils spa in Paris’ Hotel Costes
Published November 13, 2025 Augustinus Bader, the dynamic and fast-growing skincare label, has a new Paris home – an uber luxurious spa in Hotel Costes. Augustinus Bader’s new home in Paris – Augustinus Bader The new palace of pampering – entitled AB Augustinus Bader Costes – opened Wednesday alongside the downstairs swimming pool in Costes,…
BBC Inside Science – Could technology replace animal testing in science?
Available for over a year This week the UK government set out its vision for a world where the use of animals in science is eliminated in all but exceptional circumstances. Animal experiments in the UK peaked at 4.14 million in 2015 driven mainly by a big increase at the time in genetic modification experiments….
