Category: News
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Soon you could be completely dressed in Louis Vuitton, even your face
Continuing the trend, Louis Vuitton is the latest luxury brand to enter the beauty category. The products, expected to include lip balms, lipsticks, and eyeshadows, are set to release in autumn 2025. (Side question: I wonder if this will coincide with Paris Fashion Week?). The brand has tapped Pat McGrath as the beauty director to…
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What is a suit for, anyway?
If you are in the U.S. or are simply in the world not underneath a rock, you will likely have heard about how the meeting between President of Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump of the U.S. took a turn. A member of the press asked Zelensky why he was not wearing a suit. Zelensky…
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Ben and Jerry want their ice cream back
Ben and Jerry want their company back. Since selling their eponymous ice cream brand to Unilever, they have faced barriers keeping true to their roots. As they attempt, through the independent board, to put their progressive values at the core of what they do, Unilever have pushed back. In protest to the war in Gaza,…
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Walgreens loss prevention had them losing even more
It seems that Walgreens extreme loss prevention methods made things even worse. The drugstore chain reported a $245 million loss as a result of the efforts. The CEO didn’t provide any additional details, beyond they would be working on creative efforts to turn things around. In reporting on this story, Regina Cho covered what people…
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Sephora just entered the world of sports in a whole new way
If you are not new to social media, chances are you have seen the growing traction of women’s sports. Along with this has come brand deals galore. But why focus on individual athletes at a time when you could have an entire team? Well, clearly Sephora thought the same. More specifically, Sephora Canada is a…
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Is retail back?
Over the past year, there was a 4% increase in retail sales. 4% might seem like an insignificant figure, but factor in the losses that happened as a result of the pandemic and rise of online shopping. An increase is still an increase. My question then is “Is retail back?” The reporting by WWD didn’t…
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Mathieu Blazy goes to Chanel
Chanel have named Mathieu Blazy as their new artistic director. This announcement comes after Virginie Tovard announced her departure from the role in June. After much speculation, Blazy will move from his role at Bottega Veneta and be replaced by Louise Trotter. Blazy was heralded for his artistic vision, that led to shake ups in…
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Tiger Woods debuted his first golf shoe
In January of 2024, Nike and Tiger Woods split ways. After a 27 year partnership throughout the golfer’s historic career, their relationship finally came to a close, but it was all for a strategic purpose. This December, Woods debuted his first golf shoe under the Sun Day Red label . The shoe is based on…
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So Starbucks plastic cups take a different journey
All of the plastic cups were found in an incinerator in Alabama. They took the journey from the recycling bin in a Massachusetts Starbucks, not to be used to make new plastic items but to be destroyed and thrown into the waste pile. The article was calling in to question the coffee chain’s practices and…
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CrossFit’s crisis and what to learn from it
A tragedy happened at the most recent CrossFit Games that rocked the community. One of their strongest competitors died by drowning in an open water event. For month, athletes, spectators, and general fans of the sport awaited the results of the independent third-party investigation launched by the sporting body. The results: we can’t tell you…
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