Global Currents

Luxury Brands Need Better Strategies for Bollywood. Here’s Why.

21 August 2019 • By Sujata Assomull

Luxury Brands Need Better Strategies for Bollywood. Here’s Why.

Global brands are hungry for a bigger slice of India’s $30 billion luxury market but they aren’t exploiting the country’s colossal film industry to its full potential.

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The Business of Beauty

Why Japanese Millennials Are Buying Used Makeup

19 August 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Why Japanese Millennials Are Buying Used Makeup

Thrifty younger shoppers are scouring resale sites for Chanel and YSL Beauty, a phenomenon that reveals just how complex and contradictory the consumer psyche is in this luxury market worth $24 billion.

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Why Luxury Is Banking on Tomboy Influencers

5 August 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Why Luxury Is Banking on Tomboy Influencers

In China, the likes of Gucci and Chanel are embracing female celebrities who have made waves with their androgynous style. Just don’t ask them about their sexuality.

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Why Japan's E-Commerce Giant Is Doubling Down on Fashion

1 August 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Why Japan's E-Commerce Giant Is Doubling Down on Fashion

Rakuten is replacing Amazon as the title sponsor of Tokyo Fashion Week, but the road to dominating Japan’s fashion e-commerce market isn’t obstacle-free.

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LVMH's Next Big Beauty Bet: Traditional Chinese Medicine

1 August 2019 • By Casey Hall and Aijing Wang

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LVMH's Next Big Beauty Bet: Traditional Chinese Medicine

Beauty conglomerates such as LVMH and P&G are doubling down on products made from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), but not all players are primed for success.

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The Hong Kong Protests: What Brands Need to Know

30 July 2019 • By Sam Gaskin

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The Hong Kong Protests: What Brands Need to Know

As the city's retail sector braces itself for a double digit decline, Richemont, Kering and DFS are already seeing an impact.

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A Humble Fabric Helped India Fight British Rule. Now It's Big Business.

12 July 2019 • By Phyllida Jay

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A Humble Fabric Helped India Fight British Rule. Now It's Big Business.

From Levi’s and Gap to Issey Miyake, global brands are tapping the business potential of khadi, the fabric promoted by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s struggle for independence.

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What’s Your 'Plan B' for Made in China?

28 June 2019 • By Melissa Twigg

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What’s Your 'Plan B' for Made in China?

US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats have put the importance of supply chain management into sharp focus. What are the sourcing hot spots that offer alternatives to Chinese production?

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Japanese Menswear Still Rules. Here's Why.

26 June 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Japanese Menswear Still Rules. Here's Why.

Yoshio Kubo, Bed J.W. Ford and Auralee were among a new crop of Japanese menswear designers who took Paris by storm, but the country’s enormous influence over the market runs deep.

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How the Turkish Barber Conquered Europe

25 June 2019 • By Melissa Twigg

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How the Turkish Barber Conquered Europe

By serving elaborate hammam treatments at affordable prices, Turkish entrepreneurs are beating the bearded hipsters at their own game at barber shops across Europe.

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