Amazon |
Faces an $887 Million fine from the EU, citing the company's failure to meet GDPR laws (CNN) |
Birdies |
Footwear brand to open its second physical store, this time in Los Angeles (Footwear News) |
Bulgari |
LVMH brand partnering with JD.com, the brand's first with a third-party e-commerce company (BoF) |
Carlyle Group |
Rewarding $2 Million to 50+ execs and other employees globally who have gone above and beyond in terms of the firm's goals tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion (Bloomberg) |
Cosabella |
Rebranding to be more inclusive; increases niche sizing options and will be adding Men's (BoF) |
Dior |
Italian court recognizes the brand's exclusive right to its Book Tote bag as well as its signature stripe (WWD) |
Equinox |
Along with its SoulCycle division, will require proof of vaccination for all customers and employees (NYP) |
Fenty |
Rihanna’s brand is launching its first fragrance next month (Fashion Network) |
Forbes |
Launches The Forbes Store, an online store including a limited-edition collaboration with Boys Lie (Forbes) |
Global Brands USA |
Following its bankruptcy, still owes Kenneth Cole and Authentic Brands Group millions (Footwear News) |
L Brands |
Settled various sexual harassment claims (WWD) |
Louis Vuitton |
Sees its $3,000 speaker going viral and, more importantly, actually selling (Highsnobiety) |
Mada |
Start-up shopping app expands into Men's (WWD) |
New Balance x Bandier |
Collaborating on a 12-piece activewear collection (WWD) |
New York Times |
Delays its return to office scheduled for early September; a new date has yet to be set (NYT) |
Newegg |
Will begin accepting Litecoin via BitPay (Businesswire) |
PetSmart |
Pet food shortages are leaving owners on the hunt (Reuters) |
Piercing Pagoda |
The Signet Jewelers division is changing its name to Banter by Piercing Pagoda, opening more enclosed mall locations (Bloomberg) |
Shein |
Is becoming the Chinese Apparel maker that American teens can't get enough of (WSJ) |
Starbucks |
Has become well-known for producing highly-recruitable executives, and it's okay with that (Bloomberg) |
Target |
Giving each of its 340,000 FT/PT frontline workers a $200 bonus in August (WWD) |
Target |
Based on CDC-determined high-risk counties, will begin requiring store workers to wear masks (CNBC) |
TikTok |
Olympic athletes are posting to the social media platform, and fashion brands are benefiting (Glossy) |
Walmart |
Will require both corporate staff and management-level employees to be vaccinated by October (CNBC) |
Walmart |
Requiring workers to wear masks in CDC-designated high-risk counties throughout the US (CNBC) |
Walt Disney |
Requiring all salaried and non-union employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated by the end of September (CNBC) |