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Bangladesh Forms New Garment Wage Board After Protests
Bangladesh Forms a New Garment Wage Board After Protests Halt 529 Factories
Bangladesh formed a new minimum wage board for garment workers on 1 November after protests disrupted 529 factories and nearly a million workers. The minimum is Tk12,500 a month; production... Read more...
The RealReal Hits Record as LuisaViaRoma Goes to Auction
The RealReal Posts a Record $642m Quarter as LuisaViaRoma Goes to Auction
The RealReal reported record gross merchandise value of $642m for the third quarter and raised its full-year outlook. The same week, a Florence court put LuisaViaRoma’s business up for auction... Read more...
eBay Revenue Up 14% as Secondhand Buying Goes Monthly
eBay Revenue Rises 14% as Secondhand Becomes a Monthly Habit for 47% of Shoppers
eBay grew third-quarter revenue 14% to $3.2bn, and its own survey found 47% of shoppers now buy secondhand at least monthly. But excluding Depop and Tise, its active buyers grew... Read more...
Shein’s $100m FTC Settlement: What It Means for Shoppers
Shein Agrees to Pay $100m to Settle US FTC Probe Over Delivery Complaints
Shein will pay $100 million to settle a US Federal Trade Commission probe into delivery delays and customer complaints, Reuters reported. What the figure means, why it lands at a... Read more...
China’s Secondhand Luxury Market Grows Up to 20% as New Luxury Sales Shrink
China’s Secondhand Luxury Market Grows Up to 20% as New Luxury Sales Shrink
China’s secondhand luxury market grew 15–20% in 2025 while mainland sales of new luxury fell 3–5%, according to Bain & Company, as Louis Vuitton and Galeries Lafayette closed stores. Why... Read more...
Brunello Cucinelli Lifts Growth Forecast to 12% as Logo-Led Luxury Stalls
Brunello Cucinelli Lifts Growth Forecast to 12% as Logo-Led Luxury Stalls
Brunello Cucinelli raised its 2026 growth forecast to about 12% after third-quarter revenue rose 13.5% to €374.2 million, driven by its own stores and the Americas. In the same week... Read more...
Louis Vuitton Speedy Tops Fashionphile Resale Ranking
Louis Vuitton Speedy Tops Fashionphile Resale Ranking Again, Value Up 16.2%
Fashionphile’s 2026 Ultra-Luxury Resale Report ranks the Louis Vuitton Speedy as the most-shopped secondhand bag for a second year, with value up 16.2%. The biggest gains sit with house classics... Read more...
LVMH Fashion Sales Fall 5% in the Third Quarter as Chinese Shoppers Pull Back
LVMH Fashion Sales Fall 5% in the Third Quarter as Chinese Shoppers Pull Back
LVMH’s third-quarter revenue rose 1% organically to €18.5 billion, but its fashion and leather goods division fell 5% as spending by Chinese customers dropped sharply. Dior, Loro Piana and Rimowa... Read more...