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In prestige beauty category, hair outpacing fragrance purchases in US: Circana

Innovation and product launches, which rose more than 20 percent year-on-year, led primarily by an interest in treatments, styling and scalp care, helped propel the category to the strongest dollar growth from the luxury beauty sector last year, the research firm finds.

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Apparel and accessories
With ‘Fireflies,’ Valentino finds power in numbers

The spring/summer 2026 ads meditate on fashion and fragility, featuring seasonal hits such as the Panthea Bag.

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Automotive
Porsche Technology Apprentice Program graduates 100th class

More than 1,000 technicians have completed the comprehensive, 23-week-long course since it began in 1999.

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Commerce
Monogram partners with chef, television personality Maneet Chauhan

The Food Network star will serve as the luxury appliance brand’s ambassador.

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Travel and hospitality
Raffles creates Printemps-exclusive lifestyle collection

The luxury hospitality brand is transforming its “The Butler Did It” campaign into a lifestyle collection, with contributions from British luggage brand Globe-Trotter, Italian linens label Frette and French silversmith Christofle.

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Watches and jewelry
Watches and Wonders Geneva reveals new plans for 2026

An exclusive partnership with the Montreux Jazz Festival headlines the event.

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Watches and jewelry
‘Getting Closer’ campaign from Boucheron links romance with responsibility

The French jeweler is broadening diamond traceability across its bridal collection.

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Columns
Luxury Unfiltered: Why traditional management is killing luxury as an asset class

Luxury Unfiltered is a weekly column by Daniel Langer, an expert in luxury branding, hospitality and activations who was named a “Global Top 5 Luxury Key Opinion Leader” by Netbase Quid.

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Retail
Louis Vuitton flagship lands in Beijing

The four-floor store features a flowing glass facade created by Japanese architect Jun Aoki.

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Travel and hospitality
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, acquired by Gencom

The Miami-based real estate investment firm is taking over the 253-room hotel.

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Commerce
Porsche pulls next head of design from McLaren

Tobias Sühlmann is succeeding Michael Mauer, who has guided the German automaker’s aesthetic for more than 20 years.

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Commerce
Kering sees annual revenues sink 13pc

While full-year sales are down, the French luxury conglomerate showed signs of improvement in the fourth quarter.

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Apparel and accessories
Versace presents collaborative vision for spring/summer 2026

Three creatives, including Mexican photographer Tania Franco Klein, British multidisciplinary artist Frank Lebon and American fashion photographer Steven Meisel, led the Italian fashion label’s latest project.

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Columns
Building brands with charisma

The luxury category is saturated with choice, and not all brands will endure.

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Travel and hospitality
Fairmont Hanoi debuts in Vietnam

The resort features nearly 300 guest rooms and suites, eight restaurants and bars, the largest ballroom in the area and a dedicated wellness facility.

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Commerce
Quarterly sales at Coty drop by 3pc

The U.S. beauty group continues to adjust its growth strategy under new leadership.

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Apparel and accessories
Genesis, CFDA reveal 2026 AAPI Design and Innovation Grant recipient

Terrence Zhou, the founder of fashion and art brand Bad Binch TongTong, received a grand prize of $60,000.

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Commerce
Valentino adds singer Sombr to brand ambassador list

The 20-year-old artist rocked a custom outfit from the Italian fashion house at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

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Luxury Unfiltered: Why traditional management is killing luxury as an asset class
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Luxury Unfiltered is a weekly column by Daniel Langer, an expert in luxury branding, hospitality and activations who was named a “Global Top 5 Luxury Key Opinion Leader” by Netbase Quid.

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Building brands with charisma
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The luxury category is saturated with choice, and not all brands will endure.

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Luxury Unfiltered: Why halo strategies from legacy brands need attention
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Luxury Unfiltered is a weekly column by Daniel Langer, an expert in luxury branding, hospitality and activations who was named a “Global Top 5 Luxury Key Opinion Leader” by Netbase Quid.

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The rising risk of ‘superfakes’ and strategies to protect luxury brands
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While there are some consumers who are truly deceived, there is also a growing number who are consciously seeking out these copies, which are extremely and deceptively similar to the originals.

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