PARIS — Cartier has signed up for Tmall’s Luxury Pavilion in China, bulking up its online presence in the country and adding a highly prestigious label to Alibaba’s e-commerce platform, WWD has learned. The move comes just over four years after the Compagnie Financière Richemont jewelry house, which is one of the world’s biggest jewelry […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren might have just hampered the likelihood of Hearst management approving her as one of their magazine cover stars in the run-up to the 2020 election, but she certainly won the hearts and minds of hundreds of its staffers. The Massachusetts senator just entered another contentious race, intervening in the messy battle between […]
While most retailers glided smoothly through holiday 2019, it was tough stretch for mid-tier department stores. On Thursday, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and Kohl’s Corp. reported that their holiday comparable sales declined, 7.5 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. The results came a day after Macy’s said its comp sales for the holiday period fell 0.6 […]
ONE FOR THE KIDS: Elie Saab is adding a new activity to his ever-evolving brand. The Lebanese designer has partnered with two Italian companies to create Elie Saab Junior, the label’s first children’s wear line: The house has signed long-term licensing partnerships with Simonetta, an Italian company that has been designing children’s clothes since the […]
Jeffrey Tweedy, president and chief executive officer of Sean Jean, will be honored as a “fashion master” by the Black Fashion World Foundation at an event next month. The foundation will celebrate Tweedy’s career and accomplishments when it launches a program called Gleaning From the Masters on Feb. 15 at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater […]