TOKYO — Japanese trading house Marubeni has bought a U.S. maker of Japanese-style ice cream and aims to double its sales to $100 million in a few years. Marubeni — which counts Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as an investor — said on Monday that it acquired all shares of Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts in…
The comedian and actor Russell Brand was scheduled on Friday to appear before a London court on multiple charges of sexual assault, including two counts of rape. His appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court will be the first, largely procedural, step in what are likely to be lengthy criminal proceedings. It comes a month after British…
Bay Area rap and the occasional Tagalog ballad blasted through the speakers at Projkt L.A. in Monterey Park as Stephanie Ramos, Miles Canares, P-Lo and Micah Mahinay — who goes by the DJ name Noodles — celebrated Filipino creatives and brands with a high-fashion lookbook, shot on film by Brandon Kaipo Moningka. Ramos, Canares, P-Lo…
RTO is popping up in another medium: fashion. Fashion houses are tapping into the discourse and trend as return-to-office continues to be one of the much-debated workplace discussions following the pandemic. “The pendulum is now swinging the other way; I feel like this is the fashion houses’ way of saying the power suit is back,…
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Prosecutors in Britain have charged Russell Brand, the comedian and actor, with multiple counts of sexual assault, including two counts of rape. The country’s Crown Prosecution Service announced the charges on Friday. Jaswant Narwal, a prosecutor, said in the statement that Mr. Brand would appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London for a first hearing…
Forever 21 is now navigating its second bankruptcy in five years. The brand was known for limited-run collections that turned the typical apparel cycle on its head. It also laid the groundwork for brands like Temu and Shein, which won over much of its business. Forever 21, the once iconic fast fashion mainstay of shopping…
Forever 21’s U.S. operating company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over the weekend and will seek to sell all or some of its assets, according to court documents. The filing marks the company’s second bankruptcy in six years. The Times reported last month that Forever 21 was preparing to close at least 200 stores and…
Mixue, the world’s largest fast-food chain, had a blockbuster first day as a publicly traded company. The company’s shares jumped 30% from its IPO price when markets opened. The chain has over 45,000 stores and has attracted customers with cheap ice cream and bubble tea. A bubble tea chain from China just went public, and…
Aligning a brand with a celebrity can be risky. Last year, a number of stars suffered reputational damage that affected their business partners. Going into 2025, brands must be more thorough and savvy when deciding who to partner with. Celebrity brands can be as risky as they are glamorous, and last year was no exception….