Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. More than half of Americans are working more hours than they did six months ago, according to J.D. Power. The cost of living crisis has forced people to pull back on their spending, but it’s also translated into…
“I’ll never forget the moment that David Letterman licked the body cream off my arm,” said Jessica Simpson from her home office in Calabasas, California. It was 2004 and the pop star was promoting her first-ever personal care line, an edible range of lotions and shimmer powders called Dessert Beauty, created by the entrepreneur Randi…
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some U.S. consumers are showing increased signs of stress as inflation and higher interest rates are affecting affordability and leading to financial strain on borrowers, credit scoring company Fair Isaac Corporation, widely known as FICO, said on Tuesday. The overall national FICO score has dipped slightly by about 2…
Social media giant Meta posted a net profit of $18.3 billion in the second quarter, exceeding Wall Street expectations – Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI A new study reveals that Instagram and Facebook are the apps that collect the most user data. This is based on an assessment conducted by the website QR Code Generator, which analysed the…
Fashion’s multi-brand retailers are under pressure with Canadian e-tailer Ssense the latest to feel the heat. Last month, the ailing Gen-Z favourite, once valued at more than $4 billion, said it was filing for bankruptcy protection, citing mounting debt amid changes to US trade policy, after creditors pushed for a sale. The news came just…
Please log in to ensure you can read our agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice. Or get in touch at support@businessoffashion.com if you experience difficulties. Meesho, one of India’s largest e-tailers, has filed papers with local market regulators to launch an IPO later this year. The cheap and cheerful app aims to raise 42.5 billion rupees…
This summer, fashion’s marketing machine has had an unusual number of misfires. In just the span of a month, we’ve had: American Eagle’s “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” campaign, where the denim-clad actress’s ad nodding to her appearance was called out for having racist undertones. The brand defended its campaign, stating it “is and always…
German electricity consumer prices are set to ease next year due to a €6.5 billion ($7.55 billion) government subsidy to finance transmission costs, sources in the Economics Ministry said on Thursday. The aim is to soften the impact of network charges on electricity consumers, the sources said, adding that the ministry has introduced a draft…
The Hamptons — a splattering of ritzy beach towns at the east end of New York’s Long Island — have become the official centre of fashion’s race to the top this summer. According to Kate Bartlett, a Manhattan-based content creator and fashion student who has worked with brands including Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera and Mango,…
The Trump administration’s game of tariff red-light, green-light isn’t over yet. On Monday, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order once again pushing back duties scheduled to go into effect on Wednesday until Aug. 1. The move gives officials three more weeks to negotiate permanent agreements with a host of countries that were slapped…