Ulta Beauty Adds a Dupe Fragrance Brand to Its Own Shelves

Glossy

Prediction: Watch for at least one more legacy fragrance house to either sue a dupe brand or acquire one before year end — the two responses are converging.

Ulta's TikTok Shop Debut Is Already Three Brands Deep

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Claire's Turns 866 Stores Into a Gen Alpha Creator Network

Glossy

Rhode Sells $27 Million in a Day, Now Wants 19 More Countries

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Retail's "New Operating Model" Talk Confirms AI Got Demoted at the Dinner Table

Glossy

Prediction: Expect Q4 earnings calls to quietly swap "AI-first" language for "community" and "operating model" — the rebrand is already underway in the trade press.

China Asks Whether Alibaba's ¥380 Billion AI Bet Is Actually Working

证券时报 (Securities Times) (zh)

France's Top Design Prize Just Told You Where Fashion AI Money Is Actually Going

FashionUnited (via ANDAM) (fr)

Vietnam Wants a Fashion-to-Ecommerce Pipeline Called FashionUp

VOH (vi)

Shein Loses a UK Copyright Fight Against Temu

FashionUnited

The Institute of Digital Fashion Rebrands as Patina, Bets on "Post-Purchase"

FashionUnited

Designer Exchange Opens a Barcelona Store, Bets Resale Still Has Room in Spain

FashionUnited

BoF Asks If AI Just Killed Online Shopping's Reason to Exist

The Business of Fashion

Prediction: The next escalation isn't a better shopping agent — it's a retailer suing a shopping agent for cutting them out of a sale entirely. Someone files this within two quarters.

Every Search Vendor on Earth Published the Same AI Ecommerce Blog Post This Week

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