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...Thanks to such dubious standard-bearers, V-necks have since occupied opposing ends of the sartorial spectrum — denoting a certain slovenly brand of old-school masculinity at one, arch geekery at the other...
...Even as Chinese cosmetic companies gain ground, they risk becoming trapped in a “vicious cycle” of being a cheap substitute for foreign brands, said Li from Double V Consulting....
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...So we have to be extremely careful,” Chen said....
...For half an hour, the design associate for the luxury furniture brand saw no customers, except for one man who briefly occupied one of its best-selling $8,000 lounge chairs and then left....
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...It controls Inspire Brands, which bought Dunkin’ Brands Group for $11.3bn, including debt in 2020. But rising interest rates coupled with inflation-wary consumers mean there is less room for error....
...Xpeng has adopted a “very aggressive” strategy, added Chen....
...Lemon New designs by South African designer Yaniv Chen will debut alongside existing Lemon pieces in an immersive salon-style space at Maison&Objet....
...Last week, a verdict was passed down in the case of Walkers Snack Foods Ltd v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, with first-tier tribunal judges Anne Fairpo and Sonia Gable ruling against...
...The contemporary minimalist aesthetic she established while creative director at Celine came to define the brand, and its influence is still felt....
...The Korean Wave opens September 24, V&A ‘Make, Break, Remix: The Rise of K-Style’ by Fiona Bae, (Thames & Hudson), will be published in the UK & Ireland on 22 September 2022...
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...“You can have a corporate entity use that for branding, but more importantly, you can then get to tell a story about how [much of a] cool and forward-looking brand you are.”...
...The once popular Sussex brand has moved away from the core suite of products and must either be retired or refreshed....
...Nicola Moulton U Beauty The brainchild of Tina Chen Craig, who founded the blog-turned-influencer agency Bag Snob, U Beauty is one of the few brands to hold both Leaping Bunny and Positive Luxury certification...
...Inspire Brands paid 24 times for rival doughnut chain Dunkin’ Brands in October. Unlike lossmaking Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ is consistently profitable....
...JM Smucker, the US food company behind Folgers and Dunkin’ coffee, last week reported a 17 per cent fall in quarterly profits for its coffee business from a year before....
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...The ambitious private equity-backed group behind Arby’s sandwich shops and Buffalo Wild Wings is in talks to acquire Dunkin’ Brands for nearly $9bn....
...Inspire Brands has made an offer worth $106.50 a share for New York-listed Dunkin’ Brands, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter, representing a 20 per cent premium to the target’s closing...
...This adds to its list of partnerships with fast-food chains that include Denny’s, Del Taco and Dunkin’ in the US....
...Today two of the shiniest brands in the dealmaking world — an elite law firm and a top CEO adviser — can only rue why their client decided to take a case to the limit....
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