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The article presents an update on luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton as of April 2018. The group reported a 10 percent rise in sales in the first quarter of the year due to a 16 percent organic sales increase from its fashion and leather goods division. LVMH has increased the prices for Louis Vuitton brand leather goods by just under 2 percent for the first time in three to four years.

The article reports on the slow adoption of mobile shopping apps in the retail industry. It mentions the low number of brands that have a shopping app, what companies need to do to increase ease of app use, and presents several companies that have succeeded, including Abercrombie & Fitch, M.Gemi, and Loft.

The article informs that clothing retailer J. Crew Group Inc. is planning to introduce new products to uplift the company's image in the market and thus increase the sales.

The article focuses on the apparel brand Quikslilver Inc.'s share price increase after the company announced higher-than-anticipated business revenue in the first quarter of 2015. Topics include the company's error in calculating business revenue in 2013 and 2014, the cause of revenue decline in 2014, and sales of the brand's footwear.

The article focuses investor Silas Chou and his daughters Vivian and Veronica Chou's plans to convert a designer fashion brand into an online brand in 2015. Topics include the women's focus on finding an Asian American fashion designer, how they plan to create broad global appeal for the brand, and fashion sales in electronic commerce.

The article focuses on the British retail store John Lewis and its 2014 fall clothing line John Lewis & Co. Topics include the design of the men's suits, the company's efforts to increase market share in the men's formalwear industry, and the average price of clothing in the company's two brands Kin and John Lewis.

The article focuses on the sportswear brand Saturday Surf and its expansion into leather fashion accessory. Topics include the cost of the brand's cowhide leather belts and wallets, the evolution of the company's brand through its fashion offerings, and the offering of the new products at the company's stores and selected retailers.

The article focuses on the cosmetics retailer Ulta and its efforts to entice independent cosmetics makers and prestige cosmetics brands to allow their products to be sold in stores in 2014. Topics include Ulta's launch of cosmetics brands such as Mally Beauty, Karora Cosmetics, and Altchek MD, the company's expansion plans, and its entrance into rural U.S. markets.

The article states that Maison Martin Margiela has opened a store for its MM6 casual clothing brand in the SoHo section of New York City as of April 18, 2014, noting that the company also has MM6 units in London England and Paris, France. The article notes the price ranges for the MM6 clothing, handbags, and boots and also for the Margiela brand. It also notes the SoHo store's interior design.

The article discusses the expansion plans as of February 2014 of the clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co., including increasing the number of outside brands available within its stores and online, in addition to selling its branded merchandise to other retailers. Topics include a priority on improving the company's women's fashion merchandise, the company's shift to a vertical structure in its management, and the testing of outlet stores with made-for-outlet products.

The article reports that fashion brands such as Mugler, Vera Wang Collection, and Les Chiffoniers will sell products through the online retailer Shopbop, which is owned by retailer Amazon.com, and which redesigned its website in 2012.

The article examines the economic conditions of the denim market in Japan in 2012. Topics include how cut-price jeans companies like retailer Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. have increased their share of the Japanese denim market, why Japanese consumers are willing to pay higher prices for brand-name jeans, and why denim manufacturing in Japan is so popular among international brands like Levi Strauss, Wrangler, and Lee.

The article discusses the expansion of men's clothing offerings at the London, England fashion retailer Selfridges. It comments on the men's designer offerings which features pieces by designers including Balenciaga, Saint Laurent Paris, and Comme de Garçons. It addresses the increase in sales and positive economic impact of men's designers clothing sales on the store.

The article looks at the first quarter sales and net income in 2012 for the designer label Hugo Boss.

The article presents comments by William McComb, chief executive officer of the women's clothing company Liz Claiborne Inc. McComb discusses the company's Kate Spade and Juicy Couture brands and strategic partnerships with wholesalers. Topics include the company's debt, sales expectations, and the turnaround of the Juicy brand.

The article reports on the acquisition by British consumer goods company PZ Cussons PLC of Australian premium hair care brand Fudge from Sabre Group Inc. on January 12, 2012. It states that the brand was bought via the PZ Cussons Beauty division, which comprises Charles Worthington, Sanctuary, and St. Tropez franchises. It expects that the acquisition will be completed by the end of the month.