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Nine luxury brands including Chanel, Moncler, Brunello Cucinelli, and Bulgari are now required to provide documents on corporate governance and supply chain controls following police searches of their offices. With nine houses named, the probe covers practices shared across the sector.
Why it mattersSupply chain transparency is becoming a legal question for luxury, and the low-cost subcontracting model is under regulatory pressure.
Via Retail GazetteOn our radar beforeChanel has now come up in 15 of our 146 episodes. First: Ep 20, 16 Mar. Latest: Ep 137, 11 Jul. Every episode on Chanel.
Why it mattersJohn Lewis planning Christmas twenty months ahead shows buying calendars running far beyond the creative cycles most marketing teams follow.
Via Retail GazetteWhy it mattersDisney's free ad-supported tier points to streaming drifting back towards broadcast economics as subscription fatigue sets in.
Via HypebeastOn our radar beforeDisney has now come up in 8 of our 146 episodes. First: Ep 19, 15 Mar. Latest: Ep 133, 7 Jul. Every episode on Disney.
Why it mattersKFC France's Pickle Club shows a cult ingredient becoming the basis for community, from nail art to a pop-up beauty bar.
Via Famous CampaignsWhy it mattersIkea's parent selling Chinese properties suggests store count in China matters less than which formats earn their place.
Via South China Morning PostOn our radar beforeIkea has now come up in 6 of our 146 episodes. First: Ep 50, 15 Apr. Latest: Ep 78, 13 May. Every episode on Ikea.
Why it mattersThe Typographics debate treats legibility as a possible tool of exclusion, raising expectations of cultural range in type systems.
Via Print MagazineItalian prosecutors requiring nine luxury houses including Chanel and Moncler to hand over supply chain records, Ikea's parent selling eight Chinese properties, and John Lewis planning Christmas twenty months ahead all expose a business's operations. The machinery long kept behind the product is now the most visible part of the brand. Regulators and shoppers alike are reading what happens behind the product as closely as the label.
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