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Saks Global

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An Arnault Bros. Dilemma & The Kering Waiting Game

News and notes from the fashion front lines: the micro-scandal swirling around Loro Piana and the implications for the Arnault heirs in charge; the chatter inside Kering as the company prepares for incoming C.E.O. Luca de Meo’s debut in September; the early signs that Burberry C.E.O. Joshua Schulman’s turnaround strategy is working; and more.
Lauren Sherman & William D. Cohan • July 21, 2025
Lauren Sherman • July 14, 2025
The Devil Wears Dior & Phoebe Philo’s Retail Rumspringa
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News and notes on the expanding retail strategy for Phoebe Philo’s LVMH-backed namesake brand, fresh details out of the ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ production, and a close reading of Saks’s latest multibillion-dollar financing deal.
William D. Cohan • July 13, 2025
Make-Up Saks
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News and notes on the latest creditor-on-creditor violence taking place at Marc Metrick’s debt-stacked baby, Saks Global—including a new twist in the form of a potential big short.
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Lauren Sherman • July 9, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s Designer Debut & More Saks Global Debt Drama
Solving the mystery of Sydney Sweeney’s presence at the Bezos-Sánchez extravaganza; what Saks Global’s new debt rating really means; and Phoebe Philo’s expansion into the retail wilderness.
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Lauren Sherman • July 4, 2025
The Best of Line Sheet: Stars and Stripes Edition 
Our biggest stories of 2025, so far, featuring American fashion companies in a Eurocentric world.
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William D. Cohan • July 2, 2025
Everything You Wanted to Know About Saks…
…But were too afraid to ask. Yes, we’ve reached the creditor-on-creditor violence stage of this financial soap opera.
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Lauren Sherman • July 1, 2025
Roberto Cavalli on the Block & A Bezos-Sánchez Wedding Postmortem
News and notes on the potential sale of Italian brand Roberto Cavalli, Saks’s $120 million interest payment to creditors, the industry reaction to the Bezos-Sánchez nuptials in Venice, and a quick point of order from Rick Owens.
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Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman • June 26, 2025
Gap’s Beauty Gambit & Demna’s Balenciaga Swan Song
Fresh intel from the fashion front lines: A scoop about Gap’s plans to launch a beauty line; Saks tossing out a $600 billion life preserver; scenes from Demna’s final days at Balenciaga; and front-row chatter from the latest Paris fashion shows.
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Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman • June 5, 2025
Rome’s Fashion Rumspringa & A Saks Global Middle East Mystery
A compact bundle of international fashion intel: whether Saks Global is actually looking for a $1 billion investment from a Middle East partner to expand Bergdorf Goodman; notes on the frothy fashion and art scene in Rome; and a brief dispatch from the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen.
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Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • May 30, 2025
Saks’ New Money & Tuckernuck’s Madison Avenue Play
News and notes on the “unexpected” payments to Saks vendors this week, the MAGA-coded Beltway brand Tuckernuck’s Madison Avenue gamble, the rise of the “Boatkin” bag, and the latest openings and collabs worth tracking.