“The Queen Monster’s $90 million in earnings and mastery of social media pushed her past perennial winner Oprah Winfrey. Not that Oprah’s doing badly.” (Forbes) “A Madrid-based venture has just launched a fashion line that uses Facebook, QR codes, apps and some innovative techniques to connect the buyers and makers of particular items of...

“The Devil might wear Prada, but until recently he would have had a devil of a time buying it direct from the fashion company’s website.” (CNN) “The Like button feature for websites unveiled by Facebook in April is fast gaining traction among e-commerce and media companies which have seen spikes in internet traffic and...

“If there’s one thing you can say about this year’s September covers, it’s that the good covers are great and the bad ones are truly horrible.” (Fashionista) The hottest accessory at New York fashion week this year may be a bar code. (Wall Street Journal) “Luxury handbag maker Coach Inc. said Wednesday that its...

“With all of the buying and selling that’s been going on in the retail market over the past couple of days, financial firms think it’s a great time to invest in small companies with great future potential.” (Style List) “Movado Group Inc.’s bleak forecast and steeper-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter loss show the watch maker is...

“New index ranks fashion brands by Facebook fans.” (LA Times) “Prada says year profit above own forecasts.” (Reuters) “More prosperous shoppers seem to be defying continuing high unemployment levels and economic uncertainty to renew their spending on luxuries such as jewellery, fashion and cosmetics.” (FT) “Online shoppers this Valentine’s Day will spend, on average,...