Cathaleen Chen is a Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She reports on the intersection of beauty and fashion, focusing on the fashion industry, luxury goods, and retail trends, including e-commerce and consumer behavior analytics. Cathaleen's insights have been featured in CNN and The Business of Fashion.
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Cathaleen Chen's coverage is heavily focused on the beauty & fashion industry, with an emphasis on data-driven insights and investment analysis. She tends to cite data frequently and covers topics related to retail, e-commerce, product promotions, IPOs, and consumer shopping habits.
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Don’t mistake Everlane’s reported sale to Shein for a generational eulogy. The ideals the brand helped popularise — conscious, informed consumption — are still very much alive.
By: Cathaleen Chen
With its boardroom battle in the rearview, the activewear giant can finally focus on defending its relevance and figuring out its next growth engine as rivals chip away its category dominance.
The recent success of retailers from Coach to Zara may be powered by the surprising resilience of America’s middle class, many of whom have moved up, not down, the economic ladder.
A crop of small but emerging brands is capitalising on demand for novelty in the category, using TikTok-savvy marketing and a lifestyle-driven position to chip away at the dominance of established players like Lululemon.
The big box retailer's reunion with the designer who defined the ‘Tar-zhay' era will need to deliver more than nostalgia to reignite demand for its apparel offering.
By: Cathaleen Chen, Sheena Butler-Young
As growth slows across activewear, brands like Set Active, 437 and Oner Active are gaining momentum with a new generation of consumers. The Debrief examines what's driving their rise and what it means for category leaders Nike and Lululemon.
By: Cathaleen Chen
The direct-to-consumer pioneer is heading to Wall Street after surpassing $500 million in annual sales, betting investors will embrace a profitable premium fashion brand.
By: Cathaleen Chen
The new corporate identity is meant to signal a new chapter for the retailer and hold the retailer accountable to a higher standard of partnership to brands, consumers and its employees, said CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck.
As demand for classic American styles — from cowboy boots to Ivy League prep — booms in the US and abroad, the nation's 250th anniversary poses challenges and opportunities.
By: Cathaleen Chen
The resurgence of Americana has fuelled growth for brands like Ralph Lauren, but America's 250th anniversary is exposing how difficult it has become to separate national identity from politics.
