Executive Summary

• This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the rapid growth of the male beauty market in China.
• Tariffs on goods from China imported into the US will cost American consumers roughly $6 billion a year, according to a study commissioned by the National Retail Federation.
• Online luxury retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter announced that it will debut a footwear and accessories range next month under its Mr P. private-label brand, which is sold exclusively on the Mr Porter website.
• Japanese casualwear retailer Uniqlo plans to double its store count in Southeast Asia and Oceania to around 400 by 2022, with a focus on stand-alone suburban stores.