Ailing Luxury Goods Sector Looks to Middle East, Southeast Asia

“I am naïve enough to think that China will come back in the not-too-distant future.” So says, a little sheepishly, Erwan Rambourg, luxury analyst at HSBC and author of “Bling…

AJ McCarron calls out Ryan Williams: ‘He looked terrified running across the middle, terrified to get hit’

Alabama entered the 2025 season excited about the wide receiver room, headlined by sophomore sensation Ryan Williams. But in the opener against Florida State, Williams did not put together a…

First Stores Set for Mexico, Middle East

Ulta Beauty will be expanding its footprint internationally throughout the rest of this year. The company will open its first international stores in Mexico and the Middle East very soon,…

Ulta Beauty Expands Globally in U.K., Mexico, and Middle East

After 35 years in business in the U.S., Ulta Beauty is going global, marking a new chapter for the retailer. Through an unexpected acquisition, a joint venture and a franchise,…

Tower 28 Launches at Sephora Middle East Across 55 GCC Stores

Clean beauty brand Tower 28 will launch exclusively at Sephora Middle East this month, marking the California-based company’s entry into one of the world’s most lucrative beauty markets. The brand,…

E.l.f. Beauty Expands into Middle East With Sephora

E.l.f. Beauty is working toward covering all the bases when it comes to retail.  After a successful launch in Sephora Mexico, the mass beauty brand will continue its expansion with…

WNBA Power Rankings: More movement in middle of the league

Michael VoepelJun 10, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball…

Fisk gymnastics, nation’s first HBCU program, to shut down after 2026

The first HBCU to have a gymnastics program will participate in its last season in 2026. Fisk University, which began competing in January 2023, will discontinue its program after next…

College sports settlement means NCAA schools can directly pay players

NCAA member schools can compensate their players across all sports beginning July 1, according to the approval issued by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken. Latest on NCAA settlement that would…

Justin Allgaier, Dale Earnhardt Jr. win

LEBANON – Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent May 31 in victory lane a day before returning to the Amazon Prime Video broadcast booth for the NASCAR Cup Cracker Barrel 400 at…