Nike has launched a partnership with meditation app Headspace to add mindfulness elements to its branded training runs and workouts in a move that has caught the attention of consumers and industry insiders alike.

The media group has announced that the former head of Elle Japan will join the company on May 7. Yves Bougon has been CEO of Hearst Fujingaho in Tokyo since 2011 and will take over at Condé Nast from Xavier Romatet.

Atelier Swarovski held a party and exhibition at the Phillips Gallery in London on Monday evening to celebrate the launch of the book Brilliant: The Story of Atelier Swarovski, published by Condé Nast.

Following consumer backlash, H&M has dropped the lawsuit that it filed against the street artist two weeks ago, which sought to obtain a court order permitting the use of his art without paying him.

Xavier Romatet, in the process of leaving Conde Nast International, has already been negotiating with unions at Groupe Marie Claire in recent weeks on a restructuring of the French media group, sources have said.

Dsquared2, the label founded by Dean and Dan Caten, is busy on many fronts, beginning with the reopening of its renovated Italian flagship store in via Verri 4, Milan.

Chinese video streaming service provider iQiyi Inc, a unit of search engine giant Baidu Inc, has launched an initial public offering in New York worth up to $2.4 billion, seeking to expand its range of content.

The American sportswear company has collaborated with advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai to create Reactland, a side-scrolling video game designed to promote the brand’s Epic React shoe in China.

The Managing Director of Mondadori, Ernesto Mauri, confirmed on March 13 that he was taking part in discussions with the Lagardère Group and Marie Claire concerning the possibility of a merger.

YouCam Makeup, the global beauty app, is launching a custom virtual on-demand "Beauty Advisor" experience that will grant users access to beauty expertise from anywhere in the world.

The head of French media group Lagardere on Thursday did not rule out selling magazine brand Elle as the company looks at disposals, but dismissed the possible sale of its weekly newspaper Paris Match and radio Europe 1.

John Lewis wants to get its staff more involved in marketing via their social media accounts. And it plans to invest heavily in design roles, even though it expects total staff numbers to fall.

The head of French media group Lagardere on Thursday did not rule out selling magazine brand Elle as the company looks at disposals.

Givenchy has claimed the title of Paris Fashion Week's most cited brand on social media with close to 198,400 mentions reached on Instagram and Twitter, according to a ranking by Argus. 

Influencers, brands and media are increasingly busy launching podcast series, a widespread phenomenon not unlike the blog craze which exploded in the mid-2000s.