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Fur Industry Faces Challenges with Elevation Strategy and LVMH Support
Cultural shifts, geopolitical upheaval and health scares have shrunk the value of global fur exports from a peak of $14.7 billion in 2013 to just $3.4 billion last year.
Alibaba Results Underscore Anaemic China Market Growth
The e-commerce giant’s domestic division which includes Tmall and Taobao eked out just 1 percent sales growth in Q2 but its international division which encompasses Lazada and AliExpress saw revenue expand by 35 percent.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Is “The Substance” Real?
Medical spas swear “regenerative aesthetics” can jolt your body back to its youth.
BoF VOICES 2024: The Power of Purpose
Former model, agent and advocate Bethann Hardison, French drag queen Nicky Doll and model-and-influencer couple Nara and Lucky Blue Smith spoke about challenging societal norms and finding their power.
Amazon Questioned by Congress Over Growing TikTok Relationship
In a closed-door meeting with the House Select Committee on China, Amazon representatives faced scrutiny over their new partnership with TikTok.
BoF VOICES 2024: Global Culture and Creativity
Valentino’s Alessandro Michele and Jacopo Venturini, On founder David Allemann and Skims co-founder Jens Grede and more spoke about creativity and culture.
A Famed Dining Room Returns to Harrods
Harrods has revamped its Georgian restaurant, now a lavish 164-seat dining destination, continuing the department store’s legacy of retail theatre.
Beauty’s Slowdown Goes Global
While nowhere near as dire as luxury fashion, beauty is seeing consumer momentum wane globally.
Exclusive: Dolce & Gabbana to Collaborate With Skims
The Italian luxury brand will bring a colourful ‘dolce vita’ aesthetic to Kim Kardashian’s shapewear label.
LVMH Moves Alexandre Arnault to Headquarters, Fuelling Succession Talk
Arnault is exiting his role at Tiffany in the conglomerate’s latest executive shakeup. He’ll become deputy CEO of the group’s wine and spirits unit, Moët Hennessy, under Jean-Jacques Guiony.
Julie Bornstein Unveils the ‘ChatGPT of Shopping’ at BoF VOICES 2024
In the first public demonstration of her new AI shopping platform, Daydream, the fashion e-commerce veteran outlined her vision of how generative AI will transform product search and discovery.
BoF VOICES 2024: The Next Phase of Generative AI
In the third session of VOICES, some of fashion’s most promising innovators grappled with the costs and benefits of this century’s most exciting technology.