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BoF VOICES 2024: Fashion’s Next Moves
Industry insiders including designers Simon Porte Jacquemus and Glenn Martens, H&M CEO Daniel Ervér, e-commerce executives Lauren Santo Domingo and Michael Kliger and more spoke about key challenges and opportunities for their businesses and fashion at large. Meanwhile, McKinsey provided an outlook for 2025.
Starmer Plans to Leave Scrutiny of Shein IPO to UK Regulator
The UK government plans to defer scrutiny of Shein’s potential London stock listing to the Financial Conduct Authority, avoiding a deeper examination of the Chinese retailer’s labour practices despite calls from some Labour MPs to strengthen protections.
LVMH Would Take €800 Million Hit From France’s Planned Tax Hike
The proposal calls for a temporary increase for companies with revenue in France above €1 billion.
How Trump’s Tech Policies Will Impact Fashion
The TikTok ban, social-media moderation, AI and crypto are among the parts of the technology landscape the Trump administration could reshape.
Every Fashion Label Wants a Beauty Brand. Is There Room for All of Them?
Amid a luxury fashion slowdown, brands are launching full beauty lines at a record pace as they jostle to find their position in a crowded market.
Exclusive: H&M to Collaborate with Glenn Martens
The buzzy Belgian designer known for his work at Y/Project and Diesel will create a collection for the Swedish fast-fashion giant, CEO Daniel Ervér and Martens revealed at BoF VOICES 2024. The move is part of a wider push to reassert H&M’s fashion credentials.
‘Functional Luxury’: How Rimowa Keeps Growing in a Downturn
After quadrupling sales in five years following LVMH’s acquisition, the German luggage maker is seeing continued momentum during rocky times for high-end shopping, including in China. CEO Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert says the brand is focusing on functionality and innovation, including its first push into the handbag category.
BoF VOICES 2024: Confronting an Age of Uncertainty
Former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, indigenous environmental activist Nemonte Nenquimo and McKinsey Global Institute chair Sven Smit unpack the cultural, economic, political and technological forces reforging the global landscape.
Worldview | Singles’ Day Uncertainty Follows China Stimulus Disappointment
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Botswanan diamonds, Vogue Philippines and Latin America’s e-commerce giant.
Inside the Search for the Next Cerave
The L’Oréal-owned skincare line grew its sales almost five times between 2017 and 2021, riding a wave of enthusiasm for straightforward, affordable, expert-approved skincare, and becoming an industry-shaping force in beauty. Other mass brands are hoping for their moment in the spotlight.
Why Weirdness Is Selling in Men’s Denim
Young, fashion-forward men are buying up jeans with bold graphic prints, distinctive embellishments and extremely baggy silhouettes, creating opportunities for niche denim labels and mass retailers alike.
How to Lower Prices Without Hurting Your Brand
With fashion’s pricing power reaching its limit, brands are grappling with how to cut prices without damaging their reputation or value.