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Luxury

How Selfridges Plans to Lock in the 1%

The UK department store chain’s new ‘members club’ — the biggest renovation to its London flagship in a decade — merges private shopping, hospitality and a stage for brand experiences with the logic of an airline loyalty scheme. BoF has the first look.

Luxury

How Selfridges Plans to Lock in the 1%

The UK department store chain’s new ‘members club’ — the biggest renovation to its London flagship in a decade — merges private shopping, hospitality and a stage for brand experiences with the logic of an airline loyalty scheme. BoF has the first look.


Retail

Fear of God CEO Exits Label

Bastien Daguzan is stepping away from the brand founded by Jerry Lorenzo as it eliminates the chief executive role.

Retail

Fear of God CEO Exits Label

Bastien Daguzan is stepping away from the brand founded by Jerry Lorenzo as it eliminates the chief executive role.


Entrepreneurship

Zane Li, Marcelle Barbosa Among Fashion Trust US 2026 Award Recipients

The fourth annual gathering awarded five emerging labels with grant money and mentorship at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Entrepreneurship

Zane Li, Marcelle Barbosa Among Fashion Trust US 2026 Award Recipients

The fourth annual gathering awarded five emerging labels with grant money and mentorship at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday.


Sustainability

The Debrief | Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine?

BoF correspondent Shayeza Walid joins The Debrief to unpack H&M’s unprecedented climate progress paired with a dip in sales — and whether the Swedish giant can escape being slotted in the middle of the pack of the fashion market.

Sustainability

The Debrief | Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine?

BoF correspondent Shayeza Walid joins The Debrief to unpack H&M’s unprecedented climate progress paired with a dip in sales — and whether the Swedish giant can escape being slotted in the middle of the pack of the fashion market.


Luxury

How to Bring Back a Beloved Watchmaker: The Resurrection of Universal Genève

Breitling CEO Georges Kern wanted to add more to his company’s offering to satisfy its private equity ownership. So he dug into history to find one of the watch collecting community’s favourite lost brands.

Luxury

How to Bring Back a Beloved Watchmaker: The Resurrection of Universal Genève

Breitling CEO Georges Kern wanted to add more to his company’s offering to satisfy its private equity ownership. So he dug into history to find one of the watch collecting community’s favourite lost brands.


Luxury

Galeries Lafayette Q1 Sales Stable Despite Middle East War

The French department store chain, which plans to invest €260 million through 2030, saw a 14 percent uptick in sales from Middle Eastern clients in March as overall sales for the quarter remained flat.

Luxury

Galeries Lafayette Q1 Sales Stable Despite Middle East War

The French department store chain, which plans to invest €260 million through 2030, saw a 14 percent uptick in sales from Middle Eastern clients in March as overall sales for the quarter remained flat.


Luxury

Swatch Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Activist Investor’s Bid for Board Seat

The luxury watch owner has urged shareholders to reject activist investor Steven Wood’s renewed board bid, as it moves to defend its governance and luxury brand strategy.

Luxury

Swatch Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Activist Investor’s Bid for Board Seat

The luxury watch owner has urged shareholders to reject activist investor Steven Wood’s renewed board bid, as it moves to defend its governance and luxury brand strategy.


Global Markets

Indian Jeweller Titan Reports Surging Domestic Sales

The jewellery maker, known for its Tanishq and CaratLane brands, posted a 42 percent rise in quarterly domestic sales as consumers ‌in ⁠the world’s most populous country splurged on gold.

Global Markets

Indian Jeweller Titan Reports Surging Domestic Sales

The jewellery maker, known for its Tanishq and CaratLane brands, posted a 42 percent rise in quarterly domestic sales as consumers ‌in ⁠the world’s most populous country splurged on gold.


Luxury

Italian Court Lifts Controls Placed on Valentino Unit Over Labour Practices

The special administration imposed on a ‌unit of the luxury group over labour practices of its Chinese-owned subcontractors has ended early.

Luxury

Italian Court Lifts Controls Placed on Valentino Unit Over Labour Practices

The special administration imposed on a ‌unit of the luxury group over labour practices of its Chinese-owned subcontractors has ended early.


Beauty

Puig, Estée Lauder Founding Families to Meet for Combination Talks

The founding ‌families of the Spanish firm and US cosmetics giant will meet this week in New York to negotiate the terms of a potential business combination, a source said.

Beauty

Puig, Estée Lauder Founding Families to Meet for Combination Talks

The founding ‌families of the Spanish firm and US cosmetics giant will meet this week in New York to negotiate the terms of a potential business combination, a source said.


Beauty

How War Is Exposing Beauty’s Packaging Problem

From soaring plastic costs to aluminium supply shocks, the US-Israel war with Iran is unraveling the beauty industry’s overreliance on plastic packaging and infrastructural gap for affordable and scalable climate-friendly solutions.

Beauty

How War Is Exposing Beauty’s Packaging Problem

From soaring plastic costs to aluminium supply shocks, the US-Israel war with Iran is unraveling the beauty industry’s overreliance on plastic packaging and infrastructural gap for affordable and scalable climate-friendly solutions.


Technology

The Fashion Jobs Where AI Shines, and Where It Struggles

Companies have raced to put large language models to use for jobs from generating images to writing code, but to get the best use of this innovative form of AI, they need to know its limits and how to navigate around them.

Technology

The Fashion Jobs Where AI Shines, and Where It Struggles

Companies have raced to put large language models to use for jobs from generating images to writing code, but to get the best use of this innovative form of AI, they need to know its limits and how to navigate around them.