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Retail

Why Intermix Was a Private Equity Opportunity

The party-friendly retailer failed to flourish under Gap Inc., but investor Altamont is looking to cash in on tremendous growth in the online luxury space.

Retail

Why Intermix Was a Private Equity Opportunity

The party-friendly retailer failed to flourish under Gap Inc., but investor Altamont is looking to cash in on tremendous growth in the online luxury space.


Sustainability

Sustainability Comes At a Cost. Fashion Isn’t Paying.

Billions of dollars of investment are needed if the industry is to operate more sustainably. But there is little evidence brands are prepared to pay for it, according to new analysis from The BoF Sustainability Index.

Sustainability

Sustainability Comes At a Cost. Fashion Isn’t Paying.

Billions of dollars of investment are needed if the industry is to operate more sustainably. But there is little evidence brands are prepared to pay for it, according to new analysis from The BoF Sustainability Index.


Sustainability

Fashion’s New Materials Frontier

The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.

Sustainability

Fashion’s New Materials Frontier

The fashion industry relies on an extractive business model. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to establish raw material supply chains with a positive impact on people and planet in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.


Sustainability

Fashion Is Still Failing on Workers’ Rights

The fashion industry runs on systemic inequality and social injustice. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to protect workers in their supply chain in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.

Sustainability

Fashion Is Still Failing on Workers’ Rights

The fashion industry runs on systemic inequality and social injustice. BoF assesses companies’ efforts to protect workers in their supply chain in the latest in a series of articles examining the findings of The BoF Sustainability Index.


Sustainability

Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.

Sustainability

Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.


Global Markets

How to Leverage Myntra to Expand in India

Partnering with the e-commerce giant is an increasingly popular way to tap the India opportunity but it comes with downsides like deep discounting.

Global Markets

How to Leverage Myntra to Expand in India

Partnering with the e-commerce giant is an increasingly popular way to tap the India opportunity but it comes with downsides like deep discounting.


Sustainability

Fashion’s Untapped Opportunity to Fight Climate Change

The biggest sources of emissions are hidden deep in the industry’s supply chain. Here’s how some brands and activists are looking to fix that.

Sustainability

Fashion’s Untapped Opportunity to Fight Climate Change

The biggest sources of emissions are hidden deep in the industry’s supply chain. Here’s how some brands and activists are looking to fix that.


Retail

Black Friday and Fashion’s Cloudy Holiday Outlook

This week, everyone will be talking about the kickoff to the holiday shopping season, financial results from a trio of mall brands and the status of Brexit negotiations. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

Black Friday and Fashion’s Cloudy Holiday Outlook

This week, everyone will be talking about the kickoff to the holiday shopping season, financial results from a trio of mall brands and the status of Brexit negotiations. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Workplace & Talent

How to Create More Inclusive Recruitment Processes — Download the White Paper

BoF talks to 8 global experts to learn how fashion companies can help create a more diverse and inclusive workforce by overhauling their hiring practices.

Workplace & Talent

How to Create More Inclusive Recruitment Processes — Download the White Paper

BoF talks to 8 global experts to learn how fashion companies can help create a more diverse and inclusive workforce by overhauling their hiring practices.


Retail

Case Study | How to Build a Customer-Centric Brand

For 50 years, Urban Outfitters has managed to ride the waves of mid-priced apparel retail without succumbing to the steady decline of its competitors. The key to the success of its brand stable — which also includes Anthropologie, Free People and Nuuly — is the company’s belief that the customer should define the product mix, not the merchant.

Retail

Case Study | How to Build a Customer-Centric Brand

For 50 years, Urban Outfitters has managed to ride the waves of mid-priced apparel retail without succumbing to the steady decline of its competitors. The key to the success of its brand stable — which also includes Anthropologie, Free People and Nuuly — is the company’s belief that the customer should define the product mix, not the merchant.