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Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is an American fashion brand, founded by the designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York. The company produces apparel, accessories, footwear and home collections, with lines including Polo Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren Purple Label.

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Luxury

Ralph Lauren Posts Worse-Than-Expected Quarterly Loss

The American luxury brand has been hit hard by the economic fallout of Covid-19, with net revenue declining 15.4 percent to $1.27 billion in the fourth quarter.


Retail

Canada Goose Lays Off 125 Workers

The outerwear brand has cut 2.5 percent of it global workforce in a bid to mitigate the financial losses caused by the pandemic, just months after suspending the long-term outlook for the year.


Financial Markets

For Luxury, Hope Springs Eternal

Investors in the sector are looking beyond a troublesome second quarter to greener pastures in the second half of 2020.


China

Where Should Fashion Brands Manufacture Now?

As the global economy faces a pandemic that respects no borders, smart fashion businesses are re-examining China’s place in their supply chain. Six sourcing experts weigh in on the debate.


Global Markets

Fashion Workers Left Destitute in India

By cancelling orders with Indian suppliers during the country’s chaotic lockdown, global brands are making impoverished workers even more vulnerable in a market where 60 million people depend on the fashion industry for their livelihood.


Retail

How Amazon Fashion Could Save a Generation of Designers

The deep-pocketed e-commerce giant could use its unrivalled platform to support young designers and connect a universe of independent labels with millions of digital consumers, swiftly establishing itself as one of the world’s top fashion destinations.


Luxury

For Luxury, an Acceleration of the Inevitable

Will the coronavirus pandemic change the way consumers shop forever? When it comes to the market for personal luxury goods, expect behaviour to shift far more quickly than anticipated.


Beauty

BoF Exclusive | Huda Kattan to Forgo Salary for the Year Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Kattan’s family members linked to the business will also be forgoing their wages for the rest of 2020.


Financial Markets

Industry Sees Hope in China, as Coronavirus Takes Toll in the West

Coronavirus is spreading across the world with signs of recovery in Asia offset by growing pandemonium in Europe and the United States.


News & Analysis

Should Fashion Skip a Season?

The risks and rewards of not producing the Autumn/Winter 2020 collections.