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Zara is an Inditex-owned retailer headquartered in Arteixo, Spain and is one of the largest international fashion companies globally.

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Retail

Zara Denies Rumours Stores Closed Due to Hong Kong Protests

The statement from the fast-fashion retailer comes as multinational businesses are increasingly ensnared in the volatility of Hong Kong's situation.

Retail

Zara Denies Rumours Stores Closed Due to Hong Kong Protests

The statement from the fast-fashion retailer comes as multinational businesses are increasingly ensnared in the volatility of Hong Kong's situation.


Beauty

Don’t Be Late to the $10 Billion African Beauty Party

MAC, Lancôme and L’Oréal Luxe labels are among global brands putting down roots in African megacities from Lagos to Abidjan. Yet most brands miss the mark because pan-African strategies are too blunt in a region needing hyper-localisation.

Beauty

Don’t Be Late to the $10 Billion African Beauty Party

MAC, Lancôme and L’Oréal Luxe labels are among global brands putting down roots in African megacities from Lagos to Abidjan. Yet most brands miss the mark because pan-African strategies are too blunt in a region needing hyper-localisation.


Technology

Fake Allbirds and Glossier Dupes: DTC Brands Are Battling Counterfeits and Knockoffs

Direct-to-consumer brands like Allbirds, Glossier and Rothy’s are battling counterfeiters and copycats. These startups now face a problem even big-budgeted luxury brands can't fix.

Technology

Fake Allbirds and Glossier Dupes: DTC Brands Are Battling Counterfeits and Knockoffs

Direct-to-consumer brands like Allbirds, Glossier and Rothy’s are battling counterfeiters and copycats. These startups now face a problem even big-budgeted luxury brands can't fix.


News & Analysis

Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?

This week everyone will be talking about Tiffany & Co. and the declining tourist trade, the Venice Film Festival and fashion's climate pact. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

News & Analysis

Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?

This week everyone will be talking about Tiffany & Co. and the declining tourist trade, the Venice Film Festival and fashion's climate pact. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


News & Analysis

Can Fashion’s Latest Sustainability Drive Make a Difference?

Brands are signing up to sustainability initiatives like they’re invitations to fashion week’s hottest parties. The jury’s out on whether their commitments will translate into real industry reform.

News & Analysis

Can Fashion’s Latest Sustainability Drive Make a Difference?

Brands are signing up to sustainability initiatives like they’re invitations to fashion week’s hottest parties. The jury’s out on whether their commitments will translate into real industry reform.


News & Analysis

Thredup Gets $175 Million in Funding

The funds will bring Thredup's total capital raised to more than $300 million.

News & Analysis

Thredup Gets $175 Million in Funding

The funds will bring Thredup's total capital raised to more than $300 million.


China

Escaping the Wrath of China’s Netizens

With brands seemingly unable to avoid outrage in the face of rising nationalism in the world’s largest luxury market, hiring chief diversity officers may not be enough.

China

Escaping the Wrath of China’s Netizens

With brands seemingly unable to avoid outrage in the face of rising nationalism in the world’s largest luxury market, hiring chief diversity officers may not be enough.


News & Analysis

Boohoo Wants to Beat Zara at Its Own Game

The UK-based company is already among the most successful among a new breed of ultra-fast online brands challenging retailers like Zara and H&M. Its latest acquisition of British brands Karen Millen and Coast signals broader ambitions.

News & Analysis

Boohoo Wants to Beat Zara at Its Own Game

The UK-based company is already among the most successful among a new breed of ultra-fast online brands challenging retailers like Zara and H&M. Its latest acquisition of British brands Karen Millen and Coast signals broader ambitions.


China

How to Break into China as a Niche Beauty Brand

Niche is all the rage in the world’s second largest beauty market. Here’s how brands can cash in on the opportunity.

China

How to Break into China as a Niche Beauty Brand

Niche is all the rage in the world’s second largest beauty market. Here’s how brands can cash in on the opportunity.


Retail

The Inner Workings of Victoria’s Secret: A Chairman and His Circle

Creative director Ed Razek is exiting Victoria’s Secret as the brand suffers from sinking sales and media reports of past links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But the root of the problem may be the very thing that made the company so successful in the first place: billionaire L Brands chairman Les Wexner’s tight grip on power.

Retail

The Inner Workings of Victoria’s Secret: A Chairman and His Circle

Creative director Ed Razek is exiting Victoria’s Secret as the brand suffers from sinking sales and media reports of past links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But the root of the problem may be the very thing that made the company so successful in the first place: billionaire L Brands chairman Les Wexner’s tight grip on power.