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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

How Revolve Plans to Turn a Mega-Influencer Into a Fashion Mogul

Revolve pioneered the concept of using influencer marketing to sell fashion. Now the retailer wants to use its network of social media stars to launch more brands of its own.

Retail

How Revolve Plans to Turn a Mega-Influencer Into a Fashion Mogul

Revolve pioneered the concept of using influencer marketing to sell fashion. Now the retailer wants to use its network of social media stars to launch more brands of its own.


Luxury

Gabriela Hearst: A New Kind of Old Luxury

At a time when the idea of ‘American luxury’ can feel like an oxymoron, the Uruguayan-American entrepreneur has attracted backing from French luxury group LVMH for her honest vision, marrying beautifully crafted collections with sustainable business practices.

Luxury

Gabriela Hearst: A New Kind of Old Luxury

At a time when the idea of ‘American luxury’ can feel like an oxymoron, the Uruguayan-American entrepreneur has attracted backing from French luxury group LVMH for her honest vision, marrying beautifully crafted collections with sustainable business practices.


China

Tricky Time to Invest in Chinese Assets

Sceptics worry that venture capital might be drying up in China. Where does that leave brands seeking investment in China’s emerging fashion industry? Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

China

Tricky Time to Invest in Chinese Assets

Sceptics worry that venture capital might be drying up in China. Where does that leave brands seeking investment in China’s emerging fashion industry? Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.


News & Analysis

What Fenty Beauty and Dollar General Have in Common

Cheap, blandly packaged private-label makeup lines are on the decline, while glamorous "exclusive" collections are all the rage. Turns out the two have more in common than at first glance.

News & Analysis

What Fenty Beauty and Dollar General Have in Common

Cheap, blandly packaged private-label makeup lines are on the decline, while glamorous "exclusive" collections are all the rage. Turns out the two have more in common than at first glance.


News & Analysis

The Key to Selling Makeup to Gen Z: Meet Them IRL

For young consumers, online shopping is the norm in practically every category - except beauty, where 90 percent still shop in stores. Here's how retailers create in-store shopping experiences that can attract legions of mobile-addicted teens.

News & Analysis

The Key to Selling Makeup to Gen Z: Meet Them IRL

For young consumers, online shopping is the norm in practically every category - except beauty, where 90 percent still shop in stores. Here's how retailers create in-store shopping experiences that can attract legions of mobile-addicted teens.


Sustainability

The Week Ahead: Instagram's Checkout Feature Is Already Changing How We Shop Online

This week, everyone will be talking about Facebook's quarterly results, Earth Day, Fashion Revolution Week and BoF West. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Sustainability

The Week Ahead: Instagram's Checkout Feature Is Already Changing How We Shop Online

This week, everyone will be talking about Facebook's quarterly results, Earth Day, Fashion Revolution Week and BoF West. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Financial Markets

Op-Ed | Fashion Needs a New Business Model. Speed Is the Answer.

Fashion businesses need to move faster to remain competitive. But speeding up means more than chasing trends – brands must realign their entire supply chain to create both market and social value.

Financial Markets

Op-Ed | Fashion Needs a New Business Model. Speed Is the Answer.

Fashion businesses need to move faster to remain competitive. But speeding up means more than chasing trends – brands must realign their entire supply chain to create both market and social value.


Sustainability

H&M to Trial Vintage Clothing Sales

The fast fashion group will pilot online sales of second-hand garments on the Swedish site of its & Other Stories brand.

Sustainability

H&M to Trial Vintage Clothing Sales

The fast fashion group will pilot online sales of second-hand garments on the Swedish site of its & Other Stories brand.


Technology

End of the Model Agency as We Know It?

New digital apps are providing some of the services offered by traditional agencies at much lower commissions.

Technology

End of the Model Agency as We Know It?

New digital apps are providing some of the services offered by traditional agencies at much lower commissions.


Retail

The Week Ahead: UK Faces Brexit Crunch Time. Again.

This week, everyone will be talking about Brexit, Galeries Lafayette's opening against the backdrop of the Yellow Vest protests in Paris and H&M's latest earnings report. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

The Week Ahead: UK Faces Brexit Crunch Time. Again.

This week, everyone will be talking about Brexit, Galeries Lafayette's opening against the backdrop of the Yellow Vest protests in Paris and H&M's latest earnings report. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.