Zara
Zara is an Inditex-owned retailer headquartered in Arteixo, Spain and is one of the largest international fashion companies globally.
Rosalia Mera Co-Founder of Inditex Clothing Firm Dies Age 69
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish company that owns the Zara chain of clothing stores says co-founder Rosalia Mera has died. She was 69 and Spain's richest
H&M Joins Battle for US E-Shoppers
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Budget fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz launched an e-commerce operation in the United States on Thursday, taking on rivals in
Long Overlooked, the Flourishing Philippines
The Philippines has long been overshadowed by its larger neighbours and underestimated by international fashion brands. Now the country is reporting faster economic growth than China. BoF reports.
H&M Aiming to Catch Zara With Delayed American Web Push
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Hennes & Mauritz AB began selling cheap-chic clothes online in Sweden about the same time Google Inc. started crunching its first
M&S Banks on Revival With $305 Leather Dress for 55-Plus
LONDON, United Kingdom — Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the 129-year-old British fashion retailer, is counting on shoppers like Lady Miloska Nott to
Op-Ed | Is Digital Imagery Creating Cut-and-Paste Fashion Trends?
The rise of high definition, highly accessible digital documentation is driving cut-and-paste fashion trends, argues Liroy Choufan.
In China, Hangzhou Brands Face Identity Crisis
Hundreds of women’s fashion businesses, born in the mid-1990s in Hangzhou, China, based their success on mediocre, embellished copies of global best sellers, cheap commercial distribution, and high margins. But in today's highly competitive China market, where brand matters more than ever, Hangzhou labels face a serious identity crisis. BoF reports.
Chile, Punching Above its Weight
In the next instalment of Market GPS, BoF examines Chile, a sliver of a country just a couple of hundred miles wide that's dwarfed by its Latin American neighbours, but rich with opportunity, thanks to a stable democracy, steady economic growth and a sophisticated retail infrastructure.
North American Retailers Set 5-Year Bangladesh Factory Plan
WASHINGTON DC, United States — Nearly 20 North American retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Gap Inc unveiled a 5-year safety plan for
From Cotton Fields to Luxury Shirts, How Luthai Moved Up the Value Chain
In the first in a series of case studies from the fast-evolving China market, BoF reports on Luthai, a world leading dyed-yarn fabric weaver whose rise illustrates how China’s textiles industry is shifting from a focus on low-priced exports to a new business model built around productivity, product innovation and domestic market demand.