Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Owner Kenvue in $40 Billion Deal
Kimberly-Clark Corp. agreed to buy Kenvue Inc. in a cash and stock deal that values the consumer-health company that owns brands like Tylenol at about $40 billion.
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The Defining Fashion Stories of 2023
Imran Amed reviews the most important fashion stories of the year and shares his predictions on what this means for the industry in 2024.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Witch Who Stole Christmas
Welcome back to Haul of Fame, the beauty roundup of new products, new ideas and a luxury justification for your tween Goth phase.
How Fashion’s Business Model Is Wasteful by Design
Excess is built into the economics of the industry at every step of the value chain, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.
The Year Ahead: Deconstructing Fast Fashion’s Future
Fast-fashion challengers, led by Shein and Temu, are changing tactics around price, customer experience and speed. Success for disruptors and incumbents will likely hinge on their ability to adapt to fiercer competition and other pressures, The State of Fashion 2024 reports.
The Year Ahead: How Gen AI Is Reshaping Fashion’s Creativity
After generative AI’s breakout year in 2023, The State of Fashion 2024 examines emerging use cases across creative industries, including fashion.
The Year Ahead: How Brands Are Reinventing Outdoor Wear
The lines between functionality and style will continue to blur as consumers continue to embrace ”gorpcore” and competition increases among technical outdoor wear players, according to The State of Fashion 2024.
BoF Masterclass | How to Launch and Grow a Hero Product
Watch on demand a BoF Professional Masterclass that explores the topic in our Case Study, “How to Launch and Grow a Hero Product”.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Public Becomes Private
Under eye patches make their case for out of the house attire, and Sofia Richie Grainge plots a beauty line.
The Year Ahead: The Future of Fashion Deal-Making
For fashion’s private market investors, deal-making may provide less-than-ideal returns and raise questions about the long-term value creation opportunities across parts of the fashion industry, reports The State of Fashion 2024.
Musinsa: The K-Fashion Ecosystem Goes Global
The expanding popularity of K-culture is helping South Korean brands and retailers like Musinsa gain global recognition, explains CEO in an interview for The State of Fashion 2024.
The Year Ahead: Mapping the Next Wave of Supply Chain Pressures
The State of Fashion 2024 explains why consumer volatility could trigger what’s known in supply chains circles as the “bullwhip effect,” in which small changes in demand can cause increasing large fluctuations upstream and downstream.
The Year Ahead: How Fashion Is Responding to the Return of Global Travel
With travel expected to soon surpass pre-pandemic levels, The State of Fashion 2024 unpacks how brands and retailers are adapting to strategies to connect with vacation-focused consumers.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush to Step Down
On Thursday, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced that CEO Caroline Rush will step down from her position from June 2025, ending a 16-year run.