Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
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News & Analysis
BoF’s Latest Print Issue: 'A Connected World'
How does our increasingly interconnected world — with its opportunities and its challenges — impact the way we create, communicate and consume fashion?
BoF’s Latest Print Issue: 'A Connected World'
How does our increasingly interconnected world — with its opportunities and its challenges — impact the way we create, communicate and consume fashion?
Technology
Is Fashion Ready for the AI Revolution?
Artificial intelligence can help businesses align supply and demand, scale personal service and design better products.
Is Fashion Ready for the AI Revolution?
Artificial intelligence can help businesses align supply and demand, scale personal service and design better products.
News & Analysis
How Key Pieces Made a Comeback
A handful of brands are opting out of bold, one-season trends and placing an emphasis on simplified ranges of year-round product.
How Key Pieces Made a Comeback
A handful of brands are opting out of bold, one-season trends and placing an emphasis on simplified ranges of year-round product.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Clothes, Apple Watch Shipments, Souq.com Funding
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Clothes, Apple Watch Shipments, Souq.com Funding
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Technology
Vision Quest: 3 Technologies Shaping the Future of Fashion
How fashion companies can exploit three important innovations being talked about in tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: messaging, 3D printing and virtual reality.
Vision Quest: 3 Technologies Shaping the Future of Fashion
How fashion companies can exploit three important innovations being talked about in tech circles from Silicon Valley to Shenzhen: messaging, 3D printing and virtual reality.
Marketing
How Newspaper Supplements Took On Fashion Magazines
While commercial success among fashion magazines is uneven, supplements are a steady oasis of profitability. How are they doing it?
How Newspaper Supplements Took On Fashion Magazines
While commercial success among fashion magazines is uneven, supplements are a steady oasis of profitability. How are they doing it?
News & Analysis
Burberry Sues J.C. Penney For Selling Knockoffs
Burberry Group Plc sued J. C. Penney Co on Tuesday, accusing the US retailer of trademark infringement for selling outerwear that featured exact copies of its famous Burberry check pattern.
Burberry Sues J.C. Penney For Selling Knockoffs
Burberry Group Plc sued J. C. Penney Co on Tuesday, accusing the US retailer of trademark infringement for selling outerwear that featured exact copies of its famous Burberry check pattern.
Workplace & Talent
Abercrombie Executive Angelides Is Fired, Removing CEO Contender
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Christos Angelides, head of its namesake brand, has been fired, eliminating a potential contender to fill the teen retailer’s yearlong vacancy at the chief executive officer position.
Abercrombie Executive Angelides Is Fired, Removing CEO Contender
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Christos Angelides, head of its namesake brand, has been fired, eliminating a potential contender to fill the teen retailer’s yearlong vacancy at the chief executive officer position.
Financial Markets
H&M Blames Warm Weather Across US and Europe for Sales Miss
Hennes & Mauritz AB reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates as unseasonably mild weather weighed on demand in North America and Europe.
H&M Blames Warm Weather Across US and Europe for Sales Miss
Hennes & Mauritz AB reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates as unseasonably mild weather weighed on demand in North America and Europe.
Sustainability
How Fashion Brands Can Help Turn the Tide on Ocean Pollution
Adidas’ collaboration with Parley for the Oceans to create 3D-printed sneakers made from ocean waste sets an example for other brands.
How Fashion Brands Can Help Turn the Tide on Ocean Pollution
Adidas’ collaboration with Parley for the Oceans to create 3D-printed sneakers made from ocean waste sets an example for other brands.
Retail
In Digital Age, Holiday Windows Still Drive Sales
Despite the rising importance of digital touchpoints, brands and retailers are still pouring money into elaborate holiday windows. Why?
In Digital Age, Holiday Windows Still Drive Sales
Despite the rising importance of digital touchpoints, brands and retailers are still pouring money into elaborate holiday windows. Why?
Retail
Does the Young Designer/Big Retailer Dynamic Still Work?
Being stocked in a major department store is important to the growth of a young designer business, while also contributing to the image and identity of the store. But there are ups and downs in every relationship.
Does the Young Designer/Big Retailer Dynamic Still Work?
Being stocked in a major department store is important to the growth of a young designer business, while also contributing to the image and identity of the store. But there are ups and downs in every relationship.
The News in Brief
Arnault Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Richest as US Tech Dominates
The LVMH chairman’s net worth fell to $143 billion on Thursday, pulling him beneath Warren Buffett, Bloomberg reported.
Dior and A24 Announce Two-Year Collaboration
The partnership, which will kick off at the A24-owned, New York-based Cherry Lane Theatre, will comprise live events for film and theatre featuring established and emerging creative talent.
Princess Diana’s ‘Revenge Dress’ Comes to Auction at Sotheby’s
The black silk evening dress by Greek designer Christina Stambolian could fetch close to $300,000.
Macy’s Raises Annual Targets as Bloomingdale’s Drives Growth
The retailer's improved outlook reflects resilience among higher-income shoppers, despite broader economic uncertainty.
American Eagle Shares Slide on Margin Outlook, Weak Sales at Core Brands
Shares slumped over 11 percent in premarket trading Thursday, following a flat quarterly gross-margin forecast as persistent softness at the company's core brands outweighed a second-quarter revenue beat.
Primark to Start Home Delivery as Sales Fall Ahead of Split
The decision is a major about-face for the budget fashion chain as it tries to stem falling sales ahead of its split from Associated British Foods.
Nike Reassures Executives That Its Stock Is Still in the S&P 500
An internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg sought to clear up misunderstandings around the brand’s coming removal from the S&P 100.