Zalando Launches AI Shopping Agent as Discounts Squeeze Margins
Zalando reported a 0.9 percentage-point drop in its third-quarter gross profit margin to 38.7%, missing market expectations, according to analysts at Jefferies and JPMorgan.
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Workplace & Talent
This Week on BoF Careers: Markus Lupfer, Co, Orla Kiely
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
News & Analysis
At the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Winning Isn't Everything
It’s been more than 10 years since the most famous of fashion competitions was born, but what role does ‘the Fund’ play in today’s fashion landscape? BoF gets an exclusive, inside look at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
Workplace & Talent
Power Moves | Elbaz Exits Lanvin, LVMH's Management Shuffle, Green to Chanel
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Global Markets
Fashion Entrepreneurs Stitch Together India and Pakistan
A bonanza awaits fashion entrepreneurs who can build bridges between India and Pakistan. But can business interests overcome a deeply troubled past?
News & Analysis
Taking Stock: Charlotte Stockdale's 20-Year Styling Career
The veteran stylist and fashion director tells BoF about the highs of being Karl’s right hand at Fendi, her need for autonomy, and pretending to work for Vogue Paris to get ahead.
Workplace & Talent
Alber Elbaz: "I Hope that Lanvin Finds the Business Vision it Needs"
In a personal statement, Alber Elbaz has confirmed he was ousted from his position as the creative director of Lanvin after 14 years.
Luxury
Money Well Spent? Why Fashion Companies Spend Big on Lobbying Governments
Each year, fashion companies and organisations spend millions of dollars pushing their agenda by lobbying. Does it work?
News & Analysis
Fendi Opens New Headquarters, as Industry Mulls Simons' Exit from Dior
As the fashion world was still reacting to the news of Raf Simons’ Dior exit, Fendi was opening its new HQ in Rome. Imran Amed spoke to Karl Lagerfeld, Silvia Venturini Fendi and Pietro Beccari about the brand's monumental milestone.
News & Analysis
Behind InStyle's Splashy New Red Carpet Awards
The celebrity-driven glossy is getting into the awards game with a new franchise trumpeting what it says it knows best: the red carpet. Will advertisers bite?
Workplace & Talent
Power Moves | Simons Exits Dior, Lanphear Leaves Maxim, Lululemon Appoints Creative Director
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Luxury
How to Fix the House of Gucci
While Gucci’s third quarter results may be nothing to write home about, improved financial performance should herald Gucci’s return as early as spring, as the ‘Michele cure’ starts to take effect.
Workplace & Talent
Raf Simons Leaving Dior
Raf Simons is exiting his role as artistic director of women’s haute couture, ready-to-wear and accessory collections of Dior.
The News in Brief
Unilever Plans €1 Billion in Savings to Ramp Up Turnaround
Unilever Plc plans to save €1 billion ($1.1 billion) by the end of 2029 to accelerate Chief Executive Officer Fernando Fernandez’s overhaul of the consumer goods company.
Indian Jeweller Giva Raises $100 Million to Fuel Retail Expansion
The Bengaluru-based company plans to use the mammoth funding round to boost manufacturing and more than double its store count to over 1,000 locations.
Bangladesh Garment Workers Stage Fourth Day of Wage Protests
The unrest has intensified despite the government forming a wage board to review pay levels, with violent clashes shuttering factories and injuring dozens of people.
Retail Still a Weak Spot as Reliance Profits Beat Expectations
The Indian oil-to-telecom giant saw its market value jump by a record $19 billion as earnings surged, but its retail division continues to lag.
Hugo Boss Cuts Outlook Citing Weak Demand, Higher Costs
The German fashion house, recently taken over by Britain’s Frasers Group, is in the midst of a second turnaround effort under CEO Daniel Grieder.
Diotima’s Rachel Scott, Ralph Lauren Take Home Top Prizes at CFDA Awards
Colleen Allen won the emerging designer of the year award; Tory Burch, Linda Fargo and more take home honours.
Ye Announces ‘Yeezy Season 01’ Runway Show in Los Angeles
The show will unveil the brand’s first-ever flagship store and mark Ye’s first full-scale runway presentation in four years.