Luxury Perfume Line Roja London Acquired by Extravaganza Beauty
Master perfumer and founder Roja Dove will remain with the brand in a new consultancy role.
consumers
Direct-to-Consumer
Wholesale Brands Want to Be the New DTC Disruptors
Brands that once ruled multi-brand retailers are investing in DTC to build connections with customers and improve their margins. But like digitally native brands before them, they’re finding fatter profits remain elusive.
Wholesale Brands Want to Be the New DTC Disruptors
Brands that once ruled multi-brand retailers are investing in DTC to build connections with customers and improve their margins. But like digitally native brands before them, they’re finding fatter profits remain elusive.
Retail
Can Timberland Be More Than Just a Boot Brand?
After years of flat sales, the VF Corp.-owned shoemaker is looking to clarify its sometimes muddled image with consumers. On deck: product innovation, buzzy collaborations and more apparel.
Can Timberland Be More Than Just a Boot Brand?
After years of flat sales, the VF Corp.-owned shoemaker is looking to clarify its sometimes muddled image with consumers. On deck: product innovation, buzzy collaborations and more apparel.
Beauty
What Happens When Consumers Don’t Trust ‘Clean’
‘Clean’ products have been a driving force in beauty for years. But with no universal standards, the confusion surrounding that label is threatening both its use as a measure of product safety and in marketing.
What Happens When Consumers Don’t Trust ‘Clean’
‘Clean’ products have been a driving force in beauty for years. But with no universal standards, the confusion surrounding that label is threatening both its use as a measure of product safety and in marketing.
Global Markets
The BoF Podcast | How Brands Can Court Luxury Shoppers in Japan
Christine Edman, executive officer of Japanese e-commerce site Zozo, talks about what makes the country’s consumers tick, and how the fashion landscape is set to shift in the years ahead.
The BoF Podcast | How Brands Can Court Luxury Shoppers in Japan
Christine Edman, executive officer of Japanese e-commerce site Zozo, talks about what makes the country’s consumers tick, and how the fashion landscape is set to shift in the years ahead.
China
How China’s ‘Revenge Travel’ Will Boost Luxury
Mainland shoppers have flocked to local tourism hubs like Macau and Hainan over Chinese New Year and are expected to visit Asian destinations like Thailand and Singapore before returning in droves to European fashion capitals later this year.
How China’s ‘Revenge Travel’ Will Boost Luxury
Mainland shoppers have flocked to local tourism hubs like Macau and Hainan over Chinese New Year and are expected to visit Asian destinations like Thailand and Singapore before returning in droves to European fashion capitals later this year.
Workplace & Talent
Explainer: The Myths and Realities of Retail Crime
The impact of losses caused by shoplifting is complicated, and numbers alone don’t tell the whole story — the consequences can reach everything from employee morale to customer experience.
Explainer: The Myths and Realities of Retail Crime
The impact of losses caused by shoplifting is complicated, and numbers alone don’t tell the whole story — the consequences can reach everything from employee morale to customer experience.
Retail
Ssense Is the Latest Fashion Company to Reduce Headcount
The Montreal-based e-commerce retailer laid off 138 employees last week, or 7 percent of its total workforce.
Ssense Is the Latest Fashion Company to Reduce Headcount
The Montreal-based e-commerce retailer laid off 138 employees last week, or 7 percent of its total workforce.
Retail
Shein’s Years of Explosive Growth Are Over. What’s Next?
The fast-fashion retailer has seen sales decline in six of the last seven months, as the novelty of its endless selection of trendy, ultra-cheap clothes wears off.
Shein’s Years of Explosive Growth Are Over. What’s Next?
The fast-fashion retailer has seen sales decline in six of the last seven months, as the novelty of its endless selection of trendy, ultra-cheap clothes wears off.
Retail
BoF Insights | How to Prevent Supply Chain Headaches Turning Into a ‘Big Migraine’
Pandemic-related disruptions of supply chains may be dissipating, but the pressure on brands to mitigate the risks of bottlenecks is not.
BoF Insights | How to Prevent Supply Chain Headaches Turning Into a ‘Big Migraine’
Pandemic-related disruptions of supply chains may be dissipating, but the pressure on brands to mitigate the risks of bottlenecks is not.
Global Markets
How South Asians Help Run Dubai’s Fashion Industry
People of Indian and Pakistani heritage are critical to the UAE’s fashion sector, leading billion-dollar retail empires, trading textiles and jewellery and stitching garments for Middle Eastern brands.
How South Asians Help Run Dubai’s Fashion Industry
People of Indian and Pakistani heritage are critical to the UAE’s fashion sector, leading billion-dollar retail empires, trading textiles and jewellery and stitching garments for Middle Eastern brands.
Luxury
Milan Quietly Gears Up for Return of Big-Spending Chinese Tourists
Some stores in via Montenapoleone, the heart of Milan’s most exclusive shopping area, are displaying clothes and accessories dedicated to the Lunar New Year after two years disrupted by the pandemic even though Chinese tourists are yet to return in big numbers.
Milan Quietly Gears Up for Return of Big-Spending Chinese Tourists
Some stores in via Montenapoleone, the heart of Milan’s most exclusive shopping area, are displaying clothes and accessories dedicated to the Lunar New Year after two years disrupted by the pandemic even though Chinese tourists are yet to return in big numbers.
Retail
UK Retail Sales Had Worst Year on Record in Spending Squeeze
UK retail sales fell unexpectedly last month, capping the worst year on record after a cost-of-living squeeze forced consumers to pay more for fewer goods.
UK Retail Sales Had Worst Year on Record in Spending Squeeze
UK retail sales fell unexpectedly last month, capping the worst year on record after a cost-of-living squeeze forced consumers to pay more for fewer goods.
The News in Brief
UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August
Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills.
EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns
Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI glasses with Meta.
Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
Alexandre Arnault Joins Nike’s Board of Directors
The LVMH executive joins Nike’s board as the sportswear giant prepares to be removed from the S&P 100 index after nearly two decades.
Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.