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.
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Retail
Boohoo Forecasts Revenue Decline as Consumers Spend Less
Boohoo Group Plc forecast a double-digit decline in revenue as inflation-squeezed consumers cut back on buying clothes online and return to stores that were shut during Covid lockdowns.
Boohoo Forecasts Revenue Decline as Consumers Spend Less
Boohoo Group Plc forecast a double-digit decline in revenue as inflation-squeezed consumers cut back on buying clothes online and return to stores that were shut during Covid lockdowns.
Retail
What American Retailers Can Learn From European Department Stores
Creative experiences and a less-standardised approach to operations and design have helped iconic stores like Selfridges, Liberty and Le Bon Marché resist multi-brand retail’s decline.
What American Retailers Can Learn From European Department Stores
Creative experiences and a less-standardised approach to operations and design have helped iconic stores like Selfridges, Liberty and Le Bon Marché resist multi-brand retail’s decline.
Retail
The Debrief | Why Getting Dressed Up Is Here to Stay in 2023
Occasionwear’s late-pandemic comeback may have felt like a reactionary fluke, but retailers and designers are betting it’s more than a trend.
The Debrief | Why Getting Dressed Up Is Here to Stay in 2023
Occasionwear’s late-pandemic comeback may have felt like a reactionary fluke, but retailers and designers are betting it’s more than a trend.
Partner Content
From Sustainability to Hyper-Connectivity: Discovering What the Future Holds for Physical Luxury Retail
Royalmount is a forthcoming mixed-use shopping district in Montreal oriented around sustainability, inclusivity and connectivity; in a new partnership with Royalmount, BoF Insights will explore how such developments could set the standard for physical retail of the future.
From Sustainability to Hyper-Connectivity: Discovering What the Future Holds for Physical Luxury Retail
Royalmount is a forthcoming mixed-use shopping district in Montreal oriented around sustainability, inclusivity and connectivity; in a new partnership with Royalmount, BoF Insights will explore how such developments could set the standard for physical retail of the future.
Retail
What Fashion Can Learn From Gen-Z’s Approach to Gender
Young consumers are pushing brands to reconsider their approach to gendered collections.
What Fashion Can Learn From Gen-Z’s Approach to Gender
Young consumers are pushing brands to reconsider their approach to gendered collections.
Luxury
How Coach’s Parent Plans to Power Through a Recession
The US luxury group that owns Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman is focused on customer-centric tactics and products to grow in turbulent times, says the CEO in an interview for The State of Fashion 2023.
How Coach’s Parent Plans to Power Through a Recession
The US luxury group that owns Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman is focused on customer-centric tactics and products to grow in turbulent times, says the CEO in an interview for The State of Fashion 2023.
Retail
Rent the Runway Will Sell Secondhand Items on Amazon
The online rental platform is launching an Amazon Fashion storefront, it announced Tuesday.
Rent the Runway Will Sell Secondhand Items on Amazon
The online rental platform is launching an Amazon Fashion storefront, it announced Tuesday.
Retail
BoF Insights | How Men’s Footwear Is Smartening Up in 2023
Male shoppers aren’t ready to give up on sneakers just yet, but dressier shoes are gaining favour, according to a BoF Insights survey.
BoF Insights | How Men’s Footwear Is Smartening Up in 2023
Male shoppers aren’t ready to give up on sneakers just yet, but dressier shoes are gaining favour, according to a BoF Insights survey.
Partner Content
How Emerging Consumer Sentiment Should Inform Your Returns Process
E-commerce returns company Happy Returns, a PayPal company, and research firm TRC surveyed over 2,000 US consumers on their evolving shopping habits and attitudes towards online returns to enable merchants to optimise strategies. Discover key insights from the downloadable report here alongside BoF analysis.
How Emerging Consumer Sentiment Should Inform Your Returns Process
E-commerce returns company Happy Returns, a PayPal company, and research firm TRC surveyed over 2,000 US consumers on their evolving shopping habits and attitudes towards online returns to enable merchants to optimise strategies. Discover key insights from the downloadable report here alongside BoF analysis.
Sustainability
The Year Ahead: How to Prepare for Fashion’s Greenwashing Crackdown
The State of Fashion 2023 explores steps brands can take to help avoid greenwashing amid incoming regulatory requirements targeting misleading sustainability communications.
The Year Ahead: How to Prepare for Fashion’s Greenwashing Crackdown
The State of Fashion 2023 explores steps brands can take to help avoid greenwashing amid incoming regulatory requirements targeting misleading sustainability communications.
Luxury
Rethinking Luxury’s Distribution Strategy
Luxury brands and retailers’ business models and channel strategies are undergoing deep shifts, both online and off, as they adjust to new customer behaviours, reports The State of Fashion 2023.
Rethinking Luxury’s Distribution Strategy
Luxury brands and retailers’ business models and channel strategies are undergoing deep shifts, both online and off, as they adjust to new customer behaviours, reports The State of Fashion 2023.
Luxury
LVMH, Richemont Set to Benefit From Middle East’s Fast Growth
Dubai’s continued focus on attracting tourists and foreign expatriates, as well as its diversification away from oil are also factors that will boost luxury spending.
LVMH, Richemont Set to Benefit From Middle East’s Fast Growth
Dubai’s continued focus on attracting tourists and foreign expatriates, as well as its diversification away from oil are also factors that will boost luxury spending.
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.