L’Oréal Joins Forces With Nykaa to Invest in Indian Beauty Brands
BOLD, the French conglomerate’s venture capital fund, will collaborate with retailer Nykaa to invest in the next generation of Indian beauty brands.
consumers
Global Markets
The Middle East Fashion Week Labyrinth
Designers in the region struggle to navigate a fragmented market of competing fashion week events with ambiguous agendas and mixed results.
Marketing
How to Sell Clothes During a Supply Chain Crisis
As fashion continues to deal with late deliveries and inventory issues, brands must consider how to make products relevant once they arrive — without going straight to discounting.
Retail
Why Missguided Is a Cautionary Tale — and Not Just for Fast Fashion
Missguided, which went into administration and was bought in a fire sale this week, never quite established a unique style or signature product category that would differentiate it from bigger rivals like Boohoo, Asos or H&M.
Technology
How Fashion Can Use Digital IDs
Imaginary Ventures’ Natalie Massenet, and Natasha Franck, founder of digital ID-maker Eon discuss what giving every garment a digital identity could do for fashion.
Retail
Can Levi’s Be More Than a Denim Brand?
The American retailer wants to reach $10 billion in sales by 2027, with plans to open more stores, expand into new categories and potentially buy other fashion companies.
Technology
The Opportunity in Hyper-Personalising Shopping
Big Data and AI can power one-to-one experiences that build long-term loyalty.
Retail
11 Honoré Acquired by Dia & Co.
The luxury e-commerce site was founded in 2017, and backed by investors like Forerunner Ventures and Norstrom.
Retail
The Debrief: The Decline of the Skinny Jean
This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Chavie Lieber chronicles the rise and fall of the once-dominant denim silhouette — and explains why it’ll never go away completely.
Global Markets
Vietnam’s Luxury Market Is Heating Up
Gucci and Tiffany are among the brands investing in the Southeast Asian market with an increasingly wealthy and cosmopolitan consumer class.
Retail
Is This the Beginning of the End for Free Returns?
For much of the last two decades, online retailers have competed to offer cheaper, more convenient shopping experiences. What happens when one of the world’s biggest apparel sellers bucks the trend?
Luxury
How Luxury Brands Court the 1 Percent
Lately, the game of attracting very important clients, or VICs, has kicked into high gear, as brands are acutely aware that wealthy shoppers are hungry for both luxury products and elaborate experiences post-Covid.
Sports
How to Open a Store in 2022
From seamless online-to-offline offerings to Metaverse-inspired installations, the standards of brick-and-mortar retail have evolved since the pandemic struck.
The News in Brief
Private Equity Firm Inflexion Invests in Manucurist
The European investor, which previously backed Medik8, has taken a 49 percent stake in the premium French nail line.
H&M Profit Rises on Tariff Refunds as Sales Remain Sluggish
US tariff refunds drove an increase operating profit, even as the fast-fashion retailer has struggled to deliver consistent sales growth.
Arnault Clan to Change LVMH Holding Structure to Ensure Control
Under the plan, the world’s biggest luxury group will be controlled by one entity, Agache SCA, after Christian Dior SE, one of the current holding companies of LVMH, is delisted.
JD Sports Says Nike Turnaround Is Only a Matter of Time
Dominic Platt, chief financial officer of the British sportswear retailer, told Reuters, ‘Much as there's a lot of talk about Nike, it's still the most popular brand out there and it's still a very strong brand.’
Chanel Plans to Keep Investing in China Despite Demand Downturn
CEO Leena Nair pointed to the brand’s recent renovation of its Plaza 66 boutique in Shanghai, calling China ‘a market where the clients understand sophistication, refinement.’
Meta Expected to Unveil Smart Glasses Without Camera
Smart glasses have become a target of criticism in recent months amid growing concerns they can be used to record people without their consent.
Record Global Fibre Production Pushes Fashion’s Environmental Footprint Higher
Planet-warming emissions associated with the raw materials used to make fashion, footwear and home textiles have risen 30 percent since 2019, according to a new report.