Thom Bettridge to Step Down as I-D Editor in Chief
Global editorial director Steff Yotka will succeed Bettridge, who is leaving to focus on his creative studio Content World.
e-commerce
Direct-to-Consumer
Why Warby Parker’s Stock Soared This Week, and Allbirds’ Sank
The diverging paths for the two trailblazing direct-to-consumer brands is the latest indication that investors now value a clear path to profitability over growth.
Why Warby Parker’s Stock Soared This Week, and Allbirds’ Sank
The diverging paths for the two trailblazing direct-to-consumer brands is the latest indication that investors now value a clear path to profitability over growth.
Retail
How to Make Rental Work
After years of trial and error, rental platforms have found new ways to improve margins and acquire customers, such as focussing on niche categories. Profitability remains elusive, however.
How to Make Rental Work
After years of trial and error, rental platforms have found new ways to improve margins and acquire customers, such as focussing on niche categories. Profitability remains elusive, however.
Retail
BoF LIVE | The Rise of Resale: Luxury as Currency
BoF’s Rahul Malik speaks with Tirath Kamdar of eBay and Fashionphile’s Sarah Davis about new research into why consumers are investing in luxury handbags, watches and jewellery and what this means for high-end resale.
BoF LIVE | The Rise of Resale: Luxury as Currency
BoF’s Rahul Malik speaks with Tirath Kamdar of eBay and Fashionphile’s Sarah Davis about new research into why consumers are investing in luxury handbags, watches and jewellery and what this means for high-end resale.
China
Gap to Sell Greater China Units to E-Commerce Firm Baozun
Dealmakers have seen opportunities for merger and acquisitions involving multinational firms that look to spin off their China units, as growth outlook in the country grappling with strict Covid-curbs remains uncertain amid intensifying competition with domestic brands.
Gap to Sell Greater China Units to E-Commerce Firm Baozun
Dealmakers have seen opportunities for merger and acquisitions involving multinational firms that look to spin off their China units, as growth outlook in the country grappling with strict Covid-curbs remains uncertain amid intensifying competition with domestic brands.
Retail
Fast Fashion Upstarts Are Using Shein’s Own Strategies Against It
The Chinese retailer’s influence on manufacturing has been just as seismic. Now, the breakneck supply chain pioneered by Shein is allowing a new swathe of brands to make the most of operating in the colossal retailer’s slipstream.
Fast Fashion Upstarts Are Using Shein’s Own Strategies Against It
The Chinese retailer’s influence on manufacturing has been just as seismic. Now, the breakneck supply chain pioneered by Shein is allowing a new swathe of brands to make the most of operating in the colossal retailer’s slipstream.
Retail
US Holiday Sales to Slow as Inflation Tests Consumer Resilience
The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecast holiday sales, including e-commerce, to rise between 6 percent and 8 percent to between $942.6 billion and $960.4 billion during November and December.
US Holiday Sales to Slow as Inflation Tests Consumer Resilience
The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecast holiday sales, including e-commerce, to rise between 6 percent and 8 percent to between $942.6 billion and $960.4 billion during November and December.
Retail
How to Approach Promotions This Holiday Season
Retailers sitting on piles of unsold merchandise have little choice but to ramp up discounts. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to attract bargain hunters.
How to Approach Promotions This Holiday Season
Retailers sitting on piles of unsold merchandise have little choice but to ramp up discounts. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to attract bargain hunters.
Partner Content
Reimagining the Returns Process to Unlock Growth
BoF sits with Andrew Pease, senior growth director at Happy Returns, and consumer psychologist Kate Nightingale, to hear how companies can transform returns from customer pain point to growth opportunity.
Reimagining the Returns Process to Unlock Growth
BoF sits with Andrew Pease, senior growth director at Happy Returns, and consumer psychologist Kate Nightingale, to hear how companies can transform returns from customer pain point to growth opportunity.
Marketing
What Fashion Needs to Know About Netflix’s New Ad Tier
Netflix argues that its audience size justifies the hefty price tag it plans to charge advertisers to place spots. Being an early advertiser on the biggest video streamer has its advantages, but there are a lot of potential downsides for smaller brands to consider.
What Fashion Needs to Know About Netflix’s New Ad Tier
Netflix argues that its audience size justifies the hefty price tag it plans to charge advertisers to place spots. Being an early advertiser on the biggest video streamer has its advantages, but there are a lot of potential downsides for smaller brands to consider.
Sports
How to Break Into Wholesale
Emerging labels can catch the eyes of inundated buyers through savvy pitching, leveraging relationships with celebrity fans and compelling social-media profiles.
How to Break Into Wholesale
Emerging labels can catch the eyes of inundated buyers through savvy pitching, leveraging relationships with celebrity fans and compelling social-media profiles.
Direct-to-Consumer
Why the New Guard of Digital Brands Are Embracing Wholesale
When even Glossier and Allbirds are signing deals with multi-brand retailers, it’s clear the go-it-alone era is over. Here’s how some new brands are building wholesale into their business plan from the get-go.
Why the New Guard of Digital Brands Are Embracing Wholesale
When even Glossier and Allbirds are signing deals with multi-brand retailers, it’s clear the go-it-alone era is over. Here’s how some new brands are building wholesale into their business plan from the get-go.
China
A Singles Day Without Livestream Superhosts Leaves Alibaba in a Quandary
The event, which the e-commerce giant has built up from a one day Nov. 11 sale to a nearly two-week festival, will begin with seven days of pre-sales to allow shoppers on its Taobao and Tmall marketplaces to place deposits to secure goods later at a discounted price.
A Singles Day Without Livestream Superhosts Leaves Alibaba in a Quandary
The event, which the e-commerce giant has built up from a one day Nov. 11 sale to a nearly two-week festival, will begin with seven days of pre-sales to allow shoppers on its Taobao and Tmall marketplaces to place deposits to secure goods later at a discounted price.
The News in Brief
Under Armour Forecasts Steeper Annual Sales Decline
The athletic apparel maker is struggling with weak consumer demand amid macroeconomic uncertainty in its key North American market.
Skims to Enter India Through Partnership With Reliance Brands
The luxury arm of Reliance Retail will operate the Skims brand across physical and digital channels, beginning with Delhi and Mumbai.
Vogue World 2027 Will Be Held in San Francisco
The sixth edition of the annual runway spectacle will return to the US after this year's outing in Milan.
Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales
Congestion at ports in Asia combined with weaker demand across Europe and emerging markets from the war hurt sales, the company said.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Ralph Lauren Beats Estimates on Demand From Affluent Shoppers
Strong sales among young and affluent shoppers helped drive quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.