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Marketing

Fashion Retailers Race to Become Ad Giants

An opportunity has emerged for multi-brand retailers to drive revenue and own first-party data by creating their own digital advertising arms. But they’ll have to move faster than their competitors for a share of the competitive ad market.

Marketing

Fashion Retailers Race to Become Ad Giants

An opportunity has emerged for multi-brand retailers to drive revenue and own first-party data by creating their own digital advertising arms. But they’ll have to move faster than their competitors for a share of the competitive ad market.


Global Markets

Sea E-Commerce Unit Shopee to Shut India Operations

E-commerce and gaming firm Sea Ltd said on Monday it is withdrawing from India’s retail market just months after starting operations there, the second pullback this month in an overseas expansion drive, as the loss-making firm faces a weak growth outlook.

Global Markets

Sea E-Commerce Unit Shopee to Shut India Operations

E-commerce and gaming firm Sea Ltd said on Monday it is withdrawing from India’s retail market just months after starting operations there, the second pullback this month in an overseas expansion drive, as the loss-making firm faces a weak growth outlook.


Retail

BoF LIVE: How to Compete with Shein

Please join us on Thursday, March 31 at 16:00 GMT for #BoFLIVE to hear BoF’s Lauren Sherman and Cathaleen Chen in conversation with Ana Andjelic, marketing executive and author, as they discuss how brands can compete.

Retail

BoF LIVE: How to Compete with Shein

Please join us on Thursday, March 31 at 16:00 GMT for #BoFLIVE to hear BoF’s Lauren Sherman and Cathaleen Chen in conversation with Ana Andjelic, marketing executive and author, as they discuss how brands can compete.


China

Luxury Resale Heats Up in China

Local start-ups and a major global resale player are amping up investments in China, where policymakers and investors are betting on the circular economy.

China

Luxury Resale Heats Up in China

Local start-ups and a major global resale player are amping up investments in China, where policymakers and investors are betting on the circular economy.


Global Markets

Magazine Luiza’s Net Revenue Drops in Fourth Quarter on Inflation, Interest Rate Concerns

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza SA reported net revenue of 9.4 billion reais ($1.87 billion) in its fourth quarter, down 6.6 percent year-on-year.

Global Markets

Magazine Luiza’s Net Revenue Drops in Fourth Quarter on Inflation, Interest Rate Concerns

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza SA reported net revenue of 9.4 billion reais ($1.87 billion) in its fourth quarter, down 6.6 percent year-on-year.


China

Mytheresa Partners With JD.com in China

The German luxury e-commerce company has joined the Chinese e-commerce giant, launching an official e-boutique on its platform.

China

Mytheresa Partners With JD.com in China

The German luxury e-commerce company has joined the Chinese e-commerce giant, launching an official e-boutique on its platform.


Retail

Inditex Chairwoman’s First Task: Overseeing Zara Without Russia

Marta Ortega will start her job as chairwoman of Inditex next month with an unenviable task: dealing without Russia, the Zara owner’s second-largest market in terms of stores.

Retail

Inditex Chairwoman’s First Task: Overseeing Zara Without Russia

Marta Ortega will start her job as chairwoman of Inditex next month with an unenviable task: dealing without Russia, the Zara owner’s second-largest market in terms of stores.


Luxury

Ralph Lauren Unveils Collection for HBCUs Morehouse and Spelman

The brand aims to honour the contributions of Black students to American collegiate style — drawing inspiration from fashion worn at historically Black colleges from 1920 to 1950.

Luxury

Ralph Lauren Unveils Collection for HBCUs Morehouse and Spelman

The brand aims to honour the contributions of Black students to American collegiate style — drawing inspiration from fashion worn at historically Black colleges from 1920 to 1950.


Workplace & Talent

Hodinkee Hires Farfetch’s Jeffery Fowler as CEO

The executive handoff comes as the online destination for watch superfans looks to expand its e-commerce business, which has surpassed $100 million in annual sales.

Workplace & Talent

Hodinkee Hires Farfetch’s Jeffery Fowler as CEO

The executive handoff comes as the online destination for watch superfans looks to expand its e-commerce business, which has surpassed $100 million in annual sales.


Marketing

Skims Plots Its Next Moves: ‘We Don’t Have the Luxury of Failing’

Skims recently raised funding at a $3.2 billion valuation. Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, in an exclusive interview with BoF, explain how the ‘solution wear’ empire plans to prove it’s more than a pandemic fad. First up: swimwear.

Marketing

Skims Plots Its Next Moves: ‘We Don’t Have the Luxury of Failing’

Skims recently raised funding at a $3.2 billion valuation. Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, in an exclusive interview with BoF, explain how the ‘solution wear’ empire plans to prove it’s more than a pandemic fad. First up: swimwear.


Global Markets

Founder of Russia’s Wildberries Tatyana Bakalchuk Sees Wealth Cut By Almost Half

The billionaire widely known as Russia’s richest self-made woman has seen the value of her fashion e-commerce company fall from $7.6 billion to $4.2 billion within the last month.

Global Markets

Founder of Russia’s Wildberries Tatyana Bakalchuk Sees Wealth Cut By Almost Half

The billionaire widely known as Russia’s richest self-made woman has seen the value of her fashion e-commerce company fall from $7.6 billion to $4.2 billion within the last month.


Sports

Can a Football Club Become a Luxury Brand?

French footballing giant Paris Saint-Germain opened a new flagship store in New York last week, signalling its intention to become the sport’s first true fashion brand.

Sports

Can a Football Club Become a Luxury Brand?

French footballing giant Paris Saint-Germain opened a new flagship store in New York last week, signalling its intention to become the sport’s first true fashion brand.