Zalando Launches AI Shopping Agent as Discounts Squeeze Margins
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What do Tuesday's results mean for the fashion industry? BoF's team, joined by Sharifa Murdock, co-owner of Liberty Fashion & Lifestyle Fairs, break down what's happened so far, and what happens next.

The largest acquisition in the history of the luxury goods sector has collapsed, setting up what could be the industry's biggest M&A battle of all time. BoF brings in the experts to lay out what could — and probably will — happen next.
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What do young consumers really want? BoF puts some of the widely accepted attributes of Gen-Z under the microscope, and interrogates how five industry players — Nike, Brandy Melville, Morphe, Depop and Louis Vuitton — have successfully capitalised on the Gen-Z opportunity.

After the first fashion season held as a physical and digital hybrid, amid strengthened lockdowns and restrictions, Imran Amed and Tim Blanks reflect on the Spring/Summer 2021 collections.

What does it take to build a fashion brand that is good for both people and the planet, but still makes business sense? In the next chapter of BoF's five-part masterclass, we'll talk about how and why companies need to get to grips with their supply chain.

In this talk, we share DHL’s global insight on how emerging and established SMEs can reconsider how they operate their logistics strategies, as well as the industry experience of one New York’s most exciting founder-entrepreneurs and designers, Emily Bode.
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The cost of inventory that doesn’t sell is fashion’s biggest inefficiency. Experts share a better approach that brands of all sizes are putting into practice.
Zalando reported a 0.9 percentage-point drop in its third-quarter gross profit margin to 38.7%, missing market expectations, according to analysts at Jefferies and JPMorgan.
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