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.
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Bits & Bytes | Fitbit Pay Launches, Nike's Community-Driven Digital Studio
This week, Fitbit Pay arrives in the UK to rival Apple Pay, while Nike's s23NYC studio is using AI to build a community of sneakerheads.
Bits & Bytes | Fitbit Pay Launches, Nike's Community-Driven Digital Studio
This week, Fitbit Pay arrives in the UK to rival Apple Pay, while Nike's s23NYC studio is using AI to build a community of sneakerheads.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | eBay Launches Authentication Programme; What the VPN Ban Means for Luxury in China
This week, eBay's verification programme aims to rival competition from sites like The Real Real, while the VPN ban could restrict access to marketing campaigns.
Bits & Bytes | eBay Launches Authentication Programme; What the VPN Ban Means for Luxury in China
This week, eBay's verification programme aims to rival competition from sites like The Real Real, while the VPN ban could restrict access to marketing campaigns.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Acquires 3D Body Model Software, Is Spider Silk the Future of Fashion?
This week, Amazon buys 3D body scanning start-up Body Labs, while Miroslava Duma's fashion-tech incubator promotes sustainability with stem-cell leather and spider silk.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Acquires 3D Body Model Software, Is Spider Silk the Future of Fashion?
This week, Amazon buys 3D body scanning start-up Body Labs, while Miroslava Duma's fashion-tech incubator promotes sustainability with stem-cell leather and spider silk.
Technology
Trailer: The Business of Fashion Podcast
LONDON, United Kingdom— Welcome to The Business of Fashion podcast. This series will unearth conversations that happen on the Business of Fashion and
Trailer: The Business of Fashion Podcast
LONDON, United Kingdom— Welcome to The Business of Fashion podcast. This series will unearth conversations that happen on the Business of Fashion and
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Instagram's Shoppable Posts, Can Amazon's Alexa Help Men Dress?
This week, Instagram's shoppable tags feature opens to Bigcommerce retailers, while Perry Ellis launches style advice service with Amazon's Alexa.
Bits & Bytes | Instagram's Shoppable Posts, Can Amazon's Alexa Help Men Dress?
This week, Instagram's shoppable tags feature opens to Bigcommerce retailers, while Perry Ellis launches style advice service with Amazon's Alexa.
Technology
Pop-Up Shop Teams With Neiman Marcus to Solve Retail 'Pain Points'
The high-tech 24-hour store in partnership with Marie Claire and Mastercard looks to solve some of the retail industry’s woes.
Pop-Up Shop Teams With Neiman Marcus to Solve Retail 'Pain Points'
The high-tech 24-hour store in partnership with Marie Claire and Mastercard looks to solve some of the retail industry’s woes.
Technology
Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education
New technologies have reshaped fashion from design and production to sales and marketing. Are fashion courses keeping pace?
Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education
New technologies have reshaped fashion from design and production to sales and marketing. Are fashion courses keeping pace?
Technology
Burberry Turns to Apple for Augmented-Reality Fashion App
As fashion retailers race to find new ways to engage with big spenders online, the trench-coat maker has added AR technology from Apple to its smartphone app.
Burberry Turns to Apple for Augmented-Reality Fashion App
As fashion retailers race to find new ways to engage with big spenders online, the trench-coat maker has added AR technology from Apple to its smartphone app.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Levi's Tech Jacket, How Burberry Uses AI to Boost Sales
This week, Levi's launches high-tech cycling jacket with Google, and the ways Burberry uses artificial intelligence to personalise consumer experience.
Bits & Bytes | Levi's Tech Jacket, How Burberry Uses AI to Boost Sales
This week, Levi's launches high-tech cycling jacket with Google, and the ways Burberry uses artificial intelligence to personalise consumer experience.
Technology
With Lab-Grown Leather, Modern Meadow Is Engineering a Fashion Revolution
The New Jersey-based start-up is bringing the awesome potential of synthetic biology to the fashion industry, unlocking powerful business, creative and public relations benefits.
With Lab-Grown Leather, Modern Meadow Is Engineering a Fashion Revolution
The New Jersey-based start-up is bringing the awesome potential of synthetic biology to the fashion industry, unlocking powerful business, creative and public relations benefits.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Apple's 'Town Square' Store of the Future, Amazon's Big Fashion Plans
This week, how Apple is reframing the retail experience, while Amazon launches runway-to-doorstep deliveries at London Fashion Week.
Bits & Bytes | Apple's 'Town Square' Store of the Future, Amazon's Big Fashion Plans
This week, how Apple is reframing the retail experience, while Amazon launches runway-to-doorstep deliveries at London Fashion Week.
News & Analysis
Iris van Herpen's Hi-Tech Couture
"The designer combines 3-D printing and hand stitching to reimagine the possibilities of the human body."
Iris van Herpen's Hi-Tech Couture
"The designer combines 3-D printing and hand stitching to reimagine the possibilities of the human body."
The News in Brief
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.
Supergoop Announces Chief Commercial Officer
The sunscreen label has appointed former Coty executive Jamie Parker to the newly created role as it gears up to become a “global skin health company.”
Mytheresa Owner’s Sales Rise as Ultra Wealthy Keep Shopping
LuxExperience posted a rise in sales as the luxury multibrand platform’s strategy of catering to the ultra wealthy helped it navigate a difficult environment for high-end fashion.
The Independents Acquires Production Studio Smuggler
The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities.
L’Oréal Steals French Stock Market Crown From LVMH
The cosmetics group became France’s most valuable listed company on Tuesday, the first time since 2017 that a non-luxury company has claimed the top spot at the end of a trading day.
Authentic Brands Targets Creator Economy, Eyes Public Offering
The licensor could pursue an IPO as early as the first half of next year.
Vogue Mexico and Latin America Editor-in-Chief Karla Martinez de Salas to Step Down
The industry veteran is joining Latino-focused media platform Avance Global to establish a new lifestyle brand that will span fashion, design, travel, food, culture and entertainment.