Will Jewellery Help Shape Luxury’s Winners?
As weak appetite for handbags and geopolitical tensions weigh on fashion sales, luxury groups are leaning on high-performing jewellery to help boost growth and steady profit margins.
fast-fashion
China
Zara Chooses Susan Fang for First Chinese Designer Collaboration
The Spanish fast fashion giant is collaborating with Susan Fang on a Chinese New Year capsule collection, which will be released in selected stores and online Jan. 17.
Zara Chooses Susan Fang for First Chinese Designer Collaboration
The Spanish fast fashion giant is collaborating with Susan Fang on a Chinese New Year capsule collection, which will be released in selected stores and online Jan. 17.
Fashion Week
Omicron May Throw a Wrench in Fashion Week Plans
This week, everyone will be talking about how the Omicron variant will affect fashion’s busy events calendar, and Zara owner Inditex’s latest results.
Omicron May Throw a Wrench in Fashion Week Plans
This week, everyone will be talking about how the Omicron variant will affect fashion’s busy events calendar, and Zara owner Inditex’s latest results.
Retail
Can Shein Change?
The Chinese fast fashion giant just hired a head of sustainability, and is taking other steps to remove some of the mystery in how it operates. But some of the company’s critics say the fast fashion business model can’t be reformed.
Can Shein Change?
The Chinese fast fashion giant just hired a head of sustainability, and is taking other steps to remove some of the mystery in how it operates. But some of the company’s critics say the fast fashion business model can’t be reformed.
Retail
The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life
Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.
The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life
Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.
Luxury
Omicron, Inflation and Fashion’s State of Play
This week, everyone will be talking about two key variables that will shape fashion’s immediate future, plus Dior’s show in London and Zegna’s upcoming IPO.
Omicron, Inflation and Fashion’s State of Play
This week, everyone will be talking about two key variables that will shape fashion’s immediate future, plus Dior’s show in London and Zegna’s upcoming IPO.
Retail
The Future of Zara Under New Leadership
Zara-owner Inditex, the world’s largest fashion retailer, appointed a mix of new and familiar faces to top management positions this week. The shakeup comes at a pivotal moment for the Spanish giant.
The Future of Zara Under New Leadership
Zara-owner Inditex, the world’s largest fashion retailer, appointed a mix of new and familiar faces to top management positions this week. The shakeup comes at a pivotal moment for the Spanish giant.
Retail
How the New Wave of Fast Fashion Brands Really Work
Edikted is less than a year old but it’s all over TikTok and already topping search rankings among Gen Z consumers. The brand’s founder explains his formula.
How the New Wave of Fast Fashion Brands Really Work
Edikted is less than a year old but it’s all over TikTok and already topping search rankings among Gen Z consumers. The brand’s founder explains his formula.
Luxury
What You Will Learn at VOICES 2021
Explore the core themes and reserve your spot to attend BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers.
What You Will Learn at VOICES 2021
Explore the core themes and reserve your spot to attend BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers.
Sustainability
What COP26 Means for Fashion
Achieving the ambitions laid out at the UN climate summit that ended this week will require a wholesale transformation of the way the fashion industry operates. Are business leaders ready?
What COP26 Means for Fashion
Achieving the ambitions laid out at the UN climate summit that ended this week will require a wholesale transformation of the way the fashion industry operates. Are business leaders ready?
Retail
Boohoo Agrees Preliminary Terms to Settle US Class Action Lawsuit
Boohoo said it has agreed to terms of a preliminary settlement with parties that brought a US class action claim alleging that the British online fashion retailer’s promotions in California misled shoppers.
Boohoo Agrees Preliminary Terms to Settle US Class Action Lawsuit
Boohoo said it has agreed to terms of a preliminary settlement with parties that brought a US class action claim alleging that the British online fashion retailer’s promotions in California misled shoppers.
Retail
Can Asos Handle Fast Fashion’s Headwinds?
The abrupt departure of the fast fashion e-tailer’s CEO alongside a warning profits could fall sharply this year have raised the stakes for the company’s strategy update next month.
Can Asos Handle Fast Fashion’s Headwinds?
The abrupt departure of the fast fashion e-tailer’s CEO alongside a warning profits could fall sharply this year have raised the stakes for the company’s strategy update next month.
The News in Brief
London’s Liberty Doubles Fabric Section as Sewing Booms
The department store has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department and will host crafting classes this autumn as social media drives a surge in activities like sewing.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.
Skincare Brand Prequel Appoints C-Suite
The dermatologist-developed label has named Nathalie Kristo as its first chief executive officer and Toral Patel as chief marketing officer.