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Technology

Imaginary Ventures Leads Funding of Digital ID Platform Eon

It’s a bet that these digital IDs will be crucial to brands as they try to take advantage of the business opportunities offered by Web3.

Technology

Imaginary Ventures Leads Funding of Digital ID Platform Eon

It’s a bet that these digital IDs will be crucial to brands as they try to take advantage of the business opportunities offered by Web3.


Global Markets

Thailand’s Central Retail to Spend $3 Billion on Store Network Expansion

The listed retail subsidiary of Central Group was light on detail of how the funds would be spent, beyond store network expansion, refurbishments and new technology.

Global Markets

Thailand’s Central Retail to Spend $3 Billion on Store Network Expansion

The listed retail subsidiary of Central Group was light on detail of how the funds would be spent, beyond store network expansion, refurbishments and new technology.


Technology

Shopify, Andreessen Invest in Flexport at $8 Billion Valuation

Flexport’s valuation more than doubled to $8 billion on Monday after a funding round led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners, as logistics companies attract investors amid the pandemic-led global supply-chain disruptions.

Technology

Shopify, Andreessen Invest in Flexport at $8 Billion Valuation

Flexport’s valuation more than doubled to $8 billion on Monday after a funding round led by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners, as logistics companies attract investors amid the pandemic-led global supply-chain disruptions.


Global Markets

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Doubles Down on DTC Brands

The Indian fashion retail giant will set up a new entity to acquire and incubate digital-first fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, according to regulatory filings.

Global Markets

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Doubles Down on DTC Brands

The Indian fashion retail giant will set up a new entity to acquire and incubate digital-first fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands, according to regulatory filings.


Sustainability

Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement

An oft-overlooked natural asset, mushrooms are not just infiltrating the fashion industry, but also have the potential to unlock new ways of thinking and healing.

Sustainability

Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement

An oft-overlooked natural asset, mushrooms are not just infiltrating the fashion industry, but also have the potential to unlock new ways of thinking and healing.


Retail

Kohl’s Rejects Takeover Offers as Too Low and Hires Bankers

Kohl’s Corp. said Friday it has rejected the takeover offers it has received as too low and has engaged bankers to field interest in the company.

Retail

Kohl’s Rejects Takeover Offers as Too Low and Hires Bankers

Kohl’s Corp. said Friday it has rejected the takeover offers it has received as too low and has engaged bankers to field interest in the company.


Sustainability

Case Study | Fashion’s Race for New Materials

Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion’s major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale. BoF breaks down some of the key innovations, the companies leading the charge and the barriers to change.

Sustainability

Case Study | Fashion’s Race for New Materials

Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion’s major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale. BoF breaks down some of the key innovations, the companies leading the charge and the barriers to change.


Retail

Why Activist Investors Are Targeting Department Stores

Hedge funds are urging Kohl’s and Macy’s to consider radical changes to how they operate as the retailers struggle to reverse decades of decline.

Retail

Why Activist Investors Are Targeting Department Stores

Hedge funds are urging Kohl’s and Macy’s to consider radical changes to how they operate as the retailers struggle to reverse decades of decline.


Global Markets

Indian Designer Manish Malhotra Plans Global Expansion After Ambani Investment

Manish Malhotra is planning to more than double his chain of stores as well as open his first overseas shop, months after Asia’s richest man bought into his eponymous fashion house.

Global Markets

Indian Designer Manish Malhotra Plans Global Expansion After Ambani Investment

Manish Malhotra is planning to more than double his chain of stores as well as open his first overseas shop, months after Asia’s richest man bought into his eponymous fashion house.


Beauty

Farfetch Is Buying Violet Grey: Here’s Why

The luxury fashion platform sees an opportunity in beauty that has eluded many others.

Beauty

Farfetch Is Buying Violet Grey: Here’s Why

The luxury fashion platform sees an opportunity in beauty that has eluded many others.


Retail

Kim Kardashian’s Skims Doubles Valuation to $3.2 Billion

The $240 million financing round was led by hedge fund Lone Pine Capital and joined by investment firm D1 Capital Partners, Skims chief executive officer Jens Grede said in an interview.

Retail

Kim Kardashian’s Skims Doubles Valuation to $3.2 Billion

The $240 million financing round was led by hedge fund Lone Pine Capital and joined by investment firm D1 Capital Partners, Skims chief executive officer Jens Grede said in an interview.


Workplace & Talent

Keeping Store Employees Safe Without a Vaccine Mandate

The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.

Workplace & Talent

Keeping Store Employees Safe Without a Vaccine Mandate

The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.