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Retail

Kim Kardashian’s Private Equity Firm Taps Angela Ahrendts for Advisor Role

SKKY Partners, a private equity firm founded by Kim Kardashian, announced it has tapped Angela Ahrendts as a senior operating advisor.

Retail

Kim Kardashian’s Private Equity Firm Taps Angela Ahrendts for Advisor Role

SKKY Partners, a private equity firm founded by Kim Kardashian, announced it has tapped Angela Ahrendts as a senior operating advisor.


Direct-to-Consumer

The BoF Podcast | Allbirds’ Tim Brown on Learning to Lead With Resilience

The co-founder and chief innovation officer of the Nasdaq-listed sneaker brand reflects on how his time as a professional footballer prepared him to lead a business through the highs and the lows.

Direct-to-Consumer

The BoF Podcast | Allbirds’ Tim Brown on Learning to Lead With Resilience

The co-founder and chief innovation officer of the Nasdaq-listed sneaker brand reflects on how his time as a professional footballer prepared him to lead a business through the highs and the lows.


Beauty

Revlon Appoints Interim CEO, Debra Perelman Departs

The cosmetics company, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, appointed Elizabeth A. Smith as its interim chief executive.

Beauty

Revlon Appoints Interim CEO, Debra Perelman Departs

The cosmetics company, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, appointed Elizabeth A. Smith as its interim chief executive.


Beauty

Cosmetics Brand Lush Paid Managers Millions in Bonuses After Receiving State Relief

The cosmetics chain Lush paid its managers £5 million in bonuses last year while taking £5.1 million in government support and recording a 90 percent drop in profits.

Beauty

Cosmetics Brand Lush Paid Managers Millions in Bonuses After Receiving State Relief

The cosmetics chain Lush paid its managers £5 million in bonuses last year while taking £5.1 million in government support and recording a 90 percent drop in profits.


Retail

Five Key Questions on Kering and Mayhoola’s Valentino Deal

The French group will pay €1.7 billion for 30 percent of the Italian couture house as the first step in a broader partnership with owner Mayhoola. What will the deal mean for Kering, Valentino, Mayhoola and the wider fashion landscape?

Retail

Five Key Questions on Kering and Mayhoola’s Valentino Deal

The French group will pay €1.7 billion for 30 percent of the Italian couture house as the first step in a broader partnership with owner Mayhoola. What will the deal mean for Kering, Valentino, Mayhoola and the wider fashion landscape?


Luxury

The BoF Podcast | Francesca Bellettini on Managing Creativity, Customers and the Bottom Line

Kering’s new deputy CEO of brand development shares her luxury brand management playbook in this archive interview with Imran Amed from BoF VOICES 2018.

Luxury

The BoF Podcast | Francesca Bellettini on Managing Creativity, Customers and the Bottom Line

Kering’s new deputy CEO of brand development shares her luxury brand management playbook in this archive interview with Imran Amed from BoF VOICES 2018.


Retail

Can Gap Be Barbie-fied?

Gap’s new CEO is regarded as the architect behind Barbie’s sensational comeback. Can he replicate the playbook to save a $15 billion fashion empire?

Retail

Can Gap Be Barbie-fied?

Gap’s new CEO is regarded as the architect behind Barbie’s sensational comeback. Can he replicate the playbook to save a $15 billion fashion empire?


Luxury

Valentino Announces Executive Appointments

Valentino on Monday announced a reconfiguration of its C-suite as the luxury brand looks to reposition its brand, grow its e-commerce business and expand its presence globally.

Luxury

Valentino Announces Executive Appointments

Valentino on Monday announced a reconfiguration of its C-suite as the luxury brand looks to reposition its brand, grow its e-commerce business and expand its presence globally.


Luxury

Who Should Be Gucci’s New CEO?

Following this week’s announcement that longtime Gucci chief Marco Bizzarri will exit the company in September, Imran Amed shares his top picks for one of the top jobs in the global luxury industry.

Luxury

Who Should Be Gucci’s New CEO?

Following this week’s announcement that longtime Gucci chief Marco Bizzarri will exit the company in September, Imran Amed shares his top picks for one of the top jobs in the global luxury industry.


Beauty

The BoF Podcast | Why Brand Marketing Still Matters

What do Poolside FM and Isamaya Beauty have in common? Their founders have created brands with unique yet relatable identities.

Beauty

The BoF Podcast | Why Brand Marketing Still Matters

What do Poolside FM and Isamaya Beauty have in common? Their founders have created brands with unique yet relatable identities.


Media

Hearst Magazines Lays Off at Least 40 Employees

Hearst Magazines has laid off a number of editorial employees, affecting brands including Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and more.

Media

Hearst Magazines Lays Off at Least 40 Employees

Hearst Magazines has laid off a number of editorial employees, affecting brands including Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and more.


Luxury

As Gucci’s CEO Steps Down, Saint Laurent’s Chief Steps Up

Marco Bizzarri led the Italian luxury giant through a historic expansion before the business struggled to bounce back from the pandemic. Parent company Kering announced the move as part of a broader executive shakeup after which Saint Laurent CEO Francesca Bellettini will oversee all the group’s brands.

Luxury

As Gucci’s CEO Steps Down, Saint Laurent’s Chief Steps Up

Marco Bizzarri led the Italian luxury giant through a historic expansion before the business struggled to bounce back from the pandemic. Parent company Kering announced the move as part of a broader executive shakeup after which Saint Laurent CEO Francesca Bellettini will oversee all the group’s brands.