UK Retail Sales Bounce Back With 0.5% Gain in August
Warm weather and a brighter national mood helped lift spending on clothing and household goods despite rising energy bills.
manufacturing
Technology
Why Robots Still Can’t Do One of Fashion’s Most Important Jobs
Efforts to automate sewing have fallen short of expectations.
Why Robots Still Can’t Do One of Fashion’s Most Important Jobs
Efforts to automate sewing have fallen short of expectations.
Retail
How Brands Can Deal With Rising Costs
From altering products to buying materials in bulk, brands and retailers are adapting to a volatile market.
How Brands Can Deal With Rising Costs
From altering products to buying materials in bulk, brands and retailers are adapting to a volatile market.
Retail
The $100 Billion Shein Phenomenon, Explained
BoF breaks down how the fast-fashion disruptor has built a global business that now rivals incumbent players like Zara and H&M.
The $100 Billion Shein Phenomenon, Explained
BoF breaks down how the fast-fashion disruptor has built a global business that now rivals incumbent players like Zara and H&M.
Beauty
Inside the Prestige Hair Care Boom
Sales of high-end hair products grew 32 percent in 2021 and more brands are debuting science-backed scalp serums and hair repair treatments in response to customer demand.
Inside the Prestige Hair Care Boom
Sales of high-end hair products grew 32 percent in 2021 and more brands are debuting science-backed scalp serums and hair repair treatments in response to customer demand.
Retail
The Race to Develop the Best Sports Bra
Brands like Adidas and Gymshark are spending time, money and resources to update their sports bras, a product they see as crucial to winning over female customers.
The Race to Develop the Best Sports Bra
Brands like Adidas and Gymshark are spending time, money and resources to update their sports bras, a product they see as crucial to winning over female customers.
Retail
How to Fix Fashion’s Supply Chain? Begin With Culture
Change begins within a company, starting with C-suite executives and the value system they create.
How to Fix Fashion’s Supply Chain? Begin With Culture
Change begins within a company, starting with C-suite executives and the value system they create.
Retail
BoF LIVE: Building Resilience & Value in Fashion’s Supply Chain
Please join us on Wednesday, March 23 at 16:00 BST for #BoFLIVE to hear BoF’s Diana Lee and Rahul Malik in conversation with Amanda Martin, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer of Neiman Marcus Group, and Kathleen Talbot, chief sustainability officer & VP operations of Reformation, as they do a deep dive into our special report on the necessary evolution in fashion’s supply chain.
BoF LIVE: Building Resilience & Value in Fashion’s Supply Chain
Please join us on Wednesday, March 23 at 16:00 BST for #BoFLIVE to hear BoF’s Diana Lee and Rahul Malik in conversation with Amanda Martin, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer of Neiman Marcus Group, and Kathleen Talbot, chief sustainability officer & VP operations of Reformation, as they do a deep dive into our special report on the necessary evolution in fashion’s supply chain.
Luxury
Hermès to Open Two New Leather Workshops in France
The new workshops in Gironde and Charente will create about 500 new jobs.
Hermès to Open Two New Leather Workshops in France
The new workshops in Gironde and Charente will create about 500 new jobs.
Retail
Fashion’s 5 Most Promising Supply Chain Innovations
As the pandemic wreaked havoc on global logistics, investors poured $65.6 billion into supply chain start-ups last year that promise to revolutionise everything from warehouse automation to shipping.
Fashion’s 5 Most Promising Supply Chain Innovations
As the pandemic wreaked havoc on global logistics, investors poured $65.6 billion into supply chain start-ups last year that promise to revolutionise everything from warehouse automation to shipping.
Workplace & Talent
The Hottest Job in Fashion? Knitwear Designer
A thriving leisurewear market, rising sustainability ambitions and the quest for fashion’s next “it” category have all pushed knitwear designers to the front of the industry’s pecking order.
The Hottest Job in Fashion? Knitwear Designer
A thriving leisurewear market, rising sustainability ambitions and the quest for fashion’s next “it” category have all pushed knitwear designers to the front of the industry’s pecking order.
Luxury
What Will Sanctions Against Russian Diamonds Mean for Jewellery?
The sanctions against the Russian diamonds now have the diamond trade at the centre of the war, and could send jewellery companies reeling.
What Will Sanctions Against Russian Diamonds Mean for Jewellery?
The sanctions against the Russian diamonds now have the diamond trade at the centre of the war, and could send jewellery companies reeling.
Sustainability
Apparel Among Worst Performing Sectors on Climate Disclosure, CDP Says
Just 1 percent of companies who submit climate change-related data to nonprofit environmental disclosure platform CDP provide investors with the information they need to assess whether they have a credible plan for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Apparel Among Worst Performing Sectors on Climate Disclosure, CDP Says
Just 1 percent of companies who submit climate change-related data to nonprofit environmental disclosure platform CDP provide investors with the information they need to assess whether they have a credible plan for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The News in Brief
EssilorLuxottica Gets Rare Sell Call Amid Stock Slump, AI Glasses Concerns
Shares in the eyewear giant, one of Europe's best-rated blue chips, have dropped 55 percent since November, while concerns are mounting over slowing growth and privacy issues for its AI glasses with Meta.
Olaplex Names New CEO
Christoph Kaul will succeed Amanda Baldwin, who led the hair care label through its acquisition by Henkel earlier this year.
Perelel Expands C-Suite, Tapping Rare Beauty’s CMO
Known for its prenatal vitamins, the wellness label has hired Rare Beauty's Ashley Murphy as its chief marketing officer, while Anjelika Temple moves into the chief creative officer role.
Swiss Watch Exports Grow for Fourth Month, Overcoming US Slump
Exports in August were buoyed by China and Japan, despite a sharp decline in shipments to the US.
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.
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.”