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.
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Technology
The Best of BoF: Technology’s Tumultuous Year
In 2022, NFTs were down but not out, TikTok was up and AI took an even bigger role in fashion businesses. Explore BoF’s coverage of these and other year-defining trends like the effort to give every clothing item a digital identity and the shopping habits of the crypto wealthy.
The Best of BoF: Technology’s Tumultuous Year
In 2022, NFTs were down but not out, TikTok was up and AI took an even bigger role in fashion businesses. Explore BoF’s coverage of these and other year-defining trends like the effort to give every clothing item a digital identity and the shopping habits of the crypto wealthy.
Technology
The Metaverse Crash Is Exactly the Moment to Take the Metaverse Seriously
Many of the high-flying concepts and companies that led the charge into the metaverse and web3 have come crashing down to earth. Ironically, this makes it exactly the right time to take these visions of the future seriously, argues Doug Stephens.
The Metaverse Crash Is Exactly the Moment to Take the Metaverse Seriously
Many of the high-flying concepts and companies that led the charge into the metaverse and web3 have come crashing down to earth. Ironically, this makes it exactly the right time to take these visions of the future seriously, argues Doug Stephens.
Technology
Can the Right Accessory Take Crypto Mainstream?
Ledger, a maker of hardware wallets for crypto and digital assets, has teamed with the creator of the iPod for a new product it believes could make the technology more desirable to consumers.
Can the Right Accessory Take Crypto Mainstream?
Ledger, a maker of hardware wallets for crypto and digital assets, has teamed with the creator of the iPod for a new product it believes could make the technology more desirable to consumers.
News & Analysis
BoF VOICES 2022: Technology For a Better World
The technology that will replace the smartphone, tools that enable us to be our best selves and tech-based solutions to address critical global challenges were among the topics discussed by speakers like former Apple designer Imran Chaudhri, Dame Stephanie Shirley and Shopify president Harley Finkelstein.
BoF VOICES 2022: Technology For a Better World
The technology that will replace the smartphone, tools that enable us to be our best selves and tech-based solutions to address critical global challenges were among the topics discussed by speakers like former Apple designer Imran Chaudhri, Dame Stephanie Shirley and Shopify president Harley Finkelstein.
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The BoF Podcast | Nick Knight on Why the Metaverse Is Fashion’s Next Frontier
Fashion image-maker Nick Knight speaks to BoF’s Imran Amed about why he believes in digital creativity and innovation in the metaverse.
The BoF Podcast | Nick Knight on Why the Metaverse Is Fashion’s Next Frontier
Fashion image-maker Nick Knight speaks to BoF’s Imran Amed about why he believes in digital creativity and innovation in the metaverse.
Technology
Adidas Sees Virtual Items As Its Next Big Product Category
The German brand revealed its first collection of NFT wearables for virtual spaces just days after Nike announced the debut of its web3 platform.
Adidas Sees Virtual Items As Its Next Big Product Category
The German brand revealed its first collection of NFT wearables for virtual spaces just days after Nike announced the debut of its web3 platform.
Technology
Nike Is Launching Its First Big Web3 Project
Nike’s .Swoosh is a platform for customers to learn about web3, collect virtual products like sneakers or jerseys and, eventually, help to co-create them — even potentially earning royalties on their sales.
Nike Is Launching Its First Big Web3 Project
Nike’s .Swoosh is a platform for customers to learn about web3, collect virtual products like sneakers or jerseys and, eventually, help to co-create them — even potentially earning royalties on their sales.
Technology
Is Fashion’s NFT Dream Over Before It Started?
NFTs could give brands a way to collect royalties on secondary sales of physical items, but a shift in how NFT marketplaces treat royalties threatens to undermine the idea’s future.
Is Fashion’s NFT Dream Over Before It Started?
NFTs could give brands a way to collect royalties on secondary sales of physical items, but a shift in how NFT marketplaces treat royalties threatens to undermine the idea’s future.
Technology
The Executive Who Left Luxury for Digital Fashion
Alice Delahunt left her role as Ralph Lauren’s chief digital and content officer to strike out on her own and found a new web3 company in the belief that digital fashion is reaching a turning point.
The Executive Who Left Luxury for Digital Fashion
Alice Delahunt left her role as Ralph Lauren’s chief digital and content officer to strike out on her own and found a new web3 company in the belief that digital fashion is reaching a turning point.
Technology
Should Your Brand Have a Discord?
Managing a community and keeping it safe from scams and hacks is no small task, as more fashion brands are learning as they rush to launch their own Discord servers.
Should Your Brand Have a Discord?
Managing a community and keeping it safe from scams and hacks is no small task, as more fashion brands are learning as they rush to launch their own Discord servers.
Technology
How the Internet Disrupted Fashion’s Trend Cycle
The instant access to information and products provided by the internet is changing how we adopt trends and signal status, argues author W. David Marx in “Status and Culture,” leaving us worse off for it.
How the Internet Disrupted Fashion’s Trend Cycle
The instant access to information and products provided by the internet is changing how we adopt trends and signal status, argues author W. David Marx in “Status and Culture,” leaving us worse off for it.
Entrepreneurship
Benoit Pagotto: The Nike-Backed Gamer Building the Supreme of the Metaverse
Virtual fashion brand RTFKT rocketed from launch to Nike acquisition in less than two years. The man on the joystick isn’t a Silicon Valley geek but a French provocateur with a radical business vision and a warning for the fashion industry: ‘A lot of brands are going to die.’
Benoit Pagotto: The Nike-Backed Gamer Building the Supreme of the Metaverse
Virtual fashion brand RTFKT rocketed from launch to Nike acquisition in less than two years. The man on the joystick isn’t a Silicon Valley geek but a French provocateur with a radical business vision and a warning for the fashion industry: ‘A lot of brands are going to die.’
The News in Brief
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.
Moncler Group Second-Quarter Sales Rise 5% as Stone Island Brand Outperforms
Stone Island’s strong performance helped offset slower growth at the Moncler brand, as the group continues its push to become less dependent on its iconic winter outerwear.
Mulberry Quarterly Sales Jump 23% as Turnaround Gathers Pace
The British luxury handbag maker reported a strong start to fiscal 2027 as CEO Andrea Baldo’s strategy gains traction and the brand gears up for designer Christopher Kane’s runway debut in September.
Phillip Lim Announces New Brand PlayLoveWin
The designer departed his namesake label 3.1 Phillip Lim in November 2024 to pursue personal projects.