Thom Bettridge to Step Down as I-D Editor in Chief
Global editorial director Steff Yotka will succeed Bettridge, who is leaving to focus on his creative studio Content World.
supply-chain
Luxury
Handbag Prices Are Skyrocketing. Who’s Buying Them? | BoF Insights
As Versace becomes the latest brand planning to hike its handbag prices, BoF Insights looks at the degree to which consumers’ budgets accommodate these higher prices.
Handbag Prices Are Skyrocketing. Who’s Buying Them? | BoF Insights
As Versace becomes the latest brand planning to hike its handbag prices, BoF Insights looks at the degree to which consumers’ budgets accommodate these higher prices.
Retail
Target to Hire 100,000 Holiday Workers, Offer Deals Earlier
The big-box retailer had hired 100,000 workers for last year’s holiday season, which was marked by tight labour supply.
Target to Hire 100,000 Holiday Workers, Offer Deals Earlier
The big-box retailer had hired 100,000 workers for last year’s holiday season, which was marked by tight labour supply.
Retail
Zara Billionaire Bets $700 Million in Move Into US Logistics
Ortega family investment company Pontegadea bought five logistics centres in the US states of Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas from Realty Income Corp. for about $722 million.
Zara Billionaire Bets $700 Million in Move Into US Logistics
Ortega family investment company Pontegadea bought five logistics centres in the US states of Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Texas from Realty Income Corp. for about $722 million.
Retail
What Europe’s Energy Crisis Means for Fashion
Skyrocketing power prices are hurting consumers, threatening brands and retailers, and adding new pressures to the industry’s already fragile supply chains. For some, the result could be worse than Covid.
What Europe’s Energy Crisis Means for Fashion
Skyrocketing power prices are hurting consumers, threatening brands and retailers, and adding new pressures to the industry’s already fragile supply chains. For some, the result could be worse than Covid.
Global Markets
Revving Exports to US Keeps India in Race to Be Next China
Sea-borne shipments of festival goods and accessories to America touched $20 million last month, almost triple the value from the year-ago period, according to US customs data.
Revving Exports to US Keeps India in Race to Be Next China
Sea-borne shipments of festival goods and accessories to America touched $20 million last month, almost triple the value from the year-ago period, according to US customs data.
Sustainability
With Inflation Painfully High, Fashion’s Garment Workers Pay the Price
Labour groups are warning of a new crisis on the horizon, as brands cancel orders ahead of the holiday season and living costs rise.
With Inflation Painfully High, Fashion’s Garment Workers Pay the Price
Labour groups are warning of a new crisis on the horizon, as brands cancel orders ahead of the holiday season and living costs rise.
News & Analysis
UN Rights Chief ‘Under Tremendous Pressure’ Over Report on China’s Uighurs
The report has been in the works for three years and promised for months but has not been published for unclear reasons.
UN Rights Chief ‘Under Tremendous Pressure’ Over Report on China’s Uighurs
The report has been in the works for three years and promised for months but has not been published for unclear reasons.
Workplace & Talent
Fashion’s In-Demand Jobs
Recruiters say interest in the metaverse is cooling, while brands look for candidates with the real-world expertise to navigate uncertain times including in areas such as supply chain, diversity, ESG compliance and HR.
Fashion’s In-Demand Jobs
Recruiters say interest in the metaverse is cooling, while brands look for candidates with the real-world expertise to navigate uncertain times including in areas such as supply chain, diversity, ESG compliance and HR.
Partner Content
At CIFF, Empowering the Fashion Community With Growth Solutions
BoF explores the disruptive new technologies poised to provide the greatest opportunities — from the commercialisation of virtual try-on, to digital IDs and Web3 technologies that could foster much deeper collaboration.
At CIFF, Empowering the Fashion Community With Growth Solutions
BoF explores the disruptive new technologies poised to provide the greatest opportunities — from the commercialisation of virtual try-on, to digital IDs and Web3 technologies that could foster much deeper collaboration.
Sustainability
A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm
How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all its cotton from regenerative agriculture.
A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm
How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all its cotton from regenerative agriculture.
Retail
US Retail Cargo Seen Cooling in Second Half as Inflation, Rates Bite
US ports will see less retail cargo entering the country in the second half of the year as economic growth slows amid back-to-back interest-rate increases and persistent inflation.
US Retail Cargo Seen Cooling in Second Half as Inflation, Rates Bite
US ports will see less retail cargo entering the country in the second half of the year as economic growth slows amid back-to-back interest-rate increases and persistent inflation.
Sustainability
The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes
Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.
The Hunt for an Easy Way to Recycle Old Clothes
Technologies that can recycle old clothes back into new ones have been touted as a holy-grail sustainability solution. As they begin to scale, the industry is facing a tricky new logistics challenge.
The News in Brief
Under Armour Forecasts Steeper Annual Sales Decline
The athletic apparel maker is struggling with weak consumer demand amid macroeconomic uncertainty in its key North American market.
Skims to Enter India Through Partnership With Reliance Brands
The luxury arm of Reliance Retail will operate the Skims brand across physical and digital channels, beginning with Delhi and Mumbai.
Vogue World 2027 Will Be Held in San Francisco
The sixth edition of the annual runway spectacle will return to the US after this year's outing in Milan.
Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales
Congestion at ports in Asia combined with weaker demand across Europe and emerging markets from the war hurt sales, the company said.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Ralph Lauren Beats Estimates on Demand From Affluent Shoppers
Strong sales among young and affluent shoppers helped drive quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.