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Luxury

Signet Hits Diamond Trade With Refusal to Buy Russian Gems

The move by the largest diamond retailer in the industry’s most important market will create difficulties through the entire global supply chain.

Luxury

Signet Hits Diamond Trade With Refusal to Buy Russian Gems

The move by the largest diamond retailer in the industry’s most important market will create difficulties through the entire global supply chain.


China

Li Ning Goods Held at US Ports After North Korean Labour Allegation

An unspecified quantity of sportswear stock was held on March 14 after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it had evidence the Chinese sportswear manufacturer had used materials manufactured by potentially forced North Korean labour.

China

Li Ning Goods Held at US Ports After North Korean Labour Allegation

An unspecified quantity of sportswear stock was held on March 14 after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it had evidence the Chinese sportswear manufacturer had used materials manufactured by potentially forced North Korean labour.


Sustainability

Adidas Taps Traceability Platform TrusTrace to Help Back Up Sustainability Claims

The German sportswear giant is deploying a new tool from the supply chain traceability-focused tech platform to help document its products’ sustainability credentials.

Sustainability

Adidas Taps Traceability Platform TrusTrace to Help Back Up Sustainability Claims

The German sportswear giant is deploying a new tool from the supply chain traceability-focused tech platform to help document its products’ sustainability credentials.


Global Markets

Decade-Long Uzbek Cotton Boycott Ends

A coalition of retail trade associations, human-rights organisations and investor groups has ended its global boycott of cotton from Uzbekistan, citing a breakthrough in the elimination of systematic child and forced labour from the nation’s cotton fields.

Global Markets

Decade-Long Uzbek Cotton Boycott Ends

A coalition of retail trade associations, human-rights organisations and investor groups has ended its global boycott of cotton from Uzbekistan, citing a breakthrough in the elimination of systematic child and forced labour from the nation’s cotton fields.


Marketing

Skims Plots Its Next Moves: ‘We Don’t Have the Luxury of Failing’

Skims recently raised funding at a $3.2 billion valuation. Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, in an exclusive interview with BoF, explain how the ‘solution wear’ empire plans to prove it’s more than a pandemic fad. First up: swimwear.

Marketing

Skims Plots Its Next Moves: ‘We Don’t Have the Luxury of Failing’

Skims recently raised funding at a $3.2 billion valuation. Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede, in an exclusive interview with BoF, explain how the ‘solution wear’ empire plans to prove it’s more than a pandemic fad. First up: swimwear.


Retail

Boohoo Hits Revised Sales Goal But Customer Returns Keep Biting

Full-year sales rose 14 percent and the company is set to report adjusted earnings of about £125 million ($165 million), Boohoo said in a trading update Thursday.

Retail

Boohoo Hits Revised Sales Goal But Customer Returns Keep Biting

Full-year sales rose 14 percent and the company is set to report adjusted earnings of about £125 million ($165 million), Boohoo said in a trading update Thursday.


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.

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.


Retail

How to Compete With Shein

The Chinese fast fashion giant built an empire on unmatched speed-to-market and unbelievably low prices. To compete, others must play a different game.

Retail

How to Compete With Shein

The Chinese fast fashion giant built an empire on unmatched speed-to-market and unbelievably low prices. To compete, others must play a different game.


Retail

Making Sense of Wall Street’s Retail Sell-Off

Retailers are reporting record sales, but investors are spooked by inflation, the war in Ukraine and more. What lies ahead?

Retail

Making Sense of Wall Street’s Retail Sell-Off

Retailers are reporting record sales, but investors are spooked by inflation, the war in Ukraine and more. What lies ahead?


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.

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.


Global Markets

Ukraine War: Prada, Moncler and Hermès to Suspend Retail in Russia

Companies are also continuing to pledge humanitarian aid, while the LVMH Prize said it will offer support to its three former semi-finalists from Ukraine Friday.

Global Markets

Ukraine War: Prada, Moncler and Hermès to Suspend Retail in Russia

Companies are also continuing to pledge humanitarian aid, while the LVMH Prize said it will offer support to its three former semi-finalists from Ukraine Friday.


Global Markets

Ukraine War: British Fashion Council Calls on Businesses to Take a Stance

Brands continue to pull back from Russia as sanctions challenge shipments, while Coperni dedicated its Paris Fashion Week show to its Ukrainian tailoring manufacturer.

Global Markets

Ukraine War: British Fashion Council Calls on Businesses to Take a Stance

Brands continue to pull back from Russia as sanctions challenge shipments, while Coperni dedicated its Paris Fashion Week show to its Ukrainian tailoring manufacturer.