Fashion Empire Azzas 2154 to Split Two Years After Failed Merger
Both companies that previously comprised one of Brazil’s largest apparel exporters will retain a stake in Farm Rio after separating.
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A guide to unlocking opportunity in emerging and frontier fashion markets.
A New Wave of African Photographers
From Nigeria to Ethiopia and Senegal to South Africa, photographers from the continent are in demand from global fashion publications. Which brands will tap them for their next ad campaign?
A New Wave of African Photographers
From Nigeria to Ethiopia and Senegal to South Africa, photographers from the continent are in demand from global fashion publications. Which brands will tap them for their next ad campaign?
What’s Behind China’s Coloured Contact Lens Boom?
The category’s meteoric growth in China is being propelled by local brands and influencers. Global competitors need to revisit their strategies to stay buoyant.
What’s Behind China’s Coloured Contact Lens Boom?
The category’s meteoric growth in China is being propelled by local brands and influencers. Global competitors need to revisit their strategies to stay buoyant.
The BoF Podcast: Who Will Win De-Globalisation?
At BoF VOICES, Axios journalist Felix Salmon, economist Dr Dambisa Moyo and Sinovation Ventures chief executive Kai-Fu Lee discussed how fashion can navigate challenging economic times.
The BoF Podcast: Who Will Win De-Globalisation?
At BoF VOICES, Axios journalist Felix Salmon, economist Dr Dambisa Moyo and Sinovation Ventures chief executive Kai-Fu Lee discussed how fashion can navigate challenging economic times.
Africa’s Answer to Amazon on Balancing Speed with Discipline
Jumia has seized the e-commerce opportunity in dynamic markets from Nigeria to Egypt, though it didn’t see the growth rates analysts expected during the pandemic. Next year, the e-tailer will be even more disciplined about its path to profitability, says chairperson Juliet Anammah.
Africa’s Answer to Amazon on Balancing Speed with Discipline
Jumia has seized the e-commerce opportunity in dynamic markets from Nigeria to Egypt, though it didn’t see the growth rates analysts expected during the pandemic. Next year, the e-tailer will be even more disciplined about its path to profitability, says chairperson Juliet Anammah.
Alibaba’s Mike Hu on ‘Three-Dimensional’ Retail
Mike Hu, the executive who manages relationships with luxury brands like Burberry, Versace and Cartier for Alibaba-owned Tmall, says the e-commerce giant will employ a new ‘three-dimensional model’ of retail.
Alibaba’s Mike Hu on ‘Three-Dimensional’ Retail
Mike Hu, the executive who manages relationships with luxury brands like Burberry, Versace and Cartier for Alibaba-owned Tmall, says the e-commerce giant will employ a new ‘three-dimensional model’ of retail.
BoF LIVE: Seizing the African E-Commerce Opportunity
How are Africa’s online players marketing and selling product to domestic and international markets?
BoF LIVE: Seizing the African E-Commerce Opportunity
How are Africa’s online players marketing and selling product to domestic and international markets?
Where People Are Shopping Again
As Asia’s recovery outpaces other regions, brands shouldn’t lean on China alone. Multi-brand stores in cities like Seoul and Tokyo are becoming more important to labels trying to claw back lost revenues elsewhere.
Where People Are Shopping Again
As Asia’s recovery outpaces other regions, brands shouldn’t lean on China alone. Multi-brand stores in cities like Seoul and Tokyo are becoming more important to labels trying to claw back lost revenues elsewhere.
How to Survive Chaos: Lessons from Venezuela
Venezuela’s fashion industry has withered after 10 years of turmoil, but some businesses are thriving despite the national crisis. What advice can these veterans of instability offer the rest of us facing an unpredictable future in the year of the pandemic?
How to Survive Chaos: Lessons from Venezuela
Venezuela’s fashion industry has withered after 10 years of turmoil, but some businesses are thriving despite the national crisis. What advice can these veterans of instability offer the rest of us facing an unpredictable future in the year of the pandemic?
How the Farfetch-Alibaba-Richemont Alliance Could Change the Game in the World’s Largest Luxury Market
With international travel on pause, China’s domestic e-commerce market is one of luxury’s largest growth opportunities. Now, a new alliance is redrawing the battlefield.
How the Farfetch-Alibaba-Richemont Alliance Could Change the Game in the World’s Largest Luxury Market
With international travel on pause, China’s domestic e-commerce market is one of luxury’s largest growth opportunities. Now, a new alliance is redrawing the battlefield.
Italy Locks Down Milan and Much of Industrial North
Unlike Italy's national lockdown in the spring, all factories will remain open.
Italy Locks Down Milan and Much of Industrial North
Unlike Italy's national lockdown in the spring, all factories will remain open.
Seizing Opportunities in Asia’s ‘Attention Economy’
Fashion has become a key battlefield for South Korean tech giants like KakaoTalk, which global brands Chanel and Swarovski are tapping to reach one of Asia’s most influential and digitally advanced consumer groups.
Seizing Opportunities in Asia’s ‘Attention Economy’
Fashion has become a key battlefield for South Korean tech giants like KakaoTalk, which global brands Chanel and Swarovski are tapping to reach one of Asia’s most influential and digitally advanced consumer groups.
The Future of Asia’s Fashion Weeks
As Shanghai Fashion Week returns to business as usual, organisers and retailers in Tokyo and Seoul are turning their focus to homegrown talent.
The Future of Asia’s Fashion Weeks
As Shanghai Fashion Week returns to business as usual, organisers and retailers in Tokyo and Seoul are turning their focus to homegrown talent.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Indian Fashion Retailer Purple Style Labs Plans IPO
The Bollywood star-backed company behind multi-brand retailer Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop will launch its share sale next week as it taps demand for luxury wedding and occasion wear.
Trump Picks White House Ally Overton to Lead Embattled FDA
The US president chose an ally to steady an agency shaken by staff losses, low morale and fights over vaccines and drug approvals.
Russian E-Tailer Wildberries Hit by Wave of Ukrainian Drone Strikes
The e-commerce giant has seen at least 20 warehouses attacked since mid-July as Kyiv steps up strikes inside Russia and Moscow intensifies its bombardment of Ukraine, more than four years into its full-scale invasion.
Adidas Shares Plunge After World Cup Spend Dents Profit
Shares in the company fell the most on record after its marketing outlay for the World Cup resulted in lower-than-expected quarterly profit.
Chinese Jeweller Laopu Gold’s Shares Drop on Growth Outlook
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
US Businesses File Lawsuit Challenging New ‘Forced Labour’ Tariffs
Two small businesses, backed by the group that successfully sued over previous tariffs, say the new policy similarly exceeds the president’s authority to tax imports.
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.