Mike Ashley’s Frasers Says It’s Taken Control of Hugo Boss
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.

Higher-spending luxury clients, not budget-conscious consumers, are the most engaged secondhand shoppers, according to BoF Insights and McKinsey.

At The Business of Beauty Global Forum, Front Row’s chief revenue officer Christopher Skinner joined BoF’s Yasmine Dahlberg on stage to explore why the beauty brands pulling ahead treat marketplaces, retail, DTC and AI discovery as one system.

Farfetch’s chief commercial officer unpacks the strategy behind Farfetch First, the luxury e-commerce company’s newly launched service designed to elevate its customer experience — and empower a global community of brand partners.

Two years before they would work together at Chanel, the house’s chief executive officer and its future artistic director spoke at BoF VOICES — separately making the case for craft, people and long-term thinking over speed and scale, a synergistic philosophy that is powering the brand’s newfound momentum.
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In their regular conversation with System Magazine, Imran Amed and Bernstein’s Luca Solca cut through the noise on Chanel’s frenzy, Gucci’s work-in-progress reset and why the industry can no longer plan beyond the next quarter.

The Row and Phoebe Philo thrive as elite spenders trade overexposed mega-brands for understated, logo-free luxury, Andrea Felsted writes.

Jenny Freshwater, vice president of fashion and fitness at Amazon, discusses the company’s strategic offering for luxury businesses and how it collaborates with brands to strengthen their broader retail strategies and presence in its stores.
The multi-brand e-commerce platform founded by ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ star Jessel Taank is pivoting from traditional South Asian couture to focus on casual, contemporary offerings by South Asian and Middle Eastern designers.
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The e-tailer’s mix of commerce and culture attracted private investment in 2021 that valued the company at more than 5 billion Canadian dollars. Now, the enterprise is threatened by debt and mistrust.

BoF has learned that the Montreal-based e-commerce retailer told employees it is filing for the Canadian equivalent of bankruptcy protection to ward off a forced sale by lenders.

Marcelo Gaia, the owner and creative director of New York-based brand Mirror Palais, frequently publishes candid, casual videos to call out fast-fashion imitations.

The German e-tailer’s ability to outperform a broader luxury slump was challenged by uncertainty in the US in its fiscal quarter that ended in March — a minor setback as it seeks to become a leader in online luxury.
The British retail group has pushed its stake in the German apparel brand above 50 percent in a move that will turn Hugo Boss into a subsidiary of Frasers.
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