Mike Ashley’s Frasers Boosts Hugo Boss Stake to Over 30%
After crossing the 30 percent ownership threshold, Frasers is now required to make a mandatory takeover bid under German rules.
Retail
Analysis and advice from the front lines of the retail transformation.
Can H&M Revive Top-Line Growth?
The Swedish fast-fashion giant may once again manage to lift earnings through improved efficiency and cost cuts, but its strategy to deliver sustainable sales growth will be the key focus for second quarter results.
Can H&M Revive Top-Line Growth?
The Swedish fast-fashion giant may once again manage to lift earnings through improved efficiency and cost cuts, but its strategy to deliver sustainable sales growth will be the key focus for second quarter results.
Can Isaac Mizrahi Make Target Cool Again?
The big box retailer’s reunion with the designer who defined the ‘Tar-zhay’ era will need to deliver more than nostalgia to reignite demand for its apparel offering.
Can Isaac Mizrahi Make Target Cool Again?
The big box retailer’s reunion with the designer who defined the ‘Tar-zhay’ era will need to deliver more than nostalgia to reignite demand for its apparel offering.
In Stockholm, Exploring New Frontiers in E-Commerce
Executives from H&M, Arket and Fjällräven, among others, joined BoF Insights and Amazon Fashion and Sports in Stockholm for a presentation exploring the next phase of fashion e-commerce — and how brands can contend.
In Stockholm, Exploring New Frontiers in E-Commerce
Executives from H&M, Arket and Fjällräven, among others, joined BoF Insights and Amazon Fashion and Sports in Stockholm for a presentation exploring the next phase of fashion e-commerce — and how brands can contend.
Opinion: Lululemon’s China Drum Blunder Comes at the Worst Time
Though the activewear maker faced intense criticism, it may be able to overcome its misstep in a nation that accounted for 16 percent of sales last year, writes Juliana Liu.
Opinion: Lululemon’s China Drum Blunder Comes at the Worst Time
Though the activewear maker faced intense criticism, it may be able to overcome its misstep in a nation that accounted for 16 percent of sales last year, writes Juliana Liu.
The Shein Challenger That’s Winning Over Gen Z
E-tailer Cider is generating mid-nine figures in annual sales without attracting the same sort of public ire as competitors. Next up? Translating online success to brick and mortar.
The Shein Challenger That’s Winning Over Gen Z
E-tailer Cider is generating mid-nine figures in annual sales without attracting the same sort of public ire as competitors. Next up? Translating online success to brick and mortar.
The Debrief | How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol
BoF’s Haley Crawford and Shayeza Walid unpack why fashion is embracing literature when reading is in decline.
The Debrief | How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol
BoF’s Haley Crawford and Shayeza Walid unpack why fashion is embracing literature when reading is in decline.
The TikTok-Savvy Activewear Brands Stealing Market Share
A crop of small but emerging brands is capitalising on demand for novelty in the category, using TikTok-savvy marketing and a lifestyle-driven position to chip away at the dominance of established players like Lululemon.
The TikTok-Savvy Activewear Brands Stealing Market Share
A crop of small but emerging brands is capitalising on demand for novelty in the category, using TikTok-savvy marketing and a lifestyle-driven position to chip away at the dominance of established players like Lululemon.
Victoria’s Secret Shareholder Wages High-Stakes Campaign to Oust Chair
Billionaire Brett Blundy, whose investment firm is the lingerie brand’s second biggest shareholder, is waging a campaign to oust the long-term chair, setting up a showdown at the company’s annual meeting on Thursday.
Victoria’s Secret Shareholder Wages High-Stakes Campaign to Oust Chair
Billionaire Brett Blundy, whose investment firm is the lingerie brand’s second biggest shareholder, is waging a campaign to oust the long-term chair, setting up a showdown at the company’s annual meeting on Thursday.
The Debrief | Fashion’s Ozempic Reckoning
As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit and appearance.
The Debrief | Fashion’s Ozempic Reckoning
As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit and appearance.
At Communité, Discovery, Differentiation and the Future of Luxury Retail
Following the opening of two new retail concepts in Istanbul, Boyner Group chairman and CEO Cem Boyner sat down with BoF president Nick Blunden to unpack the forces shaping the future of retail when luxury’s value proposition is under scrutiny.
At Communité, Discovery, Differentiation and the Future of Luxury Retail
Following the opening of two new retail concepts in Istanbul, Boyner Group chairman and CEO Cem Boyner sat down with BoF president Nick Blunden to unpack the forces shaping the future of retail when luxury’s value proposition is under scrutiny.
America’s K-Shaped Market May Not Be What It Seems
The recent success of retailers from Coach to Zara may be powered by the surprising resilience of America’s middle class, many of whom have moved up, not down, the economic ladder.
America’s K-Shaped Market May Not Be What It Seems
The recent success of retailers from Coach to Zara may be powered by the surprising resilience of America’s middle class, many of whom have moved up, not down, the economic ladder.
Zara’s Elevation Push Lands in London
The Spanish fast-fashion giant’s newly renovated, tech-enabled Bond Street flagship reflects its steady effort to elevate its image as it works to set itself apart from lower-priced rivals.
Zara’s Elevation Push Lands in London
The Spanish fast-fashion giant’s newly renovated, tech-enabled Bond Street flagship reflects its steady effort to elevate its image as it works to set itself apart from lower-priced rivals.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Primark Cuts Prices Ahead of Split From AB Foods
The budget fashion chain said it would reduce prices by up to 29 percent across hundreds of products, seeking to improve trading ahead of next year’s spin off.
Fast Retailing’s GU Unveils First Collection by Francesco Risso
GU, a lower-priced counterpart to Uniqlo, is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success.
Exclusive: 10 Years Post-Brexit, UK Wholesale Growth Heavily Trails Global Peers
A decade after the Brexit referendum, Joor transaction data reveals EU retail spend on UK labels has plunged to under 7 percent, while UK retailers’ allocation to European brands has nearly halved.
Dr Martens Reaffirms Outlook on US Wholesale Demand
The British bootmaker cited encouraging wholesale trends in its largest market, the US, as it stuck to its fiscal 2027 outlook.
Report: Shein Executive Chairman to Step Down as IPO Nears Completion
Donald Tang, who has acted as the Western representative of secretive Shein founder Sky Xu, will transition to a senior adviser role.
Shein Is Said to Target Up to $3 Billion Hong Kong IPO by August
The ultra-fast-fashion retailer is scheduled for a hearing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday.
Shein Scheduled for IPO Hearing on Thursday, Sources Say
The ultra-fast fashion retailer is scheduled for a hearing with Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Thursday, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.