Authentic Brands Targets Creator Economy, Eyes Public Offering
The licensor could pursue an IPO as early as the first half of next year.
Retail
Analysis and advice from the front lines of the retail transformation.
How Brands Are Convincing Shoppers to Spend Early This Holiday Season
Retailers like Target, Walmart, PacSun, Gap and Ulta are kicking off marketing campaigns or sale promotions earlier than ever in an attempt to avoid supply chain woes that could dampen holiday cheer and sales performance.
How Brands Are Convincing Shoppers to Spend Early This Holiday Season
Retailers like Target, Walmart, PacSun, Gap and Ulta are kicking off marketing campaigns or sale promotions earlier than ever in an attempt to avoid supply chain woes that could dampen holiday cheer and sales performance.
Yeezy Gives Gap Its First Hit With Hypebeasts
Yeezy x Gap hoodies have quickly become the most traded streetwear items on StockX and are fetching premiums like those seen on Yeezy sneakers. But whether Yeezy can boost Gap overall is another question.
Yeezy Gives Gap Its First Hit With Hypebeasts
Yeezy x Gap hoodies have quickly become the most traded streetwear items on StockX and are fetching premiums like those seen on Yeezy sneakers. But whether Yeezy can boost Gap overall is another question.
Does the E-Commerce Spinoff Make Sense?
This week, Saks Fifth Avenue’s online arm appeared to be headed for a $6 billion IPO while an activist investor pushed Macy’s to follow suit and spin off its own e-commerce unit. But splitting up online and offline businesses, while tempting in the short-term, may be detrimental to long-term value creation.
Does the E-Commerce Spinoff Make Sense?
This week, Saks Fifth Avenue’s online arm appeared to be headed for a $6 billion IPO while an activist investor pushed Macy’s to follow suit and spin off its own e-commerce unit. But splitting up online and offline businesses, while tempting in the short-term, may be detrimental to long-term value creation.
Why the Resale Boom Shows No Sign of Stopping
Three factors explain why investors and operators are bullish on the secondhand fashion opportunity, according to research by BoF Insights.
Why the Resale Boom Shows No Sign of Stopping
Three factors explain why investors and operators are bullish on the secondhand fashion opportunity, according to research by BoF Insights.
BoF LIVE: Why Price Inflation Is Coming to Fashion
Simeon Siegal, BMO Capital Markets managing director and Jyothi Rao, Intermix chief executive join BoF to discuss why fashion brands are raising prices and pulling back on discounts, and whether the trend will last.
BoF LIVE: Why Price Inflation Is Coming to Fashion
Simeon Siegal, BMO Capital Markets managing director and Jyothi Rao, Intermix chief executive join BoF to discuss why fashion brands are raising prices and pulling back on discounts, and whether the trend will last.
How Twentyfourseven Is Reinventing the Showroom
Twentyfourseven, a showroom turned full-fledged design platform, is pushing for a new kind of sustainable growth in the industry.
How Twentyfourseven Is Reinventing the Showroom
Twentyfourseven, a showroom turned full-fledged design platform, is pushing for a new kind of sustainable growth in the industry.
Entireworld to Shut Down
The direct-to-consumer brand of basics founded by Scott Sternberg announced it would end operations after difficulties attracting financing and closing an acquisition deal.
Entireworld to Shut Down
The direct-to-consumer brand of basics founded by Scott Sternberg announced it would end operations after difficulties attracting financing and closing an acquisition deal.
Can Asos Handle Fast Fashion’s Headwinds?
The abrupt departure of the fast fashion e-tailer’s CEO alongside a warning profits could fall sharply this year have raised the stakes for the company’s strategy update next month.
Can Asos Handle Fast Fashion’s Headwinds?
The abrupt departure of the fast fashion e-tailer’s CEO alongside a warning profits could fall sharply this year have raised the stakes for the company’s strategy update next month.
Why Price Inflation Is Coming to Fashion
For the first time in a decade, fashion brands are raising prices and pulling back on discounting. A combination of booming sales and historic supply chain disruptions are behind the shift. But will it last? Join Intermix CEO Jyothi Rao; BMO Capital Markets managing director, equity research Simeon Siegel; and BoF’s Brian Baskin and Alexandra Mondalek to learn more.
Why Price Inflation Is Coming to Fashion
For the first time in a decade, fashion brands are raising prices and pulling back on discounting. A combination of booming sales and historic supply chain disruptions are behind the shift. But will it last? Join Intermix CEO Jyothi Rao; BMO Capital Markets managing director, equity research Simeon Siegel; and BoF’s Brian Baskin and Alexandra Mondalek to learn more.
Boohoo, H&M Warn Supply Chain Issues Are Hitting European Retail
High shipping costs and global supply chain disruptions are starting to challenge European clothing retailers.
Boohoo, H&M Warn Supply Chain Issues Are Hitting European Retail
High shipping costs and global supply chain disruptions are starting to challenge European clothing retailers.
BoF LIVE: How to Create Loyalty With Customers Through Gamification
A panel of experts discuss how brands are revamping their loyalty programs to reward shoppers for things like reading marketing emails and making TikTok clips, in hopes of driving sales.
BoF LIVE: How to Create Loyalty With Customers Through Gamification
A panel of experts discuss how brands are revamping their loyalty programs to reward shoppers for things like reading marketing emails and making TikTok clips, in hopes of driving sales.
The Secret to Breathing New Life Into Old Brands
Banana Republic, J.Crew, Express and others are all promoting a new, more digital and fashion-forward identity in a bid to regain relevance. But a rebrand is no easy feat.
The Secret to Breathing New Life Into Old Brands
Banana Republic, J.Crew, Express and others are all promoting a new, more digital and fashion-forward identity in a bid to regain relevance. But a rebrand is no easy feat.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
JD Sports Names New North America CEO, Chief Marketing Officer
The sneaker retailer is shaking up its North American leadership as it looks to reverse soft sales and an extended slump in the stock market.
Top Africa Clothes Retailer Pepkor Sinks on Earnings Outlook
Shares in the South African discount clothing retailer fell the most in more than three years, as an expansion into banking weighed on profit forecasts.
Fayed Abuse Victims Seek Up to £150 Million From Harrods
The retailer currently has a £62 million provision set aside for redress payments, but victims’ lawyers say more is likely needed.
Hugo Boss Chairman to Step Down Amid Frasers Group Pressure
Stephan Sturm is stepping down, as the German fashion house's largest shareholder seeks to beef up its board representation alongside its takeover bid for the brand.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Macy’s Raises Annual Targets as Bloomingdale’s Drives Growth
The retailer's improved outlook reflects resilience among higher-income shoppers, despite broader economic uncertainty.