Indian Jewellery Giant Titan Jumps as Profits Beat Expectations
The company’s share price notched its biggest weekly rise since 2020 as investors bet on softer gold prices to bring customers back to stores.
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Inside the Battle for Luxury’s Million-Dollar Salespeople
A great associate can generate millions in sales and build a following of loyal clients. Stores are increasingly courting them with everything from lucrative pay packages to the resources and freedom to run businesses of their own.
How AI Is Reshaping the Modelling Industry
Modelling agencies are seeing bookings decline, photo studios are closing and models are facing the loss of a chunk of their livelihoods: photo shoots by fast-fashion retailers constantly adding new collections to their websites.
Stüssy Is Hiring on BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partner and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
Who’s to Blame for Bad Customer Service?
After Kelly Clarkson’s viral clash with a Brooklyn boutique, BoF’s Jessica Kwon and Cathaleen Chen join Sheena Butler-Young on The Debrief to unpack why customer service keeps failing shoppers — and who’s actually paying for it.
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Why Is It Still So Painful to Shop in Stores?
Kelly Clarkson’s viral feud with an independent Brooklyn toy store has ignited debate over poor customer service, which experts say can be remedied with investment in training and employee motivation.
How Unilever Attracts and Develops Beauty’s Next Generation of Talent
As the beauty industry evolves to cover new frontiers, global beauty giant Unilever is proactively shaping its talent strategy to meet the new business realities.
Announcing Chanel on BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partner and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
BoF Careers Convenes Industry Leaders in London for Exclusive Insights on AI in the Workplace
Senior leaders from Chanel, Burberry, De Beers, Mulberry and L’Oréal, among others, attended an intimate breakfast at Mortimer House in London to explore AI’s impact on recruitment and talent retention.
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The Debrief | The Fashion and Beauty Companies Everyone Wants to Work For
As economic uncertainty and hiring freezes reshape parts of the fashion and beauty job market, BoF’s Eoghan O’Donnell and Dan Hastings join Sheena Butler-Young to unpack BoF’s Most Desirable Beauty and Fashion Companies list and what makes an employer stand out today.
Announcing Stone Island and Meshki on BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
The Most Desirable Fashion Companies to Work for in 2026
Chanel, Hermès and Dior lead the pack as 1,173 fashion professionals and aspiring workers from 93 countries tell BoF Careers which brands they most want to work for — and why.
Knowledge Report | How AI Is Reshaping the Battle for Fashion and Beauty Talent
Fashion and beauty workers are AI optimists — but their employers aren’t keeping up. BoF Careers’ annual survey of 2,926 professionals reveals a widening gap between what talent expects and what the industry delivers.
The News in Brief
Bangladesh Garment Protests Continue
Workers staged fresh demonstrations in Dhaka Thursday, forcing factories to suspend operations despite government promises to raise wages before the end of the year.
Rogaine Rides GLP-1 Wave With 30% Sales Surge
The decades-old hair-loss remedy is unexpectedly booming from more people taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
Ralph Lauren’s Quarterly Revenue Forecast Disappoints, Sending Shares Down
Expectations for the brand to sustain a rapid pace of growth set a high bar, leaving investors disappointed even as its raised its annual outlook.
Tapestry Lifts Outlook as Young Shoppers Snap Up Coach Bags
Shares rose in early trading after the company raised its revenue and profit forecasts, even as the broader luxury sector grapples with a slowdown.
Chanel Beauty Opens Alpine-Inspired Activation at Harrods
The luxury beauty label has taken over a corner of the department store's ground floor with a gifting suite.
Bangladesh Agrees New Garment Pay Scale From December Amid Protests
The government has yet determine the details of revised wage levels as it scrambles to manage days of protests that have disrupted the country’s garment industry.
China Wealth Crackdown Lifts Hong Kong Watch and Jewellery Sales
Rich shoppers are turning to gold and gemstones to preserve wealth, softening the blow for luxury giants like Hermès and Richemont as Beijing tightens its grip on overseas assets.