British Fashion Council to Boost UK Fashion Beyond London
The new national initiative, Fashion Britain, aims to increase growth, innovation and participation in the industry across key cities.

This week, Ralph Lauren taps Alice Delahunt for the newly created chief digital officer role, while Abercrombie & Fitch executive chairman Arthur Martinez will step down at the end of the fiscal year.

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

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This week, Courrèges has appointed Christina Ahlers as its new chief executive, while Phillip Picardi has been named chief content officer at Teen Vogue.

Times’s also up for fashion’s institutional exclusion and workplace suppression of black designers, argues Kibwe Chase-Marshall.

The Swedish retailer has appointed a diversity leader, after having been accused of racism over an ad showing a black child dressed in a hoodie reading "coolest monkey in the jungle."

Walmart's chief operating officer Judith McKenna will take up the role of chief executive of its international unit, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

In partnership with BoF, Danilo Venturi, dean of Italian fashion school Polimoda, introduces the first in a three-part lecture series on fashion brand management.

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Careers Counsel is a weekly roundup of the most helpful and inspiring advice for boosting your career.

This week, Belstaff names Helen Wright as its new chief executive and Robin Hutson as non-executive Chairman, while Stephen Gan leaves Harper's Bazaar for Elle.

One of the world’s leading thinkers on the circular economy speaks to BoF about the growing momentum among fashion companies to commit to the principles of this restorative and regenerative movement.
The new national initiative, Fashion Britain, aims to increase growth, innovation and participation in the industry across key cities.
The H-1B visa program is a cornerstone of employment-based immigration, allowing companies in the US to hire college-educated foreign workers for specialised occupations.
The decline in nonfarm payrolls reported by the Labor Department in its employment report on Friday was the sixth since January 2025 and the second largest.
The EEOC is investigating the brand over claims of systemic racism against white employees, including through DEI programmes.
The Seattle online retailer tied its initial round of job cuts in October to the rise of artificial intelligence software.
Layoffs will impact less than 1 percent of the company’s corporate team and are part of a restructuring led by chief executive Elliot Hill.
The LVMH veteran has been named chairman and chief executive of LVMH Americas as the company navigates a 'complex and evolving geopolitical period.'
The event was slated for May 2025 in Las Vegas and had confirmed speakers from Sephora, H&M and TikTok.