Perfume Maker Givaudan’s Sales Beat Estimates, Tariff Paybacks Weigh on Shares
Givaudan’s second-quarter organic sales came in ahead of market estimates on Thursday, but its shares fell 5 percent on litigation costs and tariff repayments.
Videos
The home of fashion video on BoF.
Sustainability
BoF LIVE: Solving Fashion’s Packaging Problem
BoF’s Lauren Sherman and Brian Baskin unpack fashion’s wasteful schemes for delivering products to consumers, and discuss how the industry can do better with a panel of experts.
BoF LIVE: Solving Fashion’s Packaging Problem
BoF’s Lauren Sherman and Brian Baskin unpack fashion’s wasteful schemes for delivering products to consumers, and discuss how the industry can do better with a panel of experts.
Retail
BoF LIVE: The Right Way to Do Plus-Size
Plus-size fashion is a multi-billion dollar market. Why do so many brands still struggle to get it right?
BoF LIVE: The Right Way to Do Plus-Size
Plus-size fashion is a multi-billion dollar market. Why do so many brands still struggle to get it right?
Global Markets
The Green Global Age of the Information Revolution
As resources are depleting and the world experiences irreversible climate change, consultant Carlota Perez urges the need for a radical restructure of society.
The Green Global Age of the Information Revolution
As resources are depleting and the world experiences irreversible climate change, consultant Carlota Perez urges the need for a radical restructure of society.
Marketing
BoF LIVE: The New 4 Ps of DTC Marketing
Over the past decade, the rule book for DTC marketing has evolved, forcing brands to consider how they can stand out while still encompassing their values.
BoF LIVE: The New 4 Ps of DTC Marketing
Over the past decade, the rule book for DTC marketing has evolved, forcing brands to consider how they can stand out while still encompassing their values.
Global Markets
How Technology Is Powering African Retail
Zain Verjee and Juliet Anammah discuss how the pandemic has accelerated the move to digital platforms in Africa and how consumers are adapting.
How Technology Is Powering African Retail
Zain Verjee and Juliet Anammah discuss how the pandemic has accelerated the move to digital platforms in Africa and how consumers are adapting.
Retail
BoF LIVE: For Brands, Is Resale Actually Worth It?
As the resale market continues to grow, more brands are partnering with resale companies or creating their own resale platforms. But are the associated costs — cleaning, listing and handling products — really worth it?
BoF LIVE: For Brands, Is Resale Actually Worth It?
As the resale market continues to grow, more brands are partnering with resale companies or creating their own resale platforms. But are the associated costs — cleaning, listing and handling products — really worth it?
Retail
BoF LIVE: DTC vs Wholesale — Striking the Right Balance
In a fast-changing retail landscape, how and where should brands sell their products? This week, BoF unpacks the future of retail with a host of experts.
BoF LIVE: DTC vs Wholesale — Striking the Right Balance
In a fast-changing retail landscape, how and where should brands sell their products? This week, BoF unpacks the future of retail with a host of experts.
Luxury
BoF LIVE: Thom Browne Talks His Style of Repetitive Radicalism
Browne’s designs don’t rely heavily on fashion references, and instead strive for something new. He discusses his aesthetic, positioning and personal history with BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks.
BoF LIVE: Thom Browne Talks His Style of Repetitive Radicalism
Browne’s designs don’t rely heavily on fashion references, and instead strive for something new. He discusses his aesthetic, positioning and personal history with BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks.
Marketing
A New Playbook for DTC Brands
Topicals’ Olamide Olowe and Claudia Teng and Parade’s Cami Téllez dissect what sets their start-ups apart from the first generation of online brands.
A New Playbook for DTC Brands
Topicals’ Olamide Olowe and Claudia Teng and Parade’s Cami Téllez dissect what sets their start-ups apart from the first generation of online brands.
Retail
BoF LIVE: The Future of Buying
As the pandemic has remodelled the retail landscape, buyers have found different ways to operate in the digital-focused era while utilising data to look beyond just demographics and sizing to focus on consumer experiences within social media to retail spaces.
BoF LIVE: The Future of Buying
As the pandemic has remodelled the retail landscape, buyers have found different ways to operate in the digital-focused era while utilising data to look beyond just demographics and sizing to focus on consumer experiences within social media to retail spaces.
Sustainability
The Definitive Guide: How to Build a Sustainable Fashion Brand
What does it take to build a fashion brand that is good for the planet, the people in it and still makes business sense? BoF’s five-part online series lays out the framework for building a responsible fashion business.
The Definitive Guide: How to Build a Sustainable Fashion Brand
What does it take to build a fashion brand that is good for the planet, the people in it and still makes business sense? BoF’s five-part online series lays out the framework for building a responsible fashion business.
Global Markets
Beyond GDP: How Sustainable Development Improves Human Wellbeing
University of Oxford professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve discusses the power of measuring wellbeing and how this data can further considerations of GDP to include environmental and social elements.
Beyond GDP: How Sustainable Development Improves Human Wellbeing
University of Oxford professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve discusses the power of measuring wellbeing and how this data can further considerations of GDP to include environmental and social elements.
The News in Brief
Trump to Impose Forced Labour Duties on Friday as Temporary 10% US Tariffs Expire
The move is the White House’s latest effort to restore Trump’s campaign vision of a near-global tariff after the US Supreme Court in February struck down his ‘reciprocal’ duties.
LVMH Appoints General Manager of Fragrance
Givenchy executive Yann Musquin will lead the group’s fragrance portfolio, succeeding longtime division head Romain Spitzer.
India Changes Rule in Win for Foreign E-Commerce Companies
In a major win for Amazon, which lobbied for the change, the government will allow foreign e-commerce companies to buy products directly from Indian sellers and sell them to overseas customers.
Skincare Brand Prequel Appoints C-Suite
The dermatologist-developed label has named Nathalie Kristo as its first chief executive officer and Toral Patel as chief marketing officer.
Moncler Group Second-Quarter Sales Rise 5% as Stone Island Brand Outperforms
Stone Island’s strong performance helped offset slower growth at the Moncler brand, as the group continues its push to become less dependent on its iconic winter outerwear.
Mulberry Quarterly Sales Jump 23% as Turnaround Gathers Pace
The British luxury handbag maker reported a strong start to fiscal 2027 as CEO Andrea Baldo’s strategy gains traction and the brand gears up for designer Christopher Kane’s runway debut in September.
Phillip Lim Announces New Brand PlayLoveWin
The designer departed his namesake label 3.1 Phillip Lim in November 2024 to pursue personal projects.