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Beneath the Surface of Women’s World Cup Marketing
Companies like Nike and Adidas see big growth opportunities in women’s football. But while the game is often marketed with an inspirational wrapper...
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Estée Lauder Is Falling Behind Rivals Like L’Oréal, Even on Its Home Turf
The company’s sluggish sales in Asia and supply-chain missteps have left it trailing behind the French beauty giant.
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Coach Parent Tapestry Forecasts Weak 2024 on Soft US Demand
Coach parent Tapestry, which agreed to buy Capri last week, forecast fiscal 2024 profit and sales below estimates on Thursday after waning US...
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H&M Says It Will ‘Phase Out’ Sourcing From Myanmar
The world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, H&M, has decided to gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar, it told Reuters on Thursday, as reports of...
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Who Will Buy Amyris’ Brands?
The bankrupt biotech manufacturer-turned-beauty conglomerate has put Biossance, Jonathan Van Ness’ JVN and other lines up for sale. Is anyone buying?
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Craig Green Named Fashion Design Professor at University of Applied Arts Vienna
British menswear designer Craig Green has been appointed to lead the fashion design department at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
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Is There Room for Another Activewear Giant?
A giant investment from Softbank in 2021 turbocharged expansion plans at Vuori, which is now eyeing global expansion and a takeover of its...
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Uniqlo Taps Clare Waight Keller for Fall Capsule
Former Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller has designed a collection for Uniqlo, dubbed Uniqlo: C, which will be available to purchase...
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Brazil’s Natura Sees Cash Boost Later in Year Following Q2 Loss
Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura & Co expects its accounts to improve in the second half of the year after a soft start to 2023, executives said on...
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What Parade’s Sale Says About the State of DTC
The Gen-Z intimates brand’s sale to a little-known strategic is the latest in an ongoing series of less than desirable exits for unprofitable...
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Worldview: China Loans Plunge to 14-Year Low, Adding to Deflation Risk
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Turkey’s retail sales rose 28.5 percent year on year in June, South...
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Worldview: Chinese Exports Suffer Worst Fall Since Start of Pandemic
This week’s global markets round-up of fashion business news also features Advent to buy Zimmermann in a $1 billion deal, Amyris to shut down Costa...
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Imran Amed & Luca Solca: How Big Luxury Dominates Fashion
Courtesy of System Magazine, BoF’s Imran Amed and Bernstein analyst Luca Solca discuss how the biggest French luxury companies dominate the fashion...
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Stockings, Style, Surrealism — How Man Ray Changed the Fashion Industry
Although his heart was never in it, the American artist was a prolific – and highly experimental – fashion photographer. A new exhibition explores...
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At the Met Gala, Karl Lagerfeld Was the Evening’s Star
Attendees stayed on dress code — with some over-the-top interpretations — for the annual event, which paid homage to the late designer.
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Veronica Beard Is a Hit in the US. Will Its Formula Work Globally Too?
The contemporary label is on track to hit nearly $300 million in sales this year. Up next are stores and new wholesale accounts in Asia, Europe and...
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Francesca’s Acquires Loungewear Brand Richer Poorer
American boutique chain Francesca’s has acquired Richer Poorer, a 13-year-old basics and loungewear brand, the companies told BoF Monday.
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Adidas Is Bringing Web3 Into Its Confirmed App
The app, where Adidas releases its most in-demand products, will offer preferred access to select drops through NFTs, a capability enabled by the...
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RFID’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ in Retail
Zara, Uniqlo and American Eagle are among those leaning on the technology for abilities like self-checkout and better inventory tracking, while...
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Virgil Abloh: ‘I Am Not a Designer’
The Off-White founder and Wizard of Oz fan isn’t just making clothes. He’s blazing his own Yellow Brick Road from nowheresville to the Emerald City...
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US Lawmakers Push SEC to Order Audit of Shein IPO Over Uyghur Forced Labor Fears
A bipartisan group of two dozen US representatives was calling for the Securities and Exchange Commission to halt the initial public offering of...
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Soviet and Russian Fashion Icon Slava Zaitsev Dead at 85
Vyacheslav “Slava” Zaitsev, the couturier behind world-famous Soviet fashion that was often adorned with colourful Russian folkloric motifs, died...
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How New Beauty Brands Are Made
Retail accelerators have offered new founders help breaking into tough to crack retail environments. But finding long term success often takes more...
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Why Many Y2K Beauty Brands Aren’t Benefiting From the Y2K Trend
Fashion labels like Marc Jacobs have capitalised on the Y2K trend with rebooted brands and products. But beauty brands of the era, like Laura...
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A Greying Workforce Puts Fashion’s Youth Obsession to the Test
Companies must go beyond stereotypes about Gen Z and Baby Boomers when hiring, and think strategically about how to get the most from workers of...