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Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned by the Wertheimer family and headquartered in Paris.

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Retail

How to Recession-Proof Your Business

During times of economic uncertainty, brands should opt for a leaner business so that each dollar earned — and saved — goes a long way.

Retail

How to Recession-Proof Your Business

During times of economic uncertainty, brands should opt for a leaner business so that each dollar earned — and saved — goes a long way.


Luxury

Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System

The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.

Luxury

Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System

The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.


Luxury

Luxury’s Inequality Problem

The anti-racism protests that have swept the United States are inextricably linked to socio-economic class and rising inequality. Are luxury brands listening?

Luxury

Luxury’s Inequality Problem

The anti-racism protests that have swept the United States are inextricably linked to socio-economic class and rising inequality. Are luxury brands listening?


Media

Fashion Magazines Hit as Luxury Ad Spend Dwindles

Global fashion houses are slashing their marketing budgets by 30 to 80 percent to weather the economic fallout of the pandemic.

Media

Fashion Magazines Hit as Luxury Ad Spend Dwindles

Global fashion houses are slashing their marketing budgets by 30 to 80 percent to weather the economic fallout of the pandemic.


Retail

How to Prepare Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World

BoF outlines the steps that retailers and labels need to take as they survive the first shockwave of the pandemic and now must grapple with prolonged economic downturn.

Retail

How to Prepare Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World

BoF outlines the steps that retailers and labels need to take as they survive the first shockwave of the pandemic and now must grapple with prolonged economic downturn.


China

Amazon vs Alibaba: Which E-Commerce Giant Is Winning the Covid-19 Era?

The online retail goliaths have made a fortune as the pandemic shifted shopping online but the crisis has also exposed their vulnerabilities and shed light on challenges that lie ahead.

China

Amazon vs Alibaba: Which E-Commerce Giant Is Winning the Covid-19 Era?

The online retail goliaths have made a fortune as the pandemic shifted shopping online but the crisis has also exposed their vulnerabilities and shed light on challenges that lie ahead.


China

Will Luxury Resale Take Off in China? It’s Complicated.

Before the pandemic there were hopes that young Chinese consumers were finally warming to the idea of luxury resale after cultural taboos about secondhand clothes abated. But with post-virus safety concerns now front of mind the market has hit another impasse.

China

Will Luxury Resale Take Off in China? It’s Complicated.

Before the pandemic there were hopes that young Chinese consumers were finally warming to the idea of luxury resale after cultural taboos about secondhand clothes abated. But with post-virus safety concerns now front of mind the market has hit another impasse.


Global Markets

Luxury Brands Have a ‘Respect Deficit’ with Indian Artisans

Brand leaders who claim that craft is the lifeblood of luxury should see worker welfare as a moral duty that aligns with their strategic business interests. But protecting the valuable skills of Indian artisans is not the same as valuing the artisans themselves.

Global Markets

Luxury Brands Have a ‘Respect Deficit’ with Indian Artisans

Brand leaders who claim that craft is the lifeblood of luxury should see worker welfare as a moral duty that aligns with their strategic business interests. But protecting the valuable skills of Indian artisans is not the same as valuing the artisans themselves.


Luxury

Why Luxury Came to the Rescue

To support the fight against Covid-19, European fashion companies have been doing everything from producing hand sanitiser to building new hospital wings. What’s driving these wartime-like efforts?

Luxury

Why Luxury Came to the Rescue

To support the fight against Covid-19, European fashion companies have been doing everything from producing hand sanitiser to building new hospital wings. What’s driving these wartime-like efforts?


Retail

The Great Retail Reopening Has Begun. Will Shoppers Return?

This week, everyone will be talking about the future of Victoria's Secret, the reopening of American stores and China's 520 Day. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

The Great Retail Reopening Has Begun. Will Shoppers Return?

This week, everyone will be talking about the future of Victoria's Secret, the reopening of American stores and China's 520 Day. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.