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The Business of Fashion is a next-generation media company recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the global fashion and beauty industries. Founded by Imran Amed in 2007, BoF serves members in more than 125 countries.

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Op-Ed | The Companies with the Best Software Will Lead Fashion

Technology will replace products, brands and financial strategies as the key source of value creation for fashion companies, argues Enrico Beltramini.

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Op-Ed | The Companies with the Best Software Will Lead Fashion

Technology will replace products, brands and financial strategies as the key source of value creation for fashion companies, argues Enrico Beltramini.


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Op-Ed | No, Vogue Is Not Dead

The April 2014 cover of American Vogue, featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, proves that media now belongs to the people — but Vogue is not dead, writes Bonnie Morrison.

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Op-Ed | No, Vogue Is Not Dead

The April 2014 cover of American Vogue, featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, proves that media now belongs to the people — but Vogue is not dead, writes Bonnie Morrison.


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Op-Ed | Embrace Everywhere Commerce or Go Extinct

In today’s reality, retailers who fail to embrace omni-channel strategies powered by connected data risk becoming extinct, argues John Squire.

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Op-Ed | Embrace Everywhere Commerce or Go Extinct

In today’s reality, retailers who fail to embrace omni-channel strategies powered by connected data risk becoming extinct, argues John Squire.


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Op-Ed | Are Stores Becoming Commoditised?

In the Internet Age, fashion consumers increasingly know what they want long before they visit retailers, undermining the traditional role of department stores and boutiques as curators of style, argues Eugene Rabkin.

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Op-Ed | Are Stores Becoming Commoditised?

In the Internet Age, fashion consumers increasingly know what they want long before they visit retailers, undermining the traditional role of department stores and boutiques as curators of style, argues Eugene Rabkin.


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LVMH Prize Finalists Announced

Twelve talented young designers have been shortlisted for the inaugural LVMH Prize.

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LVMH Prize Finalists Announced

Twelve talented young designers have been shortlisted for the inaugural LVMH Prize.


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Op-Ed | Are Camera Phones Killing Fashion?

In the iPhone Age, fashion week has become one glorified, ridiculous, narcissistic, nauseating selfie, argues Mark C. O'Flaherty.

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Op-Ed | Are Camera Phones Killing Fashion?

In the iPhone Age, fashion week has become one glorified, ridiculous, narcissistic, nauseating selfie, argues Mark C. O'Flaherty.


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Op-Ed | In a Digital World, Physical Retail Matters More Than Ever

Despite the rise of e-commerce, offline retail remains a fantastic opportunity for fashion brands, while offering features that digital channels will simply never be able to duplicate, argues Ari Bloom.

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Op-Ed | In a Digital World, Physical Retail Matters More Than Ever

Despite the rise of e-commerce, offline retail remains a fantastic opportunity for fashion brands, while offering features that digital channels will simply never be able to duplicate, argues Ari Bloom.


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Steven Alan, Multi-Tasking Merchant

Twenty years after opening his first store, Steven Alan, the merchant, showroom operator and designer, sat down with BoF to discuss how he built his multi-pronged business.

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Steven Alan, Multi-Tasking Merchant

Twenty years after opening his first store, Steven Alan, the merchant, showroom operator and designer, sat down with BoF to discuss how he built his multi-pronged business.


China

The China Edit | Esprit, Stereotypes Debunked, Luxury Agents, Tourists

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Esprit, Stereotypes Debunked, Luxury Agents, Tourists

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


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Op-Ed | Can the Current Media Environment Produce an Honest Critic?

The problem with fashion criticism isn’t the lack of honest opinion, but the lack of places to publish it, argues Jason Dike.

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Op-Ed | Can the Current Media Environment Produce an Honest Critic?

The problem with fashion criticism isn’t the lack of honest opinion, but the lack of places to publish it, argues Jason Dike.