Lululemon Sees Annual Revenue, Profit Below Estimates Amid Board, Demand Challenges
CEO Calvin McDonald stepped down in December following months of share price weakness and lack of design freshness.
Podcasts
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Partner Content
Retail Reborn Season 2: The Consumer of Tomorrow
In the second season of the hit podcast series with host Doug Stephens, 14 global authorities and thought leaders, from fashion and retail executives to futurists and academics, share insights on the changing consumer lifestyles and expectations shaping the retail ecosystem.
Retail Reborn Season 2: The Consumer of Tomorrow
In the second season of the hit podcast series with host Doug Stephens, 14 global authorities and thought leaders, from fashion and retail executives to futurists and academics, share insights on the changing consumer lifestyles and expectations shaping the retail ecosystem.
Media
The BoF Podcast | Conformity Is the ‘Enemy of Progress, Creativity and Business’
This week on The BoF Podcast, Condé Nast Britain’s chief business officer speaks with purpose and intuition coach Mory Fontanez about leading as an outsider in the modern workplace.
The BoF Podcast | Conformity Is the ‘Enemy of Progress, Creativity and Business’
This week on The BoF Podcast, Condé Nast Britain’s chief business officer speaks with purpose and intuition coach Mory Fontanez about leading as an outsider in the modern workplace.
Global Markets
Reflections on Fashion Week in the Shadow of War
This week on The BoF Podcast, Imran Amed and Tim Blanks break down a fashion season dominated by the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
Reflections on Fashion Week in the Shadow of War
This week on The BoF Podcast, Imran Amed and Tim Blanks break down a fashion season dominated by the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
Workplace & Talent
What Kind of Leaders Do We Need to Be Now?
Kevin Delaney, co-founder and CEO of Charter, shares his insights into employees’ evolving expectations and how leaders need to adapt to secure and retain the best talent.
What Kind of Leaders Do We Need to Be Now?
Kevin Delaney, co-founder and CEO of Charter, shares his insights into employees’ evolving expectations and how leaders need to adapt to secure and retain the best talent.
Sustainability
How Can Fashion Become Truly Circular?
On this week’s episode of The BoF Podcast, Dame Ellen MacArthur explains how the fashion industry can move toward a waste-free future.
How Can Fashion Become Truly Circular?
On this week’s episode of The BoF Podcast, Dame Ellen MacArthur explains how the fashion industry can move toward a waste-free future.
Technology
How ‘The Age of Acceleration’ Will Transform Business
At BoF VOICES 2021, futurists Martin Raymond and Christopher Sanderson examined the series of fast-paced changes that will dominate the wider world in the coming decade — and advised on how brands must adapt.
How ‘The Age of Acceleration’ Will Transform Business
At BoF VOICES 2021, futurists Martin Raymond and Christopher Sanderson examined the series of fast-paced changes that will dominate the wider world in the coming decade — and advised on how brands must adapt.
Luxury
Lessons in Fashion Business-Building from Proenza Schouler
Designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez speak to BoF’s Lauren Sherman about their journey from one-time fashion wunderkinds to seasoned entrepreneurs, navigating a series of ups and downs
Lessons in Fashion Business-Building from Proenza Schouler
Designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez speak to BoF’s Lauren Sherman about their journey from one-time fashion wunderkinds to seasoned entrepreneurs, navigating a series of ups and downs
Sustainability
Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement
An oft-overlooked natural asset, mushrooms are not just infiltrating the fashion industry, but also have the potential to unlock new ways of thinking and healing.
Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement
An oft-overlooked natural asset, mushrooms are not just infiltrating the fashion industry, but also have the potential to unlock new ways of thinking and healing.
Entrepreneurship
Jay Shetty on Finding Your Purpose in a Chaotic World
The author and podcaster shares his definition for the ever-illusive buzzword, and unpacks how to live a life marked by it.
Jay Shetty on Finding Your Purpose in a Chaotic World
The author and podcaster shares his definition for the ever-illusive buzzword, and unpacks how to live a life marked by it.
Luxury
The Jonathan Anderson Experiment
A last-minute switch from live-showing in Milan to film-making in London was the designer’s latest exercise in ingenious Covid crisis management.
The Jonathan Anderson Experiment
A last-minute switch from live-showing in Milan to film-making in London was the designer’s latest exercise in ingenious Covid crisis management.
Sustainability
Dame Vivian Hunt Makes the Case for Stakeholder Capitalism
The senior partner at McKinsey & Company explains why being an ethical and sustainable company is not just good for the world — but for business.
Dame Vivian Hunt Makes the Case for Stakeholder Capitalism
The senior partner at McKinsey & Company explains why being an ethical and sustainable company is not just good for the world — but for business.
Luxury
Harris Reed and Alok Vaid-Menon on Fashion’s Gender Fluid Future
The breakout Central Saint Martins graduate and performance artist and designer discuss ways the industry can commit to a de-gendered future.
Harris Reed and Alok Vaid-Menon on Fashion’s Gender Fluid Future
The breakout Central Saint Martins graduate and performance artist and designer discuss ways the industry can commit to a de-gendered future.
The News in Brief
Puig Announces New CEO
Jose Manuel Albesa will succeed Marc Puig, becoming the first non-family member to lead the Spanish conglomerate in more than 20 years.
Spandex Maker Lycra Files for Bankruptcy After Years of Stress
The company has been hampered with disruptions to supply chains, elevated inflation, growing competition from low-cost manufacturers and trade tariffs.
US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
Kering Unveils New Jewellery Unit, Merges Fashion Brand Reporting
Kering’s newly created jewellery division regroups Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin brands as the company aims to pool resources. The conglomerate is also regrouping fashion brand reporting, shielding smaller labels from investor scrutiny.
Bondholders Approve Saks Global’s Five-Year Business Plan
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
Luxury Stocks Face Most Bearish Sentiment in Years, UBS Says
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
Trump Signs Order to Combat Fraudulent ‘Made in America’ Labels, White House Says
The executive order directs the FTC chairman to prioritise enforcement of existing laws against sellers and manufacturers who falsely claim products are made in America.