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Rebooting a Brand for a Post-Pandemic World

Like many fashion brands, Stockholm-based Filippa K was hammered by the coronavirus crisis. Now it’s gearing up for a reboot, hiring former Saint Laurent designer Liisa Kessler to help take the brand more upscale.

Retail

Rebooting a Brand for a Post-Pandemic World

Like many fashion brands, Stockholm-based Filippa K was hammered by the coronavirus crisis. Now it’s gearing up for a reboot, hiring former Saint Laurent designer Liisa Kessler to help take the brand more upscale.


Retail

Two Decades After Delia’s Heyday, Fashion Rediscovers Tweens

In recent months, several brands have ventured into the tween category, targeting customers aged eight to 12 who are just starting to develop their own sense of style but are still primarily spending their parents’ money.

Retail

Two Decades After Delia’s Heyday, Fashion Rediscovers Tweens

In recent months, several brands have ventured into the tween category, targeting customers aged eight to 12 who are just starting to develop their own sense of style but are still primarily spending their parents’ money.


Retail

The Final Verdict on Holiday Sales

This week, everyone will be talking about US retail sales and inflation data, plus how the Omicron variant is upending awards season and fashion month.

Retail

The Final Verdict on Holiday Sales

This week, everyone will be talking about US retail sales and inflation data, plus how the Omicron variant is upending awards season and fashion month.


Beauty

The Year Ahead: Beauty’s Cautious Recovery

After being hit significantly by the pandemic, all categories within the beauty sector are performing strongly. However, the sector’s competitive intensity shows no signs of abating amid the growth in the year ahead.

Beauty

The Year Ahead: Beauty’s Cautious Recovery

After being hit significantly by the pandemic, all categories within the beauty sector are performing strongly. However, the sector’s competitive intensity shows no signs of abating amid the growth in the year ahead.


Retail

The Myths and Realities of Retail’s New Normal

As the Omicron variant sweeps across the world, retailers are reckoning with an inescapable reality: Covid-19 is here to stay. BoF outlines the fundamental facts that should inform the industry’s next moves.

Retail

The Myths and Realities of Retail’s New Normal

As the Omicron variant sweeps across the world, retailers are reckoning with an inescapable reality: Covid-19 is here to stay. BoF outlines the fundamental facts that should inform the industry’s next moves.


Retail

The 10 Themes That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2022

Each of the 10 defining themes in The State of Fashion 2022, the authoritative annual report from The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company, highlights strategies to safeguard recovery and tap new opportunities for sustainable growth in the year ahead.

Retail

The 10 Themes That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2022

Each of the 10 defining themes in The State of Fashion 2022, the authoritative annual report from The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company, highlights strategies to safeguard recovery and tap new opportunities for sustainable growth in the year ahead.


Retail

Nike Hedges Its Bets

This week, everyone will be talking about Nike’s plans to sell both virtual and physical sneakers, plus the tail end of the all-important holiday shopping season.

Retail

Nike Hedges Its Bets

This week, everyone will be talking about Nike’s plans to sell both virtual and physical sneakers, plus the tail end of the all-important holiday shopping season.


Workplace & Talent

How Retailers Can Prevent Robberies This Holiday Season

A spate of “smash and grab” robberies and similar organised theft incidents have dealt the latest blow to retailers looking to staff up at a critical time.

Workplace & Talent

How Retailers Can Prevent Robberies This Holiday Season

A spate of “smash and grab” robberies and similar organised theft incidents have dealt the latest blow to retailers looking to staff up at a critical time.


Retail

JHSF’s José Auriemo Neto on Leveraging a Permanent Shift to Local Retail

São Paulo-based retail behemoth JHSF Participações has had to strengthen its relationships with local luxury clients during the pandemic. With tenants ranging from Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, the group’s chairman has a plan to persuade well-travelled Brazilians to keep shopping domestically.

Retail

JHSF’s José Auriemo Neto on Leveraging a Permanent Shift to Local Retail

São Paulo-based retail behemoth JHSF Participações has had to strengthen its relationships with local luxury clients during the pandemic. With tenants ranging from Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, the group’s chairman has a plan to persuade well-travelled Brazilians to keep shopping domestically.


Global Markets

How the Global Wealth Gap Will Impact Fashion

Widening income inequality and other demographic pressures in 2022 could exacerbate the already uneven global economic recovery from the pandemic.

Global Markets

How the Global Wealth Gap Will Impact Fashion

Widening income inequality and other demographic pressures in 2022 could exacerbate the already uneven global economic recovery from the pandemic.


Global Markets

The Year Ahead: Navigating Fashion’s Uneven Recovery

Recovery from Covid-19-related economic shocks will be uneven across fashion’s consumer and sourcing landscapes, leading international industry players to reassess local conditions as well as market-specific risks and opportunities.

Global Markets

The Year Ahead: Navigating Fashion’s Uneven Recovery

Recovery from Covid-19-related economic shocks will be uneven across fashion’s consumer and sourcing landscapes, leading international industry players to reassess local conditions as well as market-specific risks and opportunities.


Luxury

The Year Ahead: Global Luxury Adapts to New Travel Trends

International tourism will not fully recover until 2023 at the earliest, causing a shift in shopping patterns. Luxury players must rebalance their global footprints while increasing investment in domestic consumer bases and e-commerce.

Luxury

The Year Ahead: Global Luxury Adapts to New Travel Trends

International tourism will not fully recover until 2023 at the earliest, causing a shift in shopping patterns. Luxury players must rebalance their global footprints while increasing investment in domestic consumer bases and e-commerce.