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The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life

Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.

Retail

The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life

Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.


Technology

The Year Ahead: Building Brands With a Metaverse State of Mind

By experimenting with NFTs, gaming and virtual fashion, brands will unlock value streams in the metaverse that engage young consumers and will find new routes to creativity, communities and commerce.

Technology

The Year Ahead: Building Brands With a Metaverse State of Mind

By experimenting with NFTs, gaming and virtual fashion, brands will unlock value streams in the metaverse that engage young consumers and will find new routes to creativity, communities and commerce.


Technology

The Year Ahead: Unlocking Next-Generation Social Shopping

New technologies and functionality are unlocking seamless social shopping experiences, spurring brands, consumer and investors. Brands should double-down on tailored in-app purchase journeys and test livestreaming and augmented reality try-on, among other tech opportunities.

Technology

The Year Ahead: Unlocking Next-Generation Social Shopping

New technologies and functionality are unlocking seamless social shopping experiences, spurring brands, consumer and investors. Brands should double-down on tailored in-app purchase journeys and test livestreaming and augmented reality try-on, among other tech opportunities.


Technology

The Year Ahead: Shoring Up Fashion’s Cyber Defenses

Businesses face more threats than ever of cyber attacks and improper data handling. Fashion players must urgently improve their defenses and make digital security a strategic imperative.

Technology

The Year Ahead: Shoring Up Fashion’s Cyber Defenses

Businesses face more threats than ever of cyber attacks and improper data handling. Fashion players must urgently improve their defenses and make digital security a strategic imperative.


News & Analysis

The State of Fashion 2022: Global Gains Mask Recovery Pains

The sixth annual State of Fashion report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company forecasts that the global fashion industry will find its feet again after nearly two years of disruption, though supply chain headwinds will threaten growth prospects. Download the full report to understand the 10 themes that will define the industry in the year ahead and how to navigate the currents they create.

News & Analysis

The State of Fashion 2022: Global Gains Mask Recovery Pains

The sixth annual State of Fashion report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company forecasts that the global fashion industry will find its feet again after nearly two years of disruption, though supply chain headwinds will threaten growth prospects. Download the full report to understand the 10 themes that will define the industry in the year ahead and how to navigate the currents they create.


Technology

Case Study | How to Seize Fashion’s Gaming Opportunity

Vans, Balenciaga and Benefit Cosmetics are among the brands tapping the multi-billion-dollar video gaming industry with strategies aimed at generating buzz and fostering community.

Technology

Case Study | How to Seize Fashion’s Gaming Opportunity

Vans, Balenciaga and Benefit Cosmetics are among the brands tapping the multi-billion-dollar video gaming industry with strategies aimed at generating buzz and fostering community.


Retail

Making Sense of This Year’s Black Friday Sales

Consumers began shopping for gifts earlier than usual this year, leading to a lacklustre Thanksgiving weekend — but likely stronger holiday spending overall.

Retail

Making Sense of This Year’s Black Friday Sales

Consumers began shopping for gifts earlier than usual this year, leading to a lacklustre Thanksgiving weekend — but likely stronger holiday spending overall.


Technology

Virtual Fashion Is Big News. Can It Be Big Business?

From the Fashion Awards to Nike, the industry is trying more and more to talk to consumers in cyberspace.

Technology

Virtual Fashion Is Big News. Can It Be Big Business?

From the Fashion Awards to Nike, the industry is trying more and more to talk to consumers in cyberspace.


Retail

Responsibility: How Can Luxury Balance Profit and With Purpose?

Can a business based on changing our clothes change its ways?

Retail

Responsibility: How Can Luxury Balance Profit and With Purpose?

Can a business based on changing our clothes change its ways?


Retail

Retailers Have Sky-High Expectations for Black Friday. Will Shoppers Show Up?

This week, everyone will be talking about Black Friday, earnings from Abercrombie & Fitch and other mall brands, plus House of Gucci

Retail

Retailers Have Sky-High Expectations for Black Friday. Will Shoppers Show Up?

This week, everyone will be talking about Black Friday, earnings from Abercrombie & Fitch and other mall brands, plus House of Gucci


China

7 Shanghai Powerbrokers on the Future of China’s Fashion Ecosystem

As influencers, buyers and editors gather for the latest Shanghai Fashion Week, industry insiders share their thoughts on China’s creative ecosystem and what needs to happen for the city to become a global fashion capital.

China

7 Shanghai Powerbrokers on the Future of China’s Fashion Ecosystem

As influencers, buyers and editors gather for the latest Shanghai Fashion Week, industry insiders share their thoughts on China’s creative ecosystem and what needs to happen for the city to become a global fashion capital.


China

Tapping China’s Domestic Travel Boom

Brands are wooing domestic travellers during China’s Golden Week, a seven-day national holiday beginning October 1st.

China

Tapping China’s Domestic Travel Boom

Brands are wooing domestic travellers during China’s Golden Week, a seven-day national holiday beginning October 1st.