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.
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Sustainability
#BoFLIVE: The Pitfalls of Marketing Your Fashion Brand as ‘Sustainable’
Fashion’s favourite term means everything and nothing, creating confusion and potential liabilities for the brands that want to be seen as environmentally friendly. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts discuss the trouble with ‘sustainable’ marketing.
#BoFLIVE: The Pitfalls of Marketing Your Fashion Brand as ‘Sustainable’
Fashion’s favourite term means everything and nothing, creating confusion and potential liabilities for the brands that want to be seen as environmentally friendly. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts discuss the trouble with ‘sustainable’ marketing.
Retail
Don’t Miss the BoF Professional Summit on the Future of Stores
Sign up now to join BoF and retail futurist Doug Stephens on June 30, 2021.
Don’t Miss the BoF Professional Summit on the Future of Stores
Sign up now to join BoF and retail futurist Doug Stephens on June 30, 2021.
Retail
#BoFLIVE: Post-Pandemic Dressing — What Are Consumers Buying?
The pandemic changed how people dress. But the era of all sweatpants, all the time is over. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts discuss what are consumers buying now.
#BoFLIVE: Post-Pandemic Dressing — What Are Consumers Buying?
The pandemic changed how people dress. But the era of all sweatpants, all the time is over. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts discuss what are consumers buying now.
Retail
BoF Professional Summit: What’s a Store For?
Join BoF and retail futurist Doug Stephens on June 30, 2021.
BoF Professional Summit: What’s a Store For?
Join BoF and retail futurist Doug Stephens on June 30, 2021.
Luxury
#BoFLIVE: Tim’s Take With Marni’s Francesco Risso
Marni creative director Francesco Risso joins BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks in a conversation about his creative process as the world emerges from the pandemic.
#BoFLIVE: Tim’s Take With Marni’s Francesco Risso
Marni creative director Francesco Risso joins BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks in a conversation about his creative process as the world emerges from the pandemic.
Retail
#BoFLIVE: How to Tap Instagram Shopping’s Retail and Marketing Potential
For many fashion brands, Instagram is their main path to customers, and sales. The platform is rapidly introducing new features to make commerce easier — but new obstacles are emerging as well. This week, exclusively for BoF Professional members, an expert panel will break down the current social media landscape.
#BoFLIVE: How to Tap Instagram Shopping’s Retail and Marketing Potential
For many fashion brands, Instagram is their main path to customers, and sales. The platform is rapidly introducing new features to make commerce easier — but new obstacles are emerging as well. This week, exclusively for BoF Professional members, an expert panel will break down the current social media landscape.
Technology
#BoFLIVE: The Dos and Don’ts of Livestream Shopping
Live selling via streaming video is a smashing success in China but has yet to catch on with consumers in Europe and the US due to several pain points. Exclusively for BoF Professionals, a host of experts break down the key lessons for brands.
#BoFLIVE: The Dos and Don’ts of Livestream Shopping
Live selling via streaming video is a smashing success in China but has yet to catch on with consumers in Europe and the US due to several pain points. Exclusively for BoF Professionals, a host of experts break down the key lessons for brands.
Workplace & Talent
#BoFLIVE: How to Craft a Competitive Emerging Talent Strategy
Contributors to BoF Careers’ white paper Crafting an Emerging Talent Strategy join BoF’s director of content strategy Robin Mellery-Pratt to discuss how fashion companies can better attract, engage and leverage Gen-Z talent — a cohort increasingly critical to success.
#BoFLIVE: How to Craft a Competitive Emerging Talent Strategy
Contributors to BoF Careers’ white paper Crafting an Emerging Talent Strategy join BoF’s director of content strategy Robin Mellery-Pratt to discuss how fashion companies can better attract, engage and leverage Gen-Z talent — a cohort increasingly critical to success.
Workplace & Talent
#BoFLIVE: Building a Career as a Fashion Creative.
The founder of CLM, one of the most influential management agencies in the industry, working with the likes of Juergen Teller and Tim Walker, joins Tim Blanks in a conversation about her work and legacy as fashion’s “fairy godmother.”
#BoFLIVE: Building a Career as a Fashion Creative.
The founder of CLM, one of the most influential management agencies in the industry, working with the likes of Juergen Teller and Tim Walker, joins Tim Blanks in a conversation about her work and legacy as fashion’s “fairy godmother.”
Workplace & Talent
#BoFLIVE: The Future of Fashion Education
Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion Course director Fabio Piras and his students join Imran Amed in a discussion about graduating during a pandemic and their future prospects.
#BoFLIVE: The Future of Fashion Education
Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion Course director Fabio Piras and his students join Imran Amed in a discussion about graduating during a pandemic and their future prospects.
Technology
#BoFLIVE: What the NFT Gold Rush Means for Fashion
Over the past few weeks, virtually every industry has seen a high-profile non-fungible token (NFT) deal. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts break down how sales of tweets, memes and other digital assets may change the possibilities for the fashion industry.
#BoFLIVE: What the NFT Gold Rush Means for Fashion
Over the past few weeks, virtually every industry has seen a high-profile non-fungible token (NFT) deal. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts break down how sales of tweets, memes and other digital assets may change the possibilities for the fashion industry.
Marketing
#BoFLIVE: What Makes the Perfect Influencer Collaboration?
A step further than a standard campaign, influencer-brand product collaborations connect with new and established audiences and are financially beneficial to both parties involved — and they’re becoming an increasingly effective tool in a brand’s marketing arsenal. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts break down what it takes to create a successful influencer-brand collaboration.
#BoFLIVE: What Makes the Perfect Influencer Collaboration?
A step further than a standard campaign, influencer-brand product collaborations connect with new and established audiences and are financially beneficial to both parties involved — and they’re becoming an increasingly effective tool in a brand’s marketing arsenal. Exclusively for BoF Professional members, a host of experts break down what it takes to create a successful influencer-brand collaboration.
The News in Brief
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.
Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla Exits Brand
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
Exclusive: Brita Invests in Shower Filter Firm Hello Klean
The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.
AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.
Marco De Vincenzo Exits Etro
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.