The arrival of an activist investor can cause a brand's stock to soar, but they can also trigger unpredictable battles over a company’s future.
The arrival of an activist investor can cause a brand's stock to soar, but they can also trigger unpredictable battles over a company’s future.
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.
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.
Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion’s major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale. BoF breaks down some of the key innovations, the companies leading the charge and the barriers to change.
Brands are pursuing a raft of initiatives to adopt recycled textiles, regeneratively farmed cotton and mushroom-based leather, but giving fashion’s major materials a sustainability makeover still requires billions of dollars worth of investments and deeper, longer-term commitments to scale. BoF breaks down some of the key innovations, the companies leading the charge and the barriers to change.
Hedge funds are urging Kohl’s and Macy’s to consider radical changes to how they operate as the retailers struggle to reverse decades of decline.
Hedge funds are urging Kohl’s and Macy’s to consider radical changes to how they operate as the retailers struggle to reverse decades of decline.
The luxury fashion platform sees an opportunity in beauty that has eluded many others.
The luxury fashion platform sees an opportunity in beauty that has eluded many others.
The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.
The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.
Signs of streetwear’s importance to the luxury business model were everywhere this week, from Virgil Abloh’s last collection for Louis Vuitton to LVMH’s Aimé Leon Dore deal to Bally’s appointment of Rhuigi Villaseñor.
Signs of streetwear’s importance to the luxury business model were everywhere this week, from Virgil Abloh’s last collection for Louis Vuitton to LVMH’s Aimé Leon Dore deal to Bally’s appointment of Rhuigi Villaseñor.
Elysewalker, a chain of boutiques in the Los Angeles area, is opening an online shop this month, joining an already-crowded landscape of luxury fashion e-tailers. Here’s how it plans to stand out.
Elysewalker, a chain of boutiques in the Los Angeles area, is opening an online shop this month, joining an already-crowded landscape of luxury fashion e-tailers. Here’s how it plans to stand out.
The French luxury giant’s venture capital arm is taking a minority stake in the New York streetwear brand founded by Teddy Santis.
The French luxury giant’s venture capital arm is taking a minority stake in the New York streetwear brand founded by Teddy Santis.
The company is already working with Hermès and will use the funds to help scale up production of its mushroom-based leather alternative.
The company is already working with Hermès and will use the funds to help scale up production of its mushroom-based leather alternative.
LVMH’s venture arm joined the seed funding round of start-up Heat, which has tapped into Gen-Z’s appetite for social commerce and resale by selling surprise selections of high-end products.
LVMH’s venture arm joined the seed funding round of start-up Heat, which has tapped into Gen-Z’s appetite for social commerce and resale by selling surprise selections of high-end products.
The deal will help Seoul-based We11done to accelerate growth of its direct-to-consumer business across China, Europe and the US.
The deal will help Seoul-based We11done to accelerate growth of its direct-to-consumer business across China, Europe and the US.
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.
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
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.
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.
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
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.
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.