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Kids Are Having Birthday Parties at Sephora Now

Beauty retailers are playing host to skincare-obsessed tweens and teens on their special day. Can scavenger hunts, makeup tutorials and goodie bags create lifelong customers?

Beauty

Kids Are Having Birthday Parties at Sephora Now

Beauty retailers are playing host to skincare-obsessed tweens and teens on their special day. Can scavenger hunts, makeup tutorials and goodie bags create lifelong customers?


Beauty

Exclusive: Glow Recipe Launches Skincare-Based Makeup

The brand is expanding into color products with a skincare-first proposition, starting with a blush that isn’t.

Beauty

Exclusive: Glow Recipe Launches Skincare-Based Makeup

The brand is expanding into color products with a skincare-first proposition, starting with a blush that isn’t.


Retail

Will Global Retail Giants’ Big Bet on American Consumers Pay Off?

Zara, Uniqlo, Mango and Primark and other European and Asian brands plan to open hundreds of stores in the US in the coming years. They’re hoping American consumers will keep spending — and that they’ll give new labels a try despite having plenty of options.

Retail

Will Global Retail Giants’ Big Bet on American Consumers Pay Off?

Zara, Uniqlo, Mango and Primark and other European and Asian brands plan to open hundreds of stores in the US in the coming years. They’re hoping American consumers will keep spending — and that they’ll give new labels a try despite having plenty of options.


Technology

The Next Step for Retail AI Is Bringing It Into the Store

At NRF’s big show this year, brands and start-ups were looking at ways to translate AI’s powerful analytical capabilities to brick-and-mortar retail.

Technology

The Next Step for Retail AI Is Bringing It Into the Store

At NRF’s big show this year, brands and start-ups were looking at ways to translate AI’s powerful analytical capabilities to brick-and-mortar retail.


News & Analysis

LA Brands Pause Business as Usual for Wildfire Relief

Fashion and beauty companies have closed stores, offices and warehouses to focus on donations for those affected by the ongoing wildfires.

News & Analysis

LA Brands Pause Business as Usual for Wildfire Relief

Fashion and beauty companies have closed stores, offices and warehouses to focus on donations for those affected by the ongoing wildfires.


News & Analysis

The Top 10 Stories that Shaped Fashion in 2024

BoF looks back at the news that changed the industry this year — and will define the fashion agenda in 2025.

News & Analysis

The Top 10 Stories that Shaped Fashion in 2024

BoF looks back at the news that changed the industry this year — and will define the fashion agenda in 2025.


Retail

Real Estate Can’t Save Department Stores

Their struggling, often bloated businesses and valuable properties make them tempting targets for investors. Selling off these assets can be lucrative, but rarely produces retail success stories.

Retail

Real Estate Can’t Save Department Stores

Their struggling, often bloated businesses and valuable properties make them tempting targets for investors. Selling off these assets can be lucrative, but rarely produces retail success stories.


Retail

Is the Luxury Watch Market Turning a Corner?

While demand still lags behind supply, some observers believe Swiss timepieces will see renewed interest in the face of tech fatigue and disillusionment with luxury fashion.

Retail

Is the Luxury Watch Market Turning a Corner?

While demand still lags behind supply, some observers believe Swiss timepieces will see renewed interest in the face of tech fatigue and disillusionment with luxury fashion.


Retail

Case Study | How to Get Fashion Collaborations Right

Collaborations are a powerful tool for grabbing attention, reaching new audiences and letting brands stretch their design aesthetics. But the proliferation of tie-ups has made it hard to stand out. The ones that succeed are built on great products, with a strong point of view and a clear strategy to reach the right consumers.

Retail

Case Study | How to Get Fashion Collaborations Right

Collaborations are a powerful tool for grabbing attention, reaching new audiences and letting brands stretch their design aesthetics. But the proliferation of tie-ups has made it hard to stand out. The ones that succeed are built on great products, with a strong point of view and a clear strategy to reach the right consumers.


Beauty

Fine Fragrances Are Getting a New Gourmet Twist

The fragrance boom is being driven by “neo-gourmands,” experimental and offbeat scents that take food notes like cold milk or sea salt to artisanal dimensions.

Beauty

Fine Fragrances Are Getting a New Gourmet Twist

The fragrance boom is being driven by “neo-gourmands,” experimental and offbeat scents that take food notes like cold milk or sea salt to artisanal dimensions.


Direct-to-Consumer

Telfar’s First Store: A Block Party for the ‘Bushwick Birkin’

More than 2,000 people showed up in SoHo on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the brand’s first permanent outpost – and add another of the sometimes hard-to-find tote to their collection.

Direct-to-Consumer

Telfar’s First Store: A Block Party for the ‘Bushwick Birkin’

More than 2,000 people showed up in SoHo on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the brand’s first permanent outpost – and add another of the sometimes hard-to-find tote to their collection.


Beauty

How Beauty Brands Can Beat a Holiday Season Slowdown

With slow sales growth and a truncated shopping window, brands and retailers need to get creative to entice customers.

Beauty

How Beauty Brands Can Beat a Holiday Season Slowdown

With slow sales growth and a truncated shopping window, brands and retailers need to get creative to entice customers.