US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
supply-chain
Luxury
Hermès Sales Pinched By Production Constraints
The luxury brand reports eased sales growth in the last quarter, sending shares down by 7 percent, amongst revenue acceleration of luxury competitors.
Hermès Sales Pinched By Production Constraints
The luxury brand reports eased sales growth in the last quarter, sending shares down by 7 percent, amongst revenue acceleration of luxury competitors.
Sustainability
Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
For our latest online BoF Professional Membership event, please join BoF’s Sarah Kent and Rachel Deeley along with Elaine Siu, chief innovation officer, Material Innovation Initiative, as they explore fashion’s new frontier of material innovation.
Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
For our latest online BoF Professional Membership event, please join BoF’s Sarah Kent and Rachel Deeley along with Elaine Siu, chief innovation officer, Material Innovation Initiative, as they explore fashion’s new frontier of material innovation.
Sustainability
Gem Traders Turn to DNA Tracing, Blockchain to Clean Up Supply Chains
Trade in emeralds, rubies and sapphires have been linked to human rights abuses and funding armed conflict, terrorism and military dictatorships. The industry is struggling to find a solution.
Gem Traders Turn to DNA Tracing, Blockchain to Clean Up Supply Chains
Trade in emeralds, rubies and sapphires have been linked to human rights abuses and funding armed conflict, terrorism and military dictatorships. The industry is struggling to find a solution.
Partner Content
In Copenhagen, Industry Collaboration to Drive Positive Impact
BoF shares insights on nurturing deeper collaborations across supply chains and how uniting independent businesses can drive positive impact taken from a two-part talk series at CIFF.
In Copenhagen, Industry Collaboration to Drive Positive Impact
BoF shares insights on nurturing deeper collaborations across supply chains and how uniting independent businesses can drive positive impact taken from a two-part talk series at CIFF.
Technology
After Covid, PCR Tests Are Coming For Cotton
The idea of being able to trace the cotton in a garment to its geographic source with a simple test is seductive, and possible in theory. But making it a reality requires overcoming some big challenges.
After Covid, PCR Tests Are Coming For Cotton
The idea of being able to trace the cotton in a garment to its geographic source with a simple test is seductive, and possible in theory. But making it a reality requires overcoming some big challenges.
Retail
Why Fashion Still Hasn’t Cracked Rental
The recent shuttering of rental start-up Seasons highlights how logistics costs and uncertain cash flow have dimmed the prospects of a once-hot retail concept.
Why Fashion Still Hasn’t Cracked Rental
The recent shuttering of rental start-up Seasons highlights how logistics costs and uncertain cash flow have dimmed the prospects of a once-hot retail concept.
Retail
Saving Fashion an Arm and a Leg (and Some Torsos Too)
Mannequin Madness is a company that salvages 60 tons of plastic and fibreglass figurines every year, highlighting an oft-overlooked area of sustainability in the industry.
Saving Fashion an Arm and a Leg (and Some Torsos Too)
Mannequin Madness is a company that salvages 60 tons of plastic and fibreglass figurines every year, highlighting an oft-overlooked area of sustainability in the industry.
Retail
How Fashion Brands Should Talk About Inflation
The growing price of raw materials and ongoing supply chain disruptions are eating into companies’ bottom lines. Here’s how brands can navigate potential price increases.
How Fashion Brands Should Talk About Inflation
The growing price of raw materials and ongoing supply chain disruptions are eating into companies’ bottom lines. Here’s how brands can navigate potential price increases.
Sustainability
Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement
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.
Understanding the Power of Mycelium and the Mushroom Movement
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.
Workplace & Talent
A Guide to Fashion’s New C-Suite
The executive ranks at big brands increasingly include once-unknown job titles, reflecting an industry-wide shift in focus to improve its record on areas such as diversity, sustainability and logistics.
A Guide to Fashion’s New C-Suite
The executive ranks at big brands increasingly include once-unknown job titles, reflecting an industry-wide shift in focus to improve its record on areas such as diversity, sustainability and logistics.
Sustainability
Case Study | Fashion’s Race for New Materials
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.
Case Study | Fashion’s Race for New Materials
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.
Global Markets
The Denim Industry’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’
Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in the South Asian nation.
The Denim Industry’s ‘Best-Kept Secret’
Pakistan’s denim apparel exports to the US have overtaken China’s, thanks to local entrepreneurs who have built a vertically-integrated manufacturing hub in the South Asian nation.
The News in Brief
Kering Unveils New Jewellery Unit, Merges Fashion Brand Reporting
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.
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.
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.