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
Retail
Boohoo, H&M Warn Supply Chain Issues Are Hitting European Retail
High shipping costs and global supply chain disruptions are starting to challenge European clothing retailers.
Boohoo, H&M Warn Supply Chain Issues Are Hitting European Retail
High shipping costs and global supply chain disruptions are starting to challenge European clothing retailers.
Luxury
Who’s In and Who’s Out at Milan Fashion Week
This week, everyone will be talking about Milan Fashion Week, Nike’s earnings and Savage X Fenty’s latest fashion show on Amazon.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at Milan Fashion Week
This week, everyone will be talking about Milan Fashion Week, Nike’s earnings and Savage X Fenty’s latest fashion show on Amazon.
Global Markets
What Vietnam’s Factory Closures Mean for Fashion
A severe outbreak of Covid-19′s Delta variant has prompted months-long factory closures that threaten the supply chains of companies like Nike and Adidas.
What Vietnam’s Factory Closures Mean for Fashion
A severe outbreak of Covid-19′s Delta variant has prompted months-long factory closures that threaten the supply chains of companies like Nike and Adidas.
Retail
How Fashion Can Tackle Its Supply Chain Crisis
Between factory lockdowns and a shipping crunch, the pandemic is making it difficult for brands to take advantage of surging demand. BoF spoke with experts about how to make the best of a bad situation.
How Fashion Can Tackle Its Supply Chain Crisis
Between factory lockdowns and a shipping crunch, the pandemic is making it difficult for brands to take advantage of surging demand. BoF spoke with experts about how to make the best of a bad situation.
Retail
Case Study | Fashion’s Last Mile Opportunity
The final segment of the e-commerce supply chain — getting orders to customers’ homes — is often the most difficult. From warehousing to speedy delivery, BoF dissects the components of a successful shipping strategy.
Case Study | Fashion’s Last Mile Opportunity
The final segment of the e-commerce supply chain — getting orders to customers’ homes — is often the most difficult. From warehousing to speedy delivery, BoF dissects the components of a successful shipping strategy.
Sustainability
The New Wave of Labour Litigation Facing Fashion
Labour activists have long claimed that brands can’t be trusted to self-regulate. Now, a series of lawsuits are opening a new frontier in efforts to hold brands accountable for abuses in their supply chains.
The New Wave of Labour Litigation Facing Fashion
Labour activists have long claimed that brands can’t be trusted to self-regulate. Now, a series of lawsuits are opening a new frontier in efforts to hold brands accountable for abuses in their supply chains.
Luxury
Balenciaga Headlines a Buzzy Couture Week
This week, everyone will be talking about Pieter Mulier’s Alaïa debut and Demna Gvasalia’s first Balenciaga couture collection, plus the industry’s worsening shipping woes.
Balenciaga Headlines a Buzzy Couture Week
This week, everyone will be talking about Pieter Mulier’s Alaïa debut and Demna Gvasalia’s first Balenciaga couture collection, plus the industry’s worsening shipping woes.
Luxury
Mejuri: Drafting a New Sustainability Roadmap
Mejuri founder Noura Sakkijha explains why jewellery brands should look beyond existing frameworks to build a more sustainable future for a sector that has faced scrutiny over its impact on the environment and the welfare of its workers.
Mejuri: Drafting a New Sustainability Roadmap
Mejuri founder Noura Sakkijha explains why jewellery brands should look beyond existing frameworks to build a more sustainable future for a sector that has faced scrutiny over its impact on the environment and the welfare of its workers.
Luxury
The Future of Jewellery: Demand for Sustainably Made Jewellery Will See Explosive Growth
Leaders in the slow-to-act fine jewellery industry must look beyond sustainability as risk mitigation and embrace the branding opportunity it presents.
The Future of Jewellery: Demand for Sustainably Made Jewellery Will See Explosive Growth
Leaders in the slow-to-act fine jewellery industry must look beyond sustainability as risk mitigation and embrace the branding opportunity it presents.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
Global Markets
The Terrible Cost of India’s Second Wave
India’s explosion of Covid-19 cases is devastating its fashion manufacturing and retail sectors, adding to the human suffering and making clear that no country is truly free from coronavirus until we all are.
The Terrible Cost of India’s Second Wave
India’s explosion of Covid-19 cases is devastating its fashion manufacturing and retail sectors, adding to the human suffering and making clear that no country is truly free from coronavirus until we all are.
Sustainability
Scaling Up or Selling Out: How Can Sustainable Labels Credibly Collaborate with Big Brands?
H&M’s latest collaboration with Liya Kebede’s Lemlem drops on Earth Day, but it won’t use the artisan-focused label’s supply chain, underscoring the complexities of these kinds of partnerships.
Scaling Up or Selling Out: How Can Sustainable Labels Credibly Collaborate with Big Brands?
H&M’s latest collaboration with Liya Kebede’s Lemlem drops on Earth Day, but it won’t use the artisan-focused label’s supply chain, underscoring the complexities of these kinds of partnerships.
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.