Puig Announces New CEO
xxxJose Manuel Albesa will succeed Marc Puig, becoming the first non-family member to lead the Spanish conglomerate in more than 20 years.
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Retail
Op-Ed | How Retailers Squeeze Young Designers
By demanding unfavourable “payment terms” from fashion labels, retailers push risk further down the supply chain, with serious implications for the health of emerging fashion brands.
Op-Ed | How Retailers Squeeze Young Designers
By demanding unfavourable “payment terms” from fashion labels, retailers push risk further down the supply chain, with serious implications for the health of emerging fashion brands.
Financial Markets
How Yves Salomon Transformed Its Business with One Coat
Much in thanks to the success of its youthful, fashion-driven Army jacket, the furrier saw record sales in 2015.
How Yves Salomon Transformed Its Business with One Coat
Much in thanks to the success of its youthful, fashion-driven Army jacket, the furrier saw record sales in 2015.
News & Analysis
Sundar Raises $1.3 Million From NEA To Bring Transparency To Fashion’s Supply Chain
"The company's technology links a curated selection of textile mills and materials suppliers with clothing manufacturers, brands and designers to
Sundar Raises $1.3 Million From NEA To Bring Transparency To Fashion’s Supply Chain
"The company's technology links a curated selection of textile mills and materials suppliers with clothing manufacturers, brands and designers to
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Build Sustainability Into Your Business From Day One
Kelly Slater, pro surfer and founder of Outerknown, says building sustainability into the heart of your business right from the beginning is much easier than trying to change your ways later on.
Op-Ed | Build Sustainability Into Your Business From Day One
Kelly Slater, pro surfer and founder of Outerknown, says building sustainability into the heart of your business right from the beginning is much easier than trying to change your ways later on.
China
Op-Ed | Why We Based Our Fashion Start-Up in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s advantages in terms of costs, distribution, logistics and tax have helped fashion label Grana to scale fast, says founder Luke Grana.
Op-Ed | Why We Based Our Fashion Start-Up in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s advantages in terms of costs, distribution, logistics and tax have helped fashion label Grana to scale fast, says founder Luke Grana.
Marketing
Do You Really Want to Start a Fashion Business?
In Part One of Fashion Business Basics, Imran Amed explains what budding fashion entrepreneurs need to know before they start their own label.
Do You Really Want to Start a Fashion Business?
In Part One of Fashion Business Basics, Imran Amed explains what budding fashion entrepreneurs need to know before they start their own label.
Global Markets
Polishing the Tarnished Jewellery Industry
A handful of jewellers are addressing the iniquities of a supply chain that connects the luxury industry with millions of destitute miners digging for gold in atrocious conditions.
Polishing the Tarnished Jewellery Industry
A handful of jewellers are addressing the iniquities of a supply chain that connects the luxury industry with millions of destitute miners digging for gold in atrocious conditions.
Retail
BoF Exclusive | Navabi Rips Up the Rulebook for E-Commerce
For German plus-size fashion e-tailer Navabi, a "just-in-time" business model means supply always meets demand.
BoF Exclusive | Navabi Rips Up the Rulebook for E-Commerce
For German plus-size fashion e-tailer Navabi, a "just-in-time" business model means supply always meets demand.
News & Analysis
Op-Ed | Blockchain Can Bring Transparency to Supply Chains
The open source, decentralised database blockchain allows consumers to check the authenticity and ethical standards of their products, says Dr. Jutta Steiner.
Op-Ed | Blockchain Can Bring Transparency to Supply Chains
The open source, decentralised database blockchain allows consumers to check the authenticity and ethical standards of their products, says Dr. Jutta Steiner.
China
Chinese Workers at Uniqlo Supplier Go on Strike Over Firings
Hundreds of factory workers at a Chinese supplier to Fast Retailing Co. are striking over the dismissal of some of the employees, forcing production to shut down, a labor rights group said.
Chinese Workers at Uniqlo Supplier Go on Strike Over Firings
Hundreds of factory workers at a Chinese supplier to Fast Retailing Co. are striking over the dismissal of some of the employees, forcing production to shut down, a labor rights group said.
China
The China Edit | Made in China, Gifts, Hong Kong Retail
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | Made in China, Gifts, Hong Kong Retail
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
News & Analysis
Inside the Growing Global Fur Industry
From auctions to activists, BoF goes inside the $40 billion fur industry’s relationship with fashion.
Inside the Growing Global Fur Industry
From auctions to activists, BoF goes inside the $40 billion fur industry’s relationship with fashion.
The News in Brief
Spandex Maker Lycra Files for Bankruptcy After Years of Stress
The company has been hampered with disruptions to supply chains, elevated inflation, growing competition from low-cost manufacturers and trade tariffs.
US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
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.