Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
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Workplace & Talent
The Next Generation of Fashion Talent and the Workplace
To discover how to meet the needs and expectations of Gen-Z as they enter the workforce, BoF hosted a panel with industry experts Rhianna Cohen, creative director at Mørning, Pavel Dler, founder and CEO at Culted, and Erifili Gounari, founder of The Z Link.
The Next Generation of Fashion Talent and the Workplace
To discover how to meet the needs and expectations of Gen-Z as they enter the workforce, BoF hosted a panel with industry experts Rhianna Cohen, creative director at Mørning, Pavel Dler, founder and CEO at Culted, and Erifili Gounari, founder of The Z Link.
Workplace & Talent
Why Luxury Brands Are Poaching Store Employees from Mass Retail
As high-end brands increasingly venture outside the tony streets of cities like Los Angeles and New York, their recruiting tactics, too, are taking a new direction.
Why Luxury Brands Are Poaching Store Employees from Mass Retail
As high-end brands increasingly venture outside the tony streets of cities like Los Angeles and New York, their recruiting tactics, too, are taking a new direction.
Partner Content
At Milan Fashion Week, Industry Leaders Gather to Discuss Gender Equity and the Next Generation of Talent in Luxury
In a roundtable co-hosted by Bulgari and BoF, executives representing the likes of Gucci, Versace, Marni, Tod’s, Meta, McKinsey and more discussed topics such as female-identifying representation in leadership and sponsorship in the workplace. BoF shares key insights below.
At Milan Fashion Week, Industry Leaders Gather to Discuss Gender Equity and the Next Generation of Talent in Luxury
In a roundtable co-hosted by Bulgari and BoF, executives representing the likes of Gucci, Versace, Marni, Tod’s, Meta, McKinsey and more discussed topics such as female-identifying representation in leadership and sponsorship in the workplace. BoF shares key insights below.
Workplace & Talent
Inside the Transformation of Retail Careers
The latest BoF Careers’ white paper delves into how retailers can reimagine staffing practices to unlock growth, increase retention and improve the perception of retail careers as in-store talent becomes more critical than ever to success.
Inside the Transformation of Retail Careers
The latest BoF Careers’ white paper delves into how retailers can reimagine staffing practices to unlock growth, increase retention and improve the perception of retail careers as in-store talent becomes more critical than ever to success.
Partner Content
How Global Luxury Travel Trends Will Impact Fashion
From consumers replacing bucket lists with revenge buying to remote-working blending with travel itineraries to create a “bleisure” travel culture, Marriott International’s president of luxury Tina Edmundson tells BoF how post-pandemic travel trends are changing the opportunity for luxury.
How Global Luxury Travel Trends Will Impact Fashion
From consumers replacing bucket lists with revenge buying to remote-working blending with travel itineraries to create a “bleisure” travel culture, Marriott International’s president of luxury Tina Edmundson tells BoF how post-pandemic travel trends are changing the opportunity for luxury.
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At Istituto Europeo di Design, Placing Mentorship and Student Values at the Core of Its Curriculum
The school’s Florence campus director Danilo Venturi shares how IED is tailoring five new postgraduate courses led by mentorship and interdisciplinary, project-driven teaching to meet the needs of fashion’s next generation of talent.
At Istituto Europeo di Design, Placing Mentorship and Student Values at the Core of Its Curriculum
The school’s Florence campus director Danilo Venturi shares how IED is tailoring five new postgraduate courses led by mentorship and interdisciplinary, project-driven teaching to meet the needs of fashion’s next generation of talent.
Partner Content
How to Elevate Internal Communications and Increase Employee Engagement
Seventy-nine percent of employees are either not engaged or are actively disengaged at work. Brandlive is creating tools to re-engage the workforce, from hosting ‘Hollywood style’ live streamed events for the likes of Nike and Levi’s, to helping brands like Poshmark and Nintendo design high quality all-hands and meetings.
How to Elevate Internal Communications and Increase Employee Engagement
Seventy-nine percent of employees are either not engaged or are actively disengaged at work. Brandlive is creating tools to re-engage the workforce, from hosting ‘Hollywood style’ live streamed events for the likes of Nike and Levi’s, to helping brands like Poshmark and Nintendo design high quality all-hands and meetings.
Partner Content
BoF LIVE | How Retail Careers Are Evolving
Neiman Marcus’s Lana Todorovich shared how the retailer is navigating the luxury retail sector’s transformation with an emphasis on the customer experience, and how retail careers are changing in the sector.
BoF LIVE | How Retail Careers Are Evolving
Neiman Marcus’s Lana Todorovich shared how the retailer is navigating the luxury retail sector’s transformation with an emphasis on the customer experience, and how retail careers are changing in the sector.
Workplace & Talent
Protecting Fashion’s DEI Efforts During Market Disruption
To discuss how fashion can bolster its efforts in inclusive recruitment and retention strategies, BoF Careers co-hosted a panel with The Outsiders Perspective. Its founder, Jamie Gill, was joined by Selfridges’ head of recruitment, Sharlene John, and Capri Holdings’ global diversity and inclusion manager, Ben de Pfeiffer-Key. Now, BoF shares key insights from the panel.
Protecting Fashion’s DEI Efforts During Market Disruption
To discuss how fashion can bolster its efforts in inclusive recruitment and retention strategies, BoF Careers co-hosted a panel with The Outsiders Perspective. Its founder, Jamie Gill, was joined by Selfridges’ head of recruitment, Sharlene John, and Capri Holdings’ global diversity and inclusion manager, Ben de Pfeiffer-Key. Now, BoF shares key insights from the panel.
Partner Content
Inside Gap Inc.’s Development Programme for Upcoming Design Talent
BoF talks to senior and entry-level designers at Gap Inc. to learn about the Design Apprenticeship Program and its career development opportunities for underrepresented talent across the company’s brand roster: Gap, Athleta, Banana Republic and Old Navy.
Inside Gap Inc.’s Development Programme for Upcoming Design Talent
BoF talks to senior and entry-level designers at Gap Inc. to learn about the Design Apprenticeship Program and its career development opportunities for underrepresented talent across the company’s brand roster: Gap, Athleta, Banana Republic and Old Navy.
Workplace & Talent
How to Navigate a New Job in Fashion
For junior and senior talent embarking on a new role or a promotion, BoF Careers distils advice from leading fashion professionals, recruiters and career coaches on how to navigate a new job in fashion.
How to Navigate a New Job in Fashion
For junior and senior talent embarking on a new role or a promotion, BoF Careers distils advice from leading fashion professionals, recruiters and career coaches on how to navigate a new job in fashion.
Workplace & Talent
Why Fashion Should Recruit From Outside the Industry
Brands and retailers are increasingly looking to other sectors to fill their upper ranks but companies and candidates alike have to make an effort for these relationships to work.
Why Fashion Should Recruit From Outside the Industry
Brands and retailers are increasingly looking to other sectors to fill their upper ranks but companies and candidates alike have to make an effort for these relationships to work.
The News in Brief
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.
AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
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.
Marco De Vincenzo Exits Etro
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.
Exclusive: Akt London Enters Sephora
The UK label will roll out its hero deodorant to Sephora US doors and launch its full assortment online as the LVMH-owned retailer expands its body care offering.
Zalando Forecasts 2026 Profit Jump Driven by AI Boost
The European retailer forecast a rise in full-year adjusted operating profit and announced a share buyback, citing the productivity and cost-saving benefits of AI.
Lululemon Founder Warns CEO Candidates That Board Needs Overhaul
Chip Wilson wrote an open letter to potential candidates for the activewear brand’s next chief executive warning them of problems at the company.
Estée Lauder Sues Jo Malone, Zara UK for Trademark Infringement
The US cosmetics giant said on Thursday said it filed a lawsuit against perfumer Jo Malone, her fragrance brand ‘Jo Loves’ and Zara’s UK business for the use of Malone’s name on certain products.