US Economy Unexpectedly Loses Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4%
The decline in nonfarm payrolls reported by the Labor Department in its employment report on Friday was the sixth since January 2025 and the second largest.
Workplace & Talent
Analysis and advice on the future of work, careers and management.
Announcing Alexander McQueen and Victoria Beckham
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Announcing Alexander McQueen and Victoria Beckham
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
How Some Women Leaders Are Owning the Glass Cliff
Knowing whether an opportunity is a no-hope scenario or a potential career-defining moment is half the battle for rising executives.
How Some Women Leaders Are Owning the Glass Cliff
Knowing whether an opportunity is a no-hope scenario or a potential career-defining moment is half the battle for rising executives.
How to Handle Burnout in the Fashion Workplace
Creative cadences, competitive colleagues and an ‘always on’ mindset create ample opportunity for failing to maintain a healthy work-life balance in fashion. Psychologists, mental health experts and industry professionals share their advice on mitigating burnout in fashion.
How to Handle Burnout in the Fashion Workplace
Creative cadences, competitive colleagues and an ‘always on’ mindset create ample opportunity for failing to maintain a healthy work-life balance in fashion. Psychologists, mental health experts and industry professionals share their advice on mitigating burnout in fashion.
How Fashion Firms Can Help Parents Avoid the Work-Life Balance Trap
The industry’s “always on” mentality can make balancing domestic and professional responsibilities a challenge, even when companies offer robust family benefits.
How Fashion Firms Can Help Parents Avoid the Work-Life Balance Trap
The industry’s “always on” mentality can make balancing domestic and professional responsibilities a challenge, even when companies offer robust family benefits.
BoF LIVE | How Fashion’s Work/Life Balance Culture Is Changing
During Mental Health Awareness Month, join BoF’s senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and commercial features editor Sophie Soar for #BoFLIVE, as they share key insights from recent articles ranging from handling burnout to supporting parents in fashion’s hybrid workplace.
BoF LIVE | How Fashion’s Work/Life Balance Culture Is Changing
During Mental Health Awareness Month, join BoF’s senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and commercial features editor Sophie Soar for #BoFLIVE, as they share key insights from recent articles ranging from handling burnout to supporting parents in fashion’s hybrid workplace.
Robert Triefus Appointed Stone Island CEO
After nearly 15 years at Gucci, the executive will join the Moncler Group-owned Italian label on June 1.
Robert Triefus Appointed Stone Island CEO
After nearly 15 years at Gucci, the executive will join the Moncler Group-owned Italian label on June 1.
A Greying Workforce Puts Fashion’s Youth Obsession to the Test
Companies must go beyond stereotypes about Gen Z and Baby Boomers when hiring, and think strategically about how to get the most from workers of any age, experts say.
A Greying Workforce Puts Fashion’s Youth Obsession to the Test
Companies must go beyond stereotypes about Gen Z and Baby Boomers when hiring, and think strategically about how to get the most from workers of any age, experts say.
How to Demonstrate Transferable Skills in Fashion
Chief people officers, fashion executives and career coaches share how applicants outside of the fashion talent pool can effectively demonstrate transferable skills and acumen.
How to Demonstrate Transferable Skills in Fashion
Chief people officers, fashion executives and career coaches share how applicants outside of the fashion talent pool can effectively demonstrate transferable skills and acumen.
Inditex’s Zara and Oysho Join BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Inditex’s Zara and Oysho Join BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
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.
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.
Announcing VeeCollective and AWWG
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Announcing VeeCollective and AWWG
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Nike Faces Federal Probe Over Alleged Discrimination Against White Employees
The EEOC is investigating the brand over claims of systemic racism against white employees, including through DEI programmes.
Report: Amazon Plans Thousands More Corporate Job Cuts Next Week
The Seattle online retailer tied its initial round of job cuts in October to the rise of artificial intelligence software.
Nike Cuts Corporate Staffers Amid Realignment
Layoffs will impact less than 1 percent of the company’s corporate team and are part of a restructuring led by chief executive Elliot Hill.
Michael Burke Tapped to Lead LVMH Americas
The LVMH veteran has been named chairman and chief executive of LVMH Americas as the company navigates a 'complex and evolving geopolitical period.'
Women’s Conference Trybe Cancels, Citing Trump DEI Pushback
The event was slated for May 2025 in Las Vegas and had confirmed speakers from Sephora, H&M and TikTok.
Amazon Is Halting Some of Its Diversity and Inclusion Programmes
In a memo to employees, Candi Castleberry, a senior human resources executive, said last month that Amazon was ‘winding down outdated programmes and materials.’
Fearless Fund to End Grant Programme for Black Women Founders, Settles Lawsuit
The investment firm focused on women of colour agreed to end one of its grant programmes, bringing to a close year-long litigation with the American Alliance for Equal Rights. The fund will continue to operate other similar initiatives.