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Week in Review | Hill & Friends, Luxury Smartwatches, Food Experiences, Tim Blanks

Just in time for some weekend reading, we recap the week on BoF.
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  • BoF Team

LONDON, United Kingdom — Across planet fashion, offices are emptying out and flights to faraway beaches are filling up. But whether you are still at your desk or already on a sun lounger, enjoy our top stories for the week gone by. This week, we spoke to Emma Hill and Georgia Fendley about their plans for the highly anticipated Hill & Friends. We also asked why food experiences are being integrated into fashion stores across the world, examined the future of the luxury smartwatch market and announced some exciting new additions to the BoF team.

Enjoy our top stories for the week gone by:

BoF Exclusive | Making Hill & Friends
In an exclusive interview, Emma Hill and Georgia Fendley, the dream team behind the transformation of Mulberry, sit down with BoF to reveal the strategy behind their highly anticipated new brand, Hill & Friends.

Will Luxury Smartwatches Work?
Several luxury watchmakers have jumped on the wearable tech bandwagon.

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Why Fashion Retailers Are Staging Food Experiences
From Burberry to Gucci to Ralph Lauren, fashion retailers are adding experiential elements like cafés and restaurants to their stores.

Welcoming Tim Blanks to the BoF Team
Imran Amed welcomes respected fashion critic and commentator Tim Blanks, who will bring his highly regarded opinion to BoF's new fashion shows coverage, set to launch in September.

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