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Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned by the Wertheimer family and headquartered in Paris.

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Luxury

Chanel Sees Trouble Through 2021: What Happens Now?

The French megabrand blew past $12 billion in sales in 2019, but it's not immune to the devastating financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic and expects to see significant contraction well into next year.

Luxury

Chanel Sees Trouble Through 2021: What Happens Now?

The French megabrand blew past $12 billion in sales in 2019, but it's not immune to the devastating financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic and expects to see significant contraction well into next year.


China

6 Ways to Boost Sales During the 618 Shopping Festival

With billions of dollars of merchandise sold by more than one hundred thousand brands, China’s discount-focused shopping festivals are impossible to ignore but difficult to get right. Here are six ways to make them work.

China

6 Ways to Boost Sales During the 618 Shopping Festival

With billions of dollars of merchandise sold by more than one hundred thousand brands, China’s discount-focused shopping festivals are impossible to ignore but difficult to get right. Here are six ways to make them work.


Luxury

Asia’s Recovery Roadmap for Luxury

As demand in western markets lags behind, Asian shoppers hold more power than ever over luxury brands' bottom lines. From China to Japan and Singapore to South Korea, here’s where demand is roaring — and where it’s reeling.

Luxury

Asia’s Recovery Roadmap for Luxury

As demand in western markets lags behind, Asian shoppers hold more power than ever over luxury brands' bottom lines. From China to Japan and Singapore to South Korea, here’s where demand is roaring — and where it’s reeling.


Marketing

The Fashion Establishment Nervously Asks: Who's Next?

This week, everyone will be talking about the steady stream of high-level fashion resignations, a Pride month like no other and retail's shrinking store footprint. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Marketing

The Fashion Establishment Nervously Asks: Who's Next?

This week, everyone will be talking about the steady stream of high-level fashion resignations, a Pride month like no other and retail's shrinking store footprint. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Media

A Reckoning and Reboot for Fashion Media

As anti-racism protests spread from the streets to the corridors of powerful magazines like Vogue, the appointment of Samira Nasr, the first woman of colour to run Harper’s Bazaar, may offer a path forward.

Media

A Reckoning and Reboot for Fashion Media

As anti-racism protests spread from the streets to the corridors of powerful magazines like Vogue, the appointment of Samira Nasr, the first woman of colour to run Harper’s Bazaar, may offer a path forward.


Fashion Week

Who Will Win the Digital Fashion Week Battle?

Even after physical shows return, many in the industry expect the use of digital communication tools will permanently shift the schedule, cadence and strategy of runway shows. Which platforms will emerge dominant?

Fashion Week

Who Will Win the Digital Fashion Week Battle?

Even after physical shows return, many in the industry expect the use of digital communication tools will permanently shift the schedule, cadence and strategy of runway shows. Which platforms will emerge dominant?


Retail

How to Recession-Proof Your Business

During times of economic uncertainty, brands should opt for a leaner business so that each dollar earned — and saved — goes a long way.

Retail

How to Recession-Proof Your Business

During times of economic uncertainty, brands should opt for a leaner business so that each dollar earned — and saved — goes a long way.


Luxury

Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System

The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.

Luxury

Why Chanel Doesn’t Want to Change the Fashion System

The French luxury titan is doubling down on six shows per year and the Cruise extravaganzas pioneered by Karl Lagerfeld. Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky lays out the logic to Tim Blanks.


Luxury

Luxury’s Inequality Problem

The anti-racism protests that have swept the United States are inextricably linked to socio-economic class and rising inequality. Are luxury brands listening?

Luxury

Luxury’s Inequality Problem

The anti-racism protests that have swept the United States are inextricably linked to socio-economic class and rising inequality. Are luxury brands listening?


Media

Fashion Magazines Hit as Luxury Ad Spend Dwindles

Global fashion houses are slashing their marketing budgets by 30 to 80 percent to weather the economic fallout of the pandemic.

Media

Fashion Magazines Hit as Luxury Ad Spend Dwindles

Global fashion houses are slashing their marketing budgets by 30 to 80 percent to weather the economic fallout of the pandemic.