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Browns Acquired by Farfetch as Part of Omni-Channel Growth Strategy

BoF has learned that online marketplace Farfetch has acquired London boutique Browns to develop and test new retail and omni-channel strategies.

Retail

Browns Acquired by Farfetch as Part of Omni-Channel Growth Strategy

BoF has learned that online marketplace Farfetch has acquired London boutique Browns to develop and test new retail and omni-channel strategies.


Global Markets

Op-Ed | Stop Waiting for the Perfect Moment to Invest in Africa

Some international fashion players are dithering for too long or taking a half-hearted approach to African markets, says Omoyemi Akerele, founder of Lagos Fashion and Design Week.

Global Markets

Op-Ed | Stop Waiting for the Perfect Moment to Invest in Africa

Some international fashion players are dithering for too long or taking a half-hearted approach to African markets, says Omoyemi Akerele, founder of Lagos Fashion and Design Week.


China

Op Ed | The End of Orientalism

The Met’s new fashion exhibit in New York marks the end of the Orientalist era for Western designers, says Liz Flora.

China

Op Ed | The End of Orientalism

The Met’s new fashion exhibit in New York marks the end of the Orientalist era for Western designers, says Liz Flora.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Machines Create New Opportunities for Craftsmanship

The use of computers and mechanical processes are not antithetical to craftsmanship, but essential to it, says designer Alice Archer.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Machines Create New Opportunities for Craftsmanship

The use of computers and mechanical processes are not antithetical to craftsmanship, but essential to it, says designer Alice Archer.


Marketing

The Same-Sex Wedding Opportunity

The same-sex wedding market is worth $1.04 billion in the US and $192 million in the UK alone. Why have fashion companies been so slow to tap the opportunity it presents?

Marketing

The Same-Sex Wedding Opportunity

The same-sex wedding market is worth $1.04 billion in the US and $192 million in the UK alone. Why have fashion companies been so slow to tap the opportunity it presents?


News & Analysis

Stella McCartney Covers Our Latest Special Print Edition

For BoF’s fourth special print edition, 7 ISSUES FACING FASHION NOW, cover star Stella McCartney speaks to Imran Amed about putting her values at the heart of her business.

News & Analysis

Stella McCartney Covers Our Latest Special Print Edition

For BoF’s fourth special print edition, 7 ISSUES FACING FASHION NOW, cover star Stella McCartney speaks to Imran Amed about putting her values at the heart of her business.


News & Analysis

Week in Review | Local Boutiques go Global, Moving Into Menswear, Diffusion Lines, Germany

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


Technology

From Local Boutiques to Global E-tailers

E-commerce enables local fashion boutiques to tap global markets. Or so the theory goes. What does it take to put it into practice?

Technology

From Local Boutiques to Global E-tailers

E-commerce enables local fashion boutiques to tap global markets. Or so the theory goes. What does it take to put it into practice?


Workplace & Talent

How 4 Management Consultants Broke Into Fashion

BoF talks to four former management consultants, now working in top positions in fashion, about their unconventional career paths.

Workplace & Talent

How 4 Management Consultants Broke Into Fashion

BoF talks to four former management consultants, now working in top positions in fashion, about their unconventional career paths.


Financial Markets

Remo Ruffini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Moncler

PARIS, France — In the week prior to my meeting with Remo Ruffini, the enigmatic chief executive of Moncler, his company's stock price dropped by

Financial Markets

Remo Ruffini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Moncler

PARIS, France — In the week prior to my meeting with Remo Ruffini, the enigmatic chief executive of Moncler, his company's stock price dropped by