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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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Retail

How to Prepare Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World

BoF outlines the steps that retailers and labels need to take as they survive the first shockwave of the pandemic and now must grapple with prolonged economic downturn.

Retail

How to Prepare Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World

BoF outlines the steps that retailers and labels need to take as they survive the first shockwave of the pandemic and now must grapple with prolonged economic downturn.


China

Amazon vs Alibaba: Which E-Commerce Giant Is Winning the Covid-19 Era?

The online retail goliaths have made a fortune as the pandemic shifted shopping online but the crisis has also exposed their vulnerabilities and shed light on challenges that lie ahead.

China

Amazon vs Alibaba: Which E-Commerce Giant Is Winning the Covid-19 Era?

The online retail goliaths have made a fortune as the pandemic shifted shopping online but the crisis has also exposed their vulnerabilities and shed light on challenges that lie ahead.


China

Will Luxury Resale Take Off in China? It’s Complicated.

Before the pandemic there were hopes that young Chinese consumers were finally warming to the idea of luxury resale after cultural taboos about secondhand clothes abated. But with post-virus safety concerns now front of mind the market has hit another impasse.

China

Will Luxury Resale Take Off in China? It’s Complicated.

Before the pandemic there were hopes that young Chinese consumers were finally warming to the idea of luxury resale after cultural taboos about secondhand clothes abated. But with post-virus safety concerns now front of mind the market has hit another impasse.


Global Markets

Luxury Brands Have a ‘Respect Deficit’ with Indian Artisans

Brand leaders who claim that craft is the lifeblood of luxury should see worker welfare as a moral duty that aligns with their strategic business interests. But protecting the valuable skills of Indian artisans is not the same as valuing the artisans themselves.

Global Markets

Luxury Brands Have a ‘Respect Deficit’ with Indian Artisans

Brand leaders who claim that craft is the lifeblood of luxury should see worker welfare as a moral duty that aligns with their strategic business interests. But protecting the valuable skills of Indian artisans is not the same as valuing the artisans themselves.


Luxury

Why Luxury Came to the Rescue

To support the fight against Covid-19, European fashion companies have been doing everything from producing hand sanitiser to building new hospital wings. What’s driving these wartime-like efforts?

Luxury

Why Luxury Came to the Rescue

To support the fight against Covid-19, European fashion companies have been doing everything from producing hand sanitiser to building new hospital wings. What’s driving these wartime-like efforts?


Retail

The Great Retail Reopening Has Begun. Will Shoppers Return?

This week, everyone will be talking about the future of Victoria's Secret, the reopening of American stores and China's 520 Day. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

The Great Retail Reopening Has Begun. Will Shoppers Return?

This week, everyone will be talking about the future of Victoria's Secret, the reopening of American stores and China's 520 Day. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Luxury

Why Luxury Brands Are Raising Prices in a Pandemic

Top-tier brands like Chanel and Louis Vuitton are hiking prices in what looks like a bid to pad margins, cushion the impact of lower sales volumes and capitalise on the China rebound.

Luxury

Why Luxury Brands Are Raising Prices in a Pandemic

Top-tier brands like Chanel and Louis Vuitton are hiking prices in what looks like a bid to pad margins, cushion the impact of lower sales volumes and capitalise on the China rebound.


Retail

Designers Lobby to ‘Fix’ the Fashion System. Will It Work?

In recent weeks, three different groups of designers and retailers have proposed shifts to the industry’s product delivery and discounting calendars in a bid to create healthier, more profitable businesses. Can they pull it off?

Retail

Designers Lobby to ‘Fix’ the Fashion System. Will It Work?

In recent weeks, three different groups of designers and retailers have proposed shifts to the industry’s product delivery and discounting calendars in a bid to create healthier, more profitable businesses. Can they pull it off?


News & Analysis

Polimoda’s Scholarship Plans for Fashion’s Future Talent

The Florentine school has chosen to offer scholarships worth €2m to support the next generation of fashion creatives and business leaders.

News & Analysis

Polimoda’s Scholarship Plans for Fashion’s Future Talent

The Florentine school has chosen to offer scholarships worth €2m to support the next generation of fashion creatives and business leaders.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Valentino Appoints CEO, Vice Names Chief People Officer

This week, Valentino appoints a former Gucci star merchandiser to CEO, while Vice hires an HR veteran to lead the team.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Valentino Appoints CEO, Vice Names Chief People Officer

This week, Valentino appoints a former Gucci star merchandiser to CEO, while Vice hires an HR veteran to lead the team.