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Apple's Former Retail Chief Angela Ahrendts Joins Airbnb Board

The former Burberry and Apple executive's appointment comes at a time when the the start-up is pushing for more luxury home listings.

News & Analysis

Apple's Former Retail Chief Angela Ahrendts Joins Airbnb Board

The former Burberry and Apple executive's appointment comes at a time when the the start-up is pushing for more luxury home listings.


Luxury

Online Shopping in China Goes Luxury, With Men in Black Delivering Hermes

Chinese consumers are making more and more of their purchases online, forcing global luxury companies to rethink decades-old strategies and test new ones tailored to the Chinese market.

Luxury

Online Shopping in China Goes Luxury, With Men in Black Delivering Hermes

Chinese consumers are making more and more of their purchases online, forcing global luxury companies to rethink decades-old strategies and test new ones tailored to the Chinese market.


China

Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones

Chinese tech start-ups were once dismissed as mere copies of concepts cooked up in Silicon Valley. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are transforming what began as clones into highly innovative companies, demonstrating that copying is often at the heart of creativity.

China

Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones

Chinese tech start-ups were once dismissed as mere copies of concepts cooked up in Silicon Valley. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are transforming what began as clones into highly innovative companies, demonstrating that copying is often at the heart of creativity.


News & Analysis

EQT-Led Group In Exclusive Talks to Buy Nestle’s Skincare Brands

A group led by private equity firm EQT Partners is poised to enter exclusive talks for Nestle SA’s skincare business, as a hotly contested sale process for the consumer giant’s moisturizers, acne treatments and wrinkle fillers comes to a close, people familiar with the matter said.

News & Analysis

EQT-Led Group In Exclusive Talks to Buy Nestle’s Skincare Brands

A group led by private equity firm EQT Partners is poised to enter exclusive talks for Nestle SA’s skincare business, as a hotly contested sale process for the consumer giant’s moisturizers, acne treatments and wrinkle fillers comes to a close, people familiar with the matter said.


Retail

UK Retail Meltdown Turns Investors Sour on Even the Best Malls

Prime shopping venues across the country have mostly avoided those symptoms of decline, but that hasn’t stopped their values plummeting.

Retail

UK Retail Meltdown Turns Investors Sour on Even the Best Malls

Prime shopping venues across the country have mostly avoided those symptoms of decline, but that hasn’t stopped their values plummeting.


Sustainability

Stella McCartney and Google Have a Plan to Fix Fashion’s Environmental Data Gap

The tech giant and eco-luxury brand plan to track the environmental impact of cotton and viscose, two of the most commonly used fibres in clothing. Their goal: create a tool that can quantify even the most obscure links in the fashion supply chain

Sustainability

Stella McCartney and Google Have a Plan to Fix Fashion’s Environmental Data Gap

The tech giant and eco-luxury brand plan to track the environmental impact of cotton and viscose, two of the most commonly used fibres in clothing. Their goal: create a tool that can quantify even the most obscure links in the fashion supply chain


Sustainability

In Search of a Business Case for Sustainability

Sustainable operating practices can generate sustainable profit, but the upfront investment required is a barrier to progress. As fashion insiders descend on Copenhagen for the industry’s annual sustainability gathering, BoF investigates.

Sustainability

In Search of a Business Case for Sustainability

Sustainable operating practices can generate sustainable profit, but the upfront investment required is a barrier to progress. As fashion insiders descend on Copenhagen for the industry’s annual sustainability gathering, BoF investigates.


Retail

460,000 Uniqlo Online Accounts Accessed in Japan Hack

On Monday Uniqlo announced that at least 460,000 accounts we accessed by hackers registered on Fast Retailing’s Japanese shopping website.

Retail

460,000 Uniqlo Online Accounts Accessed in Japan Hack

On Monday Uniqlo announced that at least 460,000 accounts we accessed by hackers registered on Fast Retailing’s Japanese shopping website.


Beauty

Nivea Owner Buys Coppertone Sun Care for $550 Million

Beiersdorf has agreed to buy Bayer's Coppertone brand of sun-care products, bolstering its line of skin creams that already includes the Nivea brand.

Beauty

Nivea Owner Buys Coppertone Sun Care for $550 Million

Beiersdorf has agreed to buy Bayer's Coppertone brand of sun-care products, bolstering its line of skin creams that already includes the Nivea brand.


Retail

Dark Clouds Gather Over U.S. Retailers Ahead of Earnings Season

Wall Street will learn between now and Memorial Day whether the mixed Christmas period was just a blip, or if darker days may be ahead for consumer spending.

Retail

Dark Clouds Gather Over U.S. Retailers Ahead of Earnings Season

Wall Street will learn between now and Memorial Day whether the mixed Christmas period was just a blip, or if darker days may be ahead for consumer spending.