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The BoF Podcast: Stadium Goods’ John McPheters on the Streetwear Resale Opportunity

In his first one-to-one interview since his company's acquisition by Farfetch, the Stadium Goods co-founder talks to Imran Amed about his unconventional path to fashion, how he nearly ended up in the diamond industry, and defying the ‘streetwear bubble.’

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The BoF Podcast: Stadium Goods’ John McPheters on the Streetwear Resale Opportunity

In his first one-to-one interview since his company's acquisition by Farfetch, the Stadium Goods co-founder talks to Imran Amed about his unconventional path to fashion, how he nearly ended up in the diamond industry, and defying the ‘streetwear bubble.’


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Klarna Plans Larger External Fundraising in 2019

Expectations that the payment service firm will go public have grown since the company doubled down on growth last year.

News & Analysis

Klarna Plans Larger External Fundraising in 2019

Expectations that the payment service firm will go public have grown since the company doubled down on growth last year.


Retail

Cash-Strapped Millennials Turn to Instalment Plans to Buy T-Shirts and Jeans

Filling a gap between credit cards and store credit, buy-now-pay-later start-ups are increasingly popular with millennials but they are not without risk.

Retail

Cash-Strapped Millennials Turn to Instalment Plans to Buy T-Shirts and Jeans

Filling a gap between credit cards and store credit, buy-now-pay-later start-ups are increasingly popular with millennials but they are not without risk.


News & Analysis

European Start-Ups Call for Stock Option Fix to Compete With US

In an open letter, tech company chief executives call for a change in European regulations making stock options complicated and costly.

News & Analysis

European Start-Ups Call for Stock Option Fix to Compete With US

In an open letter, tech company chief executives call for a change in European regulations making stock options complicated and costly.


Retail

How Retailers Are Reinventing the Checkout Line

New payment services are flooding the e-commerce space. But which ones should retailers use?

Retail

How Retailers Are Reinventing the Checkout Line

New payment services are flooding the e-commerce space. But which ones should retailers use?


News & Analysis

Avoiding the Fate of Sears

Sears was the Amazon of its era, but stopped innovating and fell prey to big box retailers and the internet. Can today’s retail leaders avoid the same fate?

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Avoiding the Fate of Sears

Sears was the Amazon of its era, but stopped innovating and fell prey to big box retailers and the internet. Can today’s retail leaders avoid the same fate?


News & Analysis

H&M Backs AI-Powered Men’s E-tailer Thread

The London-based men’s personal styling service has raised a $22 million Series B round led by H&M’s venture arm.

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H&M Backs AI-Powered Men’s E-tailer Thread

The London-based men’s personal styling service has raised a $22 million Series B round led by H&M’s venture arm.


Technology

H&M Takes Stake in Swedish Fintech Firm Klarna

The world's second-largest clothes retailer is paying £15.6 million for a stake of less than 1 percent in the fintech company.

Technology

H&M Takes Stake in Swedish Fintech Firm Klarna

The world's second-largest clothes retailer is paying £15.6 million for a stake of less than 1 percent in the fintech company.


News & Analysis

Wear Now, Pay Later: Credit Shopping Goes Digital

Fashion retailers are partnering with a new wave of fintech startups to provide interest-free payment solutions to young consumers scarred by credit cards and The Great Recession.

News & Analysis

Wear Now, Pay Later: Credit Shopping Goes Digital

Fashion retailers are partnering with a new wave of fintech startups to provide interest-free payment solutions to young consumers scarred by credit cards and The Great Recession.


Financial Markets

Why Private Equity Is Betting on Payment-Processing Technology

As e-commerce systems and technology become increasingly sophisticated, private equity firms are looking to invest in the cashless future of retail.

Financial Markets

Why Private Equity Is Betting on Payment-Processing Technology

As e-commerce systems and technology become increasingly sophisticated, private equity firms are looking to invest in the cashless future of retail.