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Retail

Can the Multibrand Fiasco Be Salvaged in 2026?

Matches is plotting yet another reboot, Ssense has a restructuring lifeline and an interest payment looms for Saks. Together, they signal an industry in crisis, but hope springs eternal.

Retail

Can the Multibrand Fiasco Be Salvaged in 2026?

Matches is plotting yet another reboot, Ssense has a restructuring lifeline and an interest payment looms for Saks. Together, they signal an industry in crisis, but hope springs eternal.


News & Analysis

The Top 10 Stories that Shaped Fashion in 2024

BoF looks back at the news that changed the industry this year — and will define the fashion agenda in 2025.

News & Analysis

The Top 10 Stories that Shaped Fashion in 2024

BoF looks back at the news that changed the industry this year — and will define the fashion agenda in 2025.


Direct-to-Consumer

How Emerging Brands Can Build DTC Businesses

In London, where independent labels have been hit hard by the implosion of key stockist Matches, brands like Clio Peppiatt, Marfa Stance and Completedworks have grown direct-to-consumer businesses that peers can learn from.

Direct-to-Consumer

How Emerging Brands Can Build DTC Businesses

In London, where independent labels have been hit hard by the implosion of key stockist Matches, brands like Clio Peppiatt, Marfa Stance and Completedworks have grown direct-to-consumer businesses that peers can learn from.


Sports

66˚North Taps Kei Toyoshima in Fashion Push

The Icelandic outerwear label, backed by the family that owns Chanel, aims to ‘elevate’ and widen the appeal of its brand.

Sports

66˚North Taps Kei Toyoshima in Fashion Push

The Icelandic outerwear label, backed by the family that owns Chanel, aims to ‘elevate’ and widen the appeal of its brand.


Fashion Week

In London, Emerging Designers Face a Critical Season

Despite rising Covid-19 cases, smaller labels in the British capital are betting that in-person shows and appointments will help to deliver much-needed orders from wholesale buyers.

Fashion Week

In London, Emerging Designers Face a Critical Season

Despite rising Covid-19 cases, smaller labels in the British capital are betting that in-person shows and appointments will help to deliver much-needed orders from wholesale buyers.


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.


Retail

The Problem With the Online Luxury Model

It's not just department stores breaking down during the pandemic. Luxury e-commerce, which has a more captive audience than ever, is facing similar challenges.

Retail

The Problem With the Online Luxury Model

It's not just department stores breaking down during the pandemic. Luxury e-commerce, which has a more captive audience than ever, is facing similar challenges.


Global Markets

Luxury Brands Never Embraced E-Commerce in Japan. Now, They’re Regretting It.

LVMH, Kering and Hermès all rely on the country to drive a significant portion of global sales, but the pandemic has exposed the market's Achilles’ heel. Brands need to invest in Japanese e-commerce — and fast.

Global Markets

Luxury Brands Never Embraced E-Commerce in Japan. Now, They’re Regretting It.

LVMH, Kering and Hermès all rely on the country to drive a significant portion of global sales, but the pandemic has exposed the market's Achilles’ heel. Brands need to invest in Japanese e-commerce — and fast.


Luxury

Case Study | The Next Wave of Luxury E-Commerce

Online luxury retail is now 20 years old. But after two decades of innovation, once-groundbreaking multi-brand giants face significant changes in consumer behaviour — and a growing, diverse stable of competitors — just as the coronavirus epidemic turns the world upside down. What happens now?

Luxury

Case Study | The Next Wave of Luxury E-Commerce

Online luxury retail is now 20 years old. But after two decades of innovation, once-groundbreaking multi-brand giants face significant changes in consumer behaviour — and a growing, diverse stable of competitors — just as the coronavirus epidemic turns the world upside down. What happens now?


Luxury

MatchesFashion Names New CEO

Ajay Kavan joins the luxury e-tailer from Amazon, replacing Ulric Jerome, who left the company in late 2019.

Luxury

MatchesFashion Names New CEO

Ajay Kavan joins the luxury e-tailer from Amazon, replacing Ulric Jerome, who left the company in late 2019.