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Nordstrom Shares Jump as Founding Family Seeks to Boost Stake

Shares surged 11 percent — the most in nearly a year — following a report that members of the founding family are in talks to increase their stake in the retail chain.

Retail

Nordstrom Shares Jump as Founding Family Seeks to Boost Stake

Shares surged 11 percent — the most in nearly a year — following a report that members of the founding family are in talks to increase their stake in the retail chain.


News & Analysis

Is the Stitch Fix Model the Future of Amazon Fashion?

Taking direct aim at Stitch Fix, Amazon’s newest service will send subscribers boxes of clothing, shoes and accessories selected by Amazon’s fashion team. But whether Amazon can replicate Stitch Fix's success remains to be seen.

News & Analysis

Is the Stitch Fix Model the Future of Amazon Fashion?

Taking direct aim at Stitch Fix, Amazon’s newest service will send subscribers boxes of clothing, shoes and accessories selected by Amazon’s fashion team. But whether Amazon can replicate Stitch Fix's success remains to be seen.


News & Analysis

Jeweller Alex and Ani Accuses Bank of America of Discrimination

The founders are accusing the bank of breaching an agreement to invest in the women-lead business, costing the jeweller over than $1 billion in losses.

News & Analysis

Jeweller Alex and Ani Accuses Bank of America of Discrimination

The founders are accusing the bank of breaching an agreement to invest in the women-lead business, costing the jeweller over than $1 billion in losses.


Retail

What Pushed Barneys to the Edge?

Once the first word on fashion, the Manhattan-based department store chain has long used the power of its cool factor to ride through its financial turmoil. But following a 72 percent spike in rent for its Madison Avenue flagship, cool may not be enough.

Retail

What Pushed Barneys to the Edge?

Once the first word on fashion, the Manhattan-based department store chain has long used the power of its cool factor to ride through its financial turmoil. But following a 72 percent spike in rent for its Madison Avenue flagship, cool may not be enough.


Retail

How Digital Brands Make Wholesale Work

For direct-to-consumer labels, third-party retailers can provide a powerful marketing channel, but knowing which stores to work with and how aggressively to push is often challenging. BoF makes sense of the strategy.

Retail

How Digital Brands Make Wholesale Work

For direct-to-consumer labels, third-party retailers can provide a powerful marketing channel, but knowing which stores to work with and how aggressively to push is often challenging. BoF makes sense of the strategy.


News & Analysis

How Nars Made Its Orgasm Last 20 Years

The 25 year-old brand is about to double the size of its business for the third time in the past decade, on the back of sexually charged products like 1999's Orgasm blush. Many of its ‘90s peers haven’t been so lucky.

News & Analysis

How Nars Made Its Orgasm Last 20 Years

The 25 year-old brand is about to double the size of its business for the third time in the past decade, on the back of sexually charged products like 1999's Orgasm blush. Many of its ‘90s peers haven’t been so lucky.


Retail

Barneys Is Considering Bankruptcy

The luxury department store has around $250 million of debt obligations and, earlier this year, sought to downsize its Madison Avenue store to reduce the $30 million annual rent cost.

Retail

Barneys Is Considering Bankruptcy

The luxury department store has around $250 million of debt obligations and, earlier this year, sought to downsize its Madison Avenue store to reduce the $30 million annual rent cost.


News & Analysis

Quads Are the New Biceps: Why Fashion Went Long on Short Shorts

 Men are sporting thigh-baring shorts at a rate not seen since the days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Tom Selleck. But does the trend have legs?

News & Analysis

Quads Are the New Biceps: Why Fashion Went Long on Short Shorts

 Men are sporting thigh-baring shorts at a rate not seen since the days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Tom Selleck. But does the trend have legs?


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Nordstrom Really Needs an Anniversary Sale Win

The deals bonanza represents an especially important test for the department store.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Nordstrom Really Needs an Anniversary Sale Win

The deals bonanza represents an especially important test for the department store.


Workplace & Talent

Announcing Alex Mill and Heidi Klein

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

Announcing Alex Mill and Heidi Klein

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.