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Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is an American fashion brand, founded by the designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York. The company produces apparel, accessories, footwear and home collections, with lines including Polo Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren Purple Label.

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Retail

Now That Everyone Has Sweatpants, What Else Do They Want to Buy?

Everyone knows that loungewear is having a moment. BoF breaks down three other booming, fashion-adjacent categories — and how the industry is moving to capture some of the spend.

Retail

Now That Everyone Has Sweatpants, What Else Do They Want to Buy?

Everyone knows that loungewear is having a moment. BoF breaks down three other booming, fashion-adjacent categories — and how the industry is moving to capture some of the spend.


Retail

Who Wants to Buy Europe's Failing Fashion Brands?

An online retailer chasing growth, a supplier-turned-retailer, and a worried Italian government are among the unlikely cast of investors shelling out for brands including Warehouse, Naf Naf and Corneliani. The assets are small fish, but the deals could hint at bigger transactions to come.

Retail

Who Wants to Buy Europe's Failing Fashion Brands?

An online retailer chasing growth, a supplier-turned-retailer, and a worried Italian government are among the unlikely cast of investors shelling out for brands including Warehouse, Naf Naf and Corneliani. The assets are small fish, but the deals could hint at bigger transactions to come.


Luxury

Trouble Brewing for America’s Luxury Sector

Covid-19 has exacerbated pre-existing weaknesses for America’s big luxury players, while US President Donald Trump’s gross mismanagement of the pandemic is only deepening the damage.

Luxury

Trouble Brewing for America’s Luxury Sector

Covid-19 has exacerbated pre-existing weaknesses for America’s big luxury players, while US President Donald Trump’s gross mismanagement of the pandemic is only deepening the damage.


Retail

US Retailers Tiptoe Into the Holiday Season Blind and Weary

The season represents about 20 percent of annual retail sales each year, and stores need some relief after enduring months of turmoil as the health crisis roiled the world economy.

Retail

US Retailers Tiptoe Into the Holiday Season Blind and Weary

The season represents about 20 percent of annual retail sales each year, and stores need some relief after enduring months of turmoil as the health crisis roiled the world economy.


China

Luxury Brands Are Neglecting Some of Their Most Important Customers. Why?

Chinese men account for almost a third of all mainland luxury sales yet brands continue to invest disproportionately in marketing to Chinese women. And when brands do target male consumers the focus is often wrong.

China

Luxury Brands Are Neglecting Some of Their Most Important Customers. Why?

Chinese men account for almost a third of all mainland luxury sales yet brands continue to invest disproportionately in marketing to Chinese women. And when brands do target male consumers the focus is often wrong.


Retail

No Tourists, No Commuters, No Customers: Thinking Beyond the Shopping District

Urban thoroughfares like Fifth Avenue and Bond Street have been hit hard by the pandemic. What happens to flagships now?

Retail

No Tourists, No Commuters, No Customers: Thinking Beyond the Shopping District

Urban thoroughfares like Fifth Avenue and Bond Street have been hit hard by the pandemic. What happens to flagships now?


Luxury

Ralph Lauren Quarterly Sales Drop 57 Percent

The American brand reported a loss of $1.82 per share, worse than the $1.73 analysts were expecting.

Luxury

Ralph Lauren Quarterly Sales Drop 57 Percent

The American brand reported a loss of $1.82 per share, worse than the $1.73 analysts were expecting.


Retail

Fashion's Back-to-School Blues

This week, everyone will be talking about back-to-school shopping in the age of virtual learning, financial results from Capri and Ralph Lauren and uncertainty about US economic stimulus. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

Fashion's Back-to-School Blues

This week, everyone will be talking about back-to-school shopping in the age of virtual learning, financial results from Capri and Ralph Lauren and uncertainty about US economic stimulus. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


China

Is Forced Uighur Labour in Your Supply Chain?

Fashion brands need to urgently clean up their supply chains as the US and Europe move to legislate against the alleged use of forced Uighur labour in China. Yet some players are still burying their heads in the sand.

China

Is Forced Uighur Labour in Your Supply Chain?

Fashion brands need to urgently clean up their supply chains as the US and Europe move to legislate against the alleged use of forced Uighur labour in China. Yet some players are still burying their heads in the sand.


Luxury

Where Does Burberry Go From Here?

This week, everyone will be talking about Burberry's first financial results since the lockdowns and the first major live fashion show in months. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

Where Does Burberry Go From Here?

This week, everyone will be talking about Burberry's first financial results since the lockdowns and the first major live fashion show in months. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.