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The Trouble With Luxury E-Commerce

This week, Ssense said it laid off 138 workers, and MatchesFashion received a $73 million cash injection from its shareholder. From more niche players to giants like Farfetch, the pressure remains high for luxury e-tailers.

Luxury

The Trouble With Luxury E-Commerce

This week, Ssense said it laid off 138 workers, and MatchesFashion received a $73 million cash injection from its shareholder. From more niche players to giants like Farfetch, the pressure remains high for luxury e-tailers.


Retail

Ssense Is the Latest Fashion Company to Reduce Headcount

The Montreal-based e-commerce retailer laid off 138 employees last week, or 7 percent of its total workforce.

Retail

Ssense Is the Latest Fashion Company to Reduce Headcount

The Montreal-based e-commerce retailer laid off 138 employees last week, or 7 percent of its total workforce.


Luxury

Rethinking Luxury’s Distribution Strategy

Luxury brands and retailers’ business models and channel strategies are undergoing deep shifts, both online and off, as they adjust to new customer behaviours, reports The State of Fashion 2023.

Luxury

Rethinking Luxury’s Distribution Strategy

Luxury brands and retailers’ business models and channel strategies are undergoing deep shifts, both online and off, as they adjust to new customer behaviours, reports The State of Fashion 2023.


Financial Markets

Luxury E-Commerce: Crash or Correction?

In a little more than one year, luxury e-commerce stocks, from Farfetch to The RealReal, have plummeted from astronomical highs to trading at significant discounts to benchmark Amazon.

Financial Markets

Luxury E-Commerce: Crash or Correction?

In a little more than one year, luxury e-commerce stocks, from Farfetch to The RealReal, have plummeted from astronomical highs to trading at significant discounts to benchmark Amazon.


Marketing

The Instagrammer Who Became a Fashion Powerbroker

A simple post by @upnextdesigner’s Albert Ayal can change a young designer’s career. But Ayal is as much a connector as a curator.

Marketing

The Instagrammer Who Became a Fashion Powerbroker

A simple post by @upnextdesigner’s Albert Ayal can change a young designer’s career. But Ayal is as much a connector as a curator.


Global Markets

Sequoia Capital China Acquires Majority Stake in We11done

The deal will help Seoul-based We11done to accelerate growth of its direct-to-consumer business across China, Europe and the US.

Global Markets

Sequoia Capital China Acquires Majority Stake in We11done

The deal will help Seoul-based We11done to accelerate growth of its direct-to-consumer business across China, Europe and the US.


Retail

Can Arthur Kar Build the Supreme of Cars?

L’art de l’automobile’s new collaboration with Porsche, set to be unveiled at Dover Street Market this week, is the latest sign of the growing opportunity at the intersection of fashion and automobiles.

Retail

Can Arthur Kar Build the Supreme of Cars?

L’art de l’automobile’s new collaboration with Porsche, set to be unveiled at Dover Street Market this week, is the latest sign of the growing opportunity at the intersection of fashion and automobiles.


Luxury

Can Fashion Start-Ups Cash In on the Tennis Boom?

For a new wave of tennis-inflected fashion start-ups, success may depend on balancing the energy of the sport’s increasingly inclusive present with the allure of its exclusive past.

Luxury

Can Fashion Start-Ups Cash In on the Tennis Boom?

For a new wave of tennis-inflected fashion start-ups, success may depend on balancing the energy of the sport’s increasingly inclusive present with the allure of its exclusive past.


Retail

How an Emerging Brand Plans to Parlay Instagram Buzz Into Luxury Sales

Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault’s label KNWLS’ has celebrity fans, plenty of Instagram buzz and rising sales. Now the design duo are hoping to prove to buyers and consumers they can move beyond corsets and bondage-inspired pieces.

Retail

How an Emerging Brand Plans to Parlay Instagram Buzz Into Luxury Sales

Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault’s label KNWLS’ has celebrity fans, plenty of Instagram buzz and rising sales. Now the design duo are hoping to prove to buyers and consumers they can move beyond corsets and bondage-inspired pieces.


Luxury

Ssense Raises Money from Sequoia at $4.1 Billion Valuation, Eyes Chinese Market

BoF can reveal the funding marks the first-ever external investment for the Montreal-based luxury e-commerce company, known for its curated selection of brands, ambitious editorial strategy and younger audience.

Luxury

Ssense Raises Money from Sequoia at $4.1 Billion Valuation, Eyes Chinese Market

BoF can reveal the funding marks the first-ever external investment for the Montreal-based luxury e-commerce company, known for its curated selection of brands, ambitious editorial strategy and younger audience.