The fast fashion retailer, which reports its first-quarter results Thursday, is aiming to return to growth after a marketing blitz starring Charli XCX.
The fast fashion retailer, which reports its first-quarter results Thursday, is aiming to return to growth after a marketing blitz starring Charli XCX.
Retail editor Cathaleen Chen joins Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young to discuss the fall of Forever 21, the future of fast fashion and why affordability alone isn't enough to win consumers.
Retail editor Cathaleen Chen joins Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young to discuss the fall of Forever 21, the future of fast fashion and why affordability alone isn't enough to win consumers.
Faced with US tariffs and slowing luxury spend, Canadian retailers are seeking opportunities to connect with local shoppers through broader assortments and in-person experiences.
Faced with US tariffs and slowing luxury spend, Canadian retailers are seeking opportunities to connect with local shoppers through broader assortments and in-person experiences.
Facing uncertainty around tariffs and fears of a potential recession, the strongest and weakest fashion companies alike have issued a cautious outlook for 2025. Even so, low consumer confidence does not guarantee a pullback from spending. For the savviest players, there is still room for growth.
Facing uncertainty around tariffs and fears of a potential recession, the strongest and weakest fashion companies alike have issued a cautious outlook for 2025. Even so, low consumer confidence does not guarantee a pullback from spending. For the savviest players, there is still room for growth.
He’s leaving a little over a year after selling a majority stake in the prep-meets-streetwear label to Burch Creative Capital.
He’s leaving a little over a year after selling a majority stake in the prep-meets-streetwear label to Burch Creative Capital.
The global fashion industry is seeking to diversify trade and manufacturing hubs amid geopolitical tensions and cost challenges, placing an emphasis on trade fairs like Istanbul Fashion Connection and Türkiye’s role as a strategic sourcing hub. BoF attended IFCO this February to learn more about the Turkish offering across the fashion value chain in 2025.
The global fashion industry is seeking to diversify trade and manufacturing hubs amid geopolitical tensions and cost challenges, placing an emphasis on trade fairs like Istanbul Fashion Connection and Türkiye’s role as a strategic sourcing hub. BoF attended IFCO this February to learn more about the Turkish offering across the fashion value chain in 2025.
After opening its first store in Aspen last year, the retailer is continuing its slow push into brick-and-mortar as e-commerce growth slows and shoppers look to buy in person.
After opening its first store in Aspen last year, the retailer is continuing its slow push into brick-and-mortar as e-commerce growth slows and shoppers look to buy in person.
By staying true to its DNA, A Bathing Ape has managed to maintain its pull on shoppers even as it’s evolved from a cult streetwear label into a mainstream brand with a global footprint. Now it’s eyeing expansion in the US.
By staying true to its DNA, A Bathing Ape has managed to maintain its pull on shoppers even as it’s evolved from a cult streetwear label into a mainstream brand with a global footprint. Now it’s eyeing expansion in the US.
Working with Dubai Design District and leveraging proprietary data from BoF’s data think tank, BoF Insights, this white paper explores the commercial and creative opportunities in the city of Dubai for fashion and luxury businesses looking to optimise and expand their presence, reach and operations in the region.
Working with Dubai Design District and leveraging proprietary data from BoF’s data think tank, BoF Insights, this white paper explores the commercial and creative opportunities in the city of Dubai for fashion and luxury businesses looking to optimise and expand their presence, reach and operations in the region.
Not so long ago, Aritzia was a little-known womenswear brand serving elevated workwear staples from a modest footprint of stores. CEO Jennifer Wong talks in The State of Fashion 2025 about how the retailer found itself in hypergrowth — and why excellence starts from within the company.
Not so long ago, Aritzia was a little-known womenswear brand serving elevated workwear staples from a modest footprint of stores. CEO Jennifer Wong talks in The State of Fashion 2025 about how the retailer found itself in hypergrowth — and why excellence starts from within the company.
Zara, Uniqlo, Mango and Primark and other European and Asian brands plan to open hundreds of stores in the US in the coming years. They’re hoping American consumers will keep spending — and that they’ll give new labels a try despite having plenty of options.
Zara, Uniqlo, Mango and Primark and other European and Asian brands plan to open hundreds of stores in the US in the coming years. They’re hoping American consumers will keep spending — and that they’ll give new labels a try despite having plenty of options.
The explosive growth of running has created a competitive space where new and old running brands must figure out distinct ways to reach consumers who see running as a lifestyle rather than just sport.
The explosive growth of running has created a competitive space where new and old running brands must figure out distinct ways to reach consumers who see running as a lifestyle rather than just sport.
In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s management has approved a plan for organisational changes expected to cost the brand nearly $300 million. One analyst posited the target could be its struggling subsidiary.
The decline in nonfarm payrolls reported by the Labor Department in its employment report on Friday was the sixth since January 2025 and the second largest.
The Japanese sportswear brand is accelerating global expansion by acquiring race-registration platforms to deepen engagement with runners.
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
The underwear company is anticipating net sales of at least $6.85 billion in the current fiscal year, exceeding analyst estimates and marking the highest revenue since its split from L Brands Inc in 2021.
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.