Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
body-care
Beauty
The State of Fashion: Beauty Report — Solving the Growth Puzzle
Beauty’s era of effortless growth is giving way to a more complex landscape. Download the second volume of BoF and McKinsey & Company’s industry report to learn how to navigate evolving consumer expectations, market deceleration and regional volatility in the years ahead.
The State of Fashion: Beauty Report — Solving the Growth Puzzle
Beauty’s era of effortless growth is giving way to a more complex landscape. Download the second volume of BoF and McKinsey & Company’s industry report to learn how to navigate evolving consumer expectations, market deceleration and regional volatility in the years ahead.
Beauty
Inside The Business of Beauty’s Community Event for Industry Leaders in New York
The Business of Beauty gathered founders and leaders from companies such as Bansk Beauty, Glossier, Kenvue, Shiseido, Puig Beauty, Printemps, Elemis, L’Oréal, Nars Cosmetics, Unilever and Coty to discuss building agility in a rapidly changing market.
Inside The Business of Beauty’s Community Event for Industry Leaders in New York
The Business of Beauty gathered founders and leaders from companies such as Bansk Beauty, Glossier, Kenvue, Shiseido, Puig Beauty, Printemps, Elemis, L’Oréal, Nars Cosmetics, Unilever and Coty to discuss building agility in a rapidly changing market.
Beauty
The Best of BoF 2024: When Beauty Trends Tap Culture
This year, marketing efforts for everything from skincare to fragrance targeted new cohorts — Gen Alpha, male athletes, pet owners, “MomTok” — and across more channels than ever.
The Best of BoF 2024: When Beauty Trends Tap Culture
This year, marketing efforts for everything from skincare to fragrance targeted new cohorts — Gen Alpha, male athletes, pet owners, “MomTok” — and across more channels than ever.
Beauty
The Best of BoF 2024: A Return to Beauty Retail
Tweens went shopping in 2024, but so did just about everybody else. Massive gains in online sales were still dwarfed by in-store purchases, especially at specialty retailers, and foot traffic is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels next year.
The Best of BoF 2024: A Return to Beauty Retail
Tweens went shopping in 2024, but so did just about everybody else. Massive gains in online sales were still dwarfed by in-store purchases, especially at specialty retailers, and foot traffic is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels next year.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Skincare’s Secret Weapon
Meet the tiny lab in Florida making the viral formulas you’ve been craving for the last four years — and those you’ll be craving tomorrow.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Skincare’s Secret Weapon
Meet the tiny lab in Florida making the viral formulas you’ve been craving for the last four years — and those you’ll be craving tomorrow.
Beauty
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Lipstick You Can Snuggle
Interior design’s shaggy, furry texture boom has already influenced the latest wave of cosmetic launches — and indicates more softness to come.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Lipstick You Can Snuggle
Interior design’s shaggy, furry texture boom has already influenced the latest wave of cosmetic launches — and indicates more softness to come.
Beauty
How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow
More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.
How Franchising Can Help Beauty Start-Ups Grow
More brands are charting brick-and-mortar expansions through franchise partners despite the challenges that come with the business model.
Beauty
The Brands Driving the Post-Pandemic At-Home Nail Boom
The shuttering of nail salons during the pandemic birthed a new sector of digitally-native brands selling at-home manicure kits. Three years later, category leaders are more than doubling sales as economic challenges permanently alter consumers’ nail care habits.
The Brands Driving the Post-Pandemic At-Home Nail Boom
The shuttering of nail salons during the pandemic birthed a new sector of digitally-native brands selling at-home manicure kits. Three years later, category leaders are more than doubling sales as economic challenges permanently alter consumers’ nail care habits.
Global Markets
Why Japanese Beauty Giants Are Buying Up Global Brands
M&A is gathering pace in Japan’s beauty industry as local conglomerates look to diversify their portfolios beyond Asia and target high-growth categories overseas.
Why Japanese Beauty Giants Are Buying Up Global Brands
M&A is gathering pace in Japan’s beauty industry as local conglomerates look to diversify their portfolios beyond Asia and target high-growth categories overseas.
Partner Content
2023 Trends at the World’s Largest B2B Beauty and Cosmetics Event
Cosmoprof Worldwide returned this March, attracting 2,980+ exhibiting companies from 64 countries. Now, BoF shares its insight on the key trends of the event.
2023 Trends at the World’s Largest B2B Beauty and Cosmetics Event
Cosmoprof Worldwide returned this March, attracting 2,980+ exhibiting companies from 64 countries. Now, BoF shares its insight on the key trends of the event.
The News in Brief
Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
Victoria’s Secret Forecasts Its Best Year Since L Brands Split
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.
Uniqlo Aims to Grow Tenfold in India With Summer-Centric Clothes
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
Oasis Pressures Kao in Latest Japan Activist Investor Push
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.
American Eagle Forecasts Sales Growth Above Estimates on Demand From Wealthy Shoppers
The retailer surpassed annual sales forecasts but expects a $60 million drag from import tariffs in the first half of 2026.
Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand
The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.
Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel
Spend growth at off-price chains is among the strongest in retail, with gains across all income segments.