Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
collaboration
Luxury
Case Study | Inside the $7 Billion Dior Phenomenon
How did a 75-year-old brand triple its revenues in just four years? By overhauling its commercial offer, racing into e-commerce and investing in spectacular flagships, Christian Dior Couture has radically accelerated its business, transforming itself into “a homegrown Chanel challenger within LVMH.”
Case Study | Inside the $7 Billion Dior Phenomenon
How did a 75-year-old brand triple its revenues in just four years? By overhauling its commercial offer, racing into e-commerce and investing in spectacular flagships, Christian Dior Couture has radically accelerated its business, transforming itself into “a homegrown Chanel challenger within LVMH.”
Sports
Why Brands Are Tapping Unconventional Partners for Big Collaborations
Niche digital publications and online communities are emerging as go-to collaborators for big brands looking to tap into powerful youth-focused audiences.
Why Brands Are Tapping Unconventional Partners for Big Collaborations
Niche digital publications and online communities are emerging as go-to collaborators for big brands looking to tap into powerful youth-focused audiences.
Sports
Can Nike Turn the Forgotten Jordan 2 Into the Next Hype Sneaker?
With the Dunk past its prime, Nike is looking for its next hype sneaker. It’s banking on the AJ2, the forgotten child of the Jordan family.
Can Nike Turn the Forgotten Jordan 2 Into the Next Hype Sneaker?
With the Dunk past its prime, Nike is looking for its next hype sneaker. It’s banking on the AJ2, the forgotten child of the Jordan family.
Sports
What Happens After Sneaker Resale Prices Peak?
The value of hyped shoes on the aftermarket has fallen in recent months, raising questions about whether it’s a momentary stumble or a sign that the category is losing steam.
What Happens After Sneaker Resale Prices Peak?
The value of hyped shoes on the aftermarket has fallen in recent months, raising questions about whether it’s a momentary stumble or a sign that the category is losing steam.
Retail
Yeezy Gap Brings a Dystopian Retail Experience to Stores
Clothes from the collaboration between Gap and rapper Kanye West went on sale in a physical Gap store for the first time today, in a blacked out space where clothes were piled into plastic bags.
Yeezy Gap Brings a Dystopian Retail Experience to Stores
Clothes from the collaboration between Gap and rapper Kanye West went on sale in a physical Gap store for the first time today, in a blacked out space where clothes were piled into plastic bags.
Beauty
Why Diffusion Beauty Brands Rarely Take Off
With the launch of AF94, Halsey now operates two makeup brands. But star power alone won’t ensure success for a diffusion label, a notoriously tricky concept to pull off in beauty.
Why Diffusion Beauty Brands Rarely Take Off
With the launch of AF94, Halsey now operates two makeup brands. But star power alone won’t ensure success for a diffusion label, a notoriously tricky concept to pull off in beauty.
Luxury
BoF Insights | The New Era of Designer Bags: Redefining Leather Goods Report
Read the latest BoF Insights report to get BoF’s perspective on designer bags and small leather goods, covering key competitive shifts, including what, why and how consumers buy in the US and China, the category’s biggest markets.
BoF Insights | The New Era of Designer Bags: Redefining Leather Goods Report
Read the latest BoF Insights report to get BoF’s perspective on designer bags and small leather goods, covering key competitive shifts, including what, why and how consumers buy in the US and China, the category’s biggest markets.
Retail
American Eagle’s Hottest Business Isn’t Jeans — It’s Logistics
After acquiring two supply-chain start-ups last year, the teen retailer wants to build an ‘open source’ shipping and storage network it thinks can someday be a bigger business than selling clothes.
American Eagle’s Hottest Business Isn’t Jeans — It’s Logistics
After acquiring two supply-chain start-ups last year, the teen retailer wants to build an ‘open source’ shipping and storage network it thinks can someday be a bigger business than selling clothes.
Retail
How to Navigate the Return of Wholesale
After a hard pivot to e-commerce during the pandemic, many brands are back to working with retailers. This time, they say the terms have changed in their favour.
How to Navigate the Return of Wholesale
After a hard pivot to e-commerce during the pandemic, many brands are back to working with retailers. This time, they say the terms have changed in their favour.
Entrepreneurship
How a Little Italian Hotel Became a Global Fashion Brand
Pellicano group CEO and creative director Marie-Louise Sciò has turned her family’s hospitality business into a name with international caché, partnering with the likes of Birkenstock and Matchesfashion. Now, the group is an attractive acquisition target.
How a Little Italian Hotel Became a Global Fashion Brand
Pellicano group CEO and creative director Marie-Louise Sciò has turned her family’s hospitality business into a name with international caché, partnering with the likes of Birkenstock and Matchesfashion. Now, the group is an attractive acquisition target.
Technology
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
AI is critical to how the German fashion giant matches millions of customers with the right product in the right fit.
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
AI is critical to how the German fashion giant matches millions of customers with the right product in the right fit.
Luxury
Kim Jones’ ERL Collection: Don’t Call It a Collaboration
Dior Men’s artistic director invited Venice, California-based designer Eli Russell Linnetz to build a capsule nostalgic for the early 1990s, but helped him merchandise it for today.
Kim Jones’ ERL Collection: Don’t Call It a Collaboration
Dior Men’s artistic director invited Venice, California-based designer Eli Russell Linnetz to build a capsule nostalgic for the early 1990s, but helped him merchandise it for today.
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.