Asics Buys Marathon Registration Platforms to Boost Running-Shoe Sales
The Japanese sportswear brand is accelerating global expansion by acquiring race-registration platforms to deepen engagement with runners.
digital-media
China
Alibaba Doubles Down on Entertainment With $1.5 Billion Fund
The change consolidates the Chinese e-commerce giant’s media empire into the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group.
Alibaba Doubles Down on Entertainment With $1.5 Billion Fund
The change consolidates the Chinese e-commerce giant’s media empire into the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group.
News & Analysis
Publishers Become Retailers in the Market for Survival
"E-commerce is becoming a way for many magazines and newspapers to prop up falling ad revenues."
Publishers Become Retailers in the Market for Survival
"E-commerce is becoming a way for many magazines and newspapers to prop up falling ad revenues."
News & Analysis
Meet Fashion's Super-Influencers
"So who are these women changing the industry and how does the ‘influencer’ business really operate?"
Meet Fashion's Super-Influencers
"So who are these women changing the industry and how does the ‘influencer’ business really operate?"
Marketing
Op-Ed | King Content: Monster or Hero?
Clients, advertisers and publishers are facing the biggest ‘Content’ opportunity there’s ever been — but they need to act fast, as the consumer is running out the door, argues Dylan Jones, editor-in-chief of GQ Style.
Op-Ed | King Content: Monster or Hero?
Clients, advertisers and publishers are facing the biggest ‘Content’ opportunity there’s ever been — but they need to act fast, as the consumer is running out the door, argues Dylan Jones, editor-in-chief of GQ Style.
Media
Mode Media Said to Shut Operations at Once-Hot Lifestyle Startup
Mode Media Corp, the lifestyle media startup formerly known as Glam Media, is shutting down operations.
Mode Media Said to Shut Operations at Once-Hot Lifestyle Startup
Mode Media Corp, the lifestyle media startup formerly known as Glam Media, is shutting down operations.
China
Will Digital Media Break China’s Fashion Magazine Oligarchy?
The rise of digital platforms is unleashing new potential for indie fashion and youth media in China, challenging the dominance of legacy media players.
Will Digital Media Break China’s Fashion Magazine Oligarchy?
The rise of digital platforms is unleashing new potential for indie fashion and youth media in China, challenging the dominance of legacy media players.
Media
BoF Exclusive | Vice Acquires Starworks, Adding to Fashion Arsenal
Global youth media juggernaut Vice has taken a controlling stake in Starworks Group, creating a combined brand development and media offering targeting the fashion industry.
BoF Exclusive | Vice Acquires Starworks, Adding to Fashion Arsenal
Global youth media juggernaut Vice has taken a controlling stake in Starworks Group, creating a combined brand development and media offering targeting the fashion industry.
Media
The Internet Is So Bad It's Awesome
Internet culture has introduced a digital virus into a fashion realm that was once secluded, exclusive and excluding — both widening and limiting creativity, says Angelo Flaccavento.
The Internet Is So Bad It's Awesome
Internet culture has introduced a digital virus into a fashion realm that was once secluded, exclusive and excluding — both widening and limiting creativity, says Angelo Flaccavento.
Media
A Huge Thank You to the BoF Community
A personal message of thanks from Imran Amed to the BoF Community on winning the CFDA Media Award in honour of Eugenia Sheppard.
A Huge Thank You to the BoF Community
A personal message of thanks from Imran Amed to the BoF Community on winning the CFDA Media Award in honour of Eugenia Sheppard.
Technology
Bits & Bytes | Google Shopping Ads, Condé Nast Launches Beauty Network
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Google Shopping Ads, Condé Nast Launches Beauty Network
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
China
The China Edit | Cross-Border E-Commerce, Foreign Media Ban, Economic Airbrushing
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | Cross-Border E-Commerce, Foreign Media Ban, Economic Airbrushing
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
Global Markets
The Luxury Brand Balancing Act
Fashion’s luxury megabrands have long struck a delicate — and highly lucrative — balance between exclusivity and accessibility. But as digital media, globalisation and off-price retailing reshape the industry, are they in danger of losing the balance that made them so successful?
The Luxury Brand Balancing Act
Fashion’s luxury megabrands have long struck a delicate — and highly lucrative — balance between exclusivity and accessibility. But as digital media, globalisation and off-price retailing reshape the industry, are they in danger of losing the balance that made them so successful?
The News in Brief
Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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.