Supercharged by the rise of social media, new devices and new software, 'social selling' has taken off in beauty and jewellery. Will it work in fashion?
Supercharged by the rise of social media, new devices and new software, 'social selling' has taken off in beauty and jewellery. Will it work in fashion?
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
For the first time, more people will visit retailers' web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day.
For the first time, more people will visit retailers' web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the holiday shopping season that begins on Thanksgiving Day.
Fashion and luxury goods companies are hiring chief digital officers in a bid to integrate digital thinking into core business strategy.
Fashion and luxury goods companies are hiring chief digital officers in a bid to integrate digital thinking into core business strategy.
As makers of virtual reality content get ready to enter the mass market next year, one company is hoping to appeal to a broader audience outside of the tech set by harnessing fashion magazine InStyle's young female demographic.
As makers of virtual reality content get ready to enter the mass market next year, one company is hoping to appeal to a broader audience outside of the tech set by harnessing fashion magazine InStyle's young female demographic.
Trillenium creates virtual stores for brands aimed at marrying the experience of real-life shopping with the convenience of e-commerce on smartphones and computers.
Trillenium creates virtual stores for brands aimed at marrying the experience of real-life shopping with the convenience of e-commerce on smartphones and computers.
Emily Weiss speaks to BoF about growing her independent beauty blog into a community-driven digital brand.
Emily Weiss speaks to BoF about growing her independent beauty blog into a community-driven digital brand.
Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.
Financial innovation is bubbling up around the globe, but China is where digital banking, investing, and lending have gone mainstream.
Brands and retailers now have the potential to track consumer interactions across any device, anywhere in the world, creating a ‘single view’ of their customers across multiple touchpoints. But it isn’t easy.
Brands and retailers now have the potential to track consumer interactions across any device, anywhere in the world, creating a ‘single view’ of their customers across multiple touchpoints. But it isn’t easy.
Yahoo! Inc. is paying about $230 million for shopping service Polyvore Inc. as the Internet portal seeks new ways to draw in users and advertisers.
Yahoo! Inc. is paying about $230 million for shopping service Polyvore Inc. as the Internet portal seeks new ways to draw in users and advertisers.
Yahoo! Inc. is buying shopping-service Polyvore Inc., seeking to improve its online fashion content and boost shopping-related advertising.
Yahoo! Inc. is buying shopping-service Polyvore Inc., seeking to improve its online fashion content and boost shopping-related advertising.
BoF spoke to ex-Net-a-Porter buyer Sojin Lee about teaming up with Simon Fuller to launch Fashionair, a new platform for ‘fashion entertainment.’
BoF spoke to ex-Net-a-Porter buyer Sojin Lee about teaming up with Simon Fuller to launch Fashionair, a new platform for ‘fashion entertainment.’
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.