Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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Workplace & Talent
H&M’s Global Leader for Inclusion and Diversity on the Company’s Next Steps
H&M Group’s Annie Wu reveals the challenges of delivering change after a crisis and the need for companies to streamline existing diversity and inclusion initiatives into a unified framework before tailoring the global strategy to each market region.
H&M’s Global Leader for Inclusion and Diversity on the Company’s Next Steps
H&M Group’s Annie Wu reveals the challenges of delivering change after a crisis and the need for companies to streamline existing diversity and inclusion initiatives into a unified framework before tailoring the global strategy to each market region.
Workplace & Talent
Retail Apocalypse Gives More Women a Shot as CEO
While the crop of chief executives at the biggest US companies gets more male, women have made some notable gains in retail.
Retail Apocalypse Gives More Women a Shot as CEO
While the crop of chief executives at the biggest US companies gets more male, women have made some notable gains in retail.
Luxury
Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Launches Diversity and Inclusivity Manifesto
Working with brands including Armani, Gucci and Fendi, Italian fashion’s governing body has drafted a manifesto creating 'tangible and enforceable solutions' to drive inclusivity, diversity and equality forward. BoF meets Carlo Capasa, Mygrants founder Chris Richmond Nzi, Carlotta Sami from UNHCR, and model and activist Lea T to hear more.
Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Launches Diversity and Inclusivity Manifesto
Working with brands including Armani, Gucci and Fendi, Italian fashion’s governing body has drafted a manifesto creating 'tangible and enforceable solutions' to drive inclusivity, diversity and equality forward. BoF meets Carlo Capasa, Mygrants founder Chris Richmond Nzi, Carlotta Sami from UNHCR, and model and activist Lea T to hear more.
Workplace & Talent
How to Create an Inclusive Workplace
Employees who feel comfortable and engaged make for a more productive and innovative workforce. Here’s how to make meaningful change in your company.
How to Create an Inclusive Workplace
Employees who feel comfortable and engaged make for a more productive and innovative workforce. Here’s how to make meaningful change in your company.
News & Analysis
Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity
The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.
Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity
The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.
News & Analysis
What Chika Is Teaching Fashion
The self-described ‘big and black, gay and vocal’ rapper from Montgomery, Alabama, went viral for taking Kanye West to task for supporting Donald Trump. Here, she shares her life story and critiques fashion’s attempts at inclusivity.
What Chika Is Teaching Fashion
The self-described ‘big and black, gay and vocal’ rapper from Montgomery, Alabama, went viral for taking Kanye West to task for supporting Donald Trump. Here, she shares her life story and critiques fashion’s attempts at inclusivity.
Retail
New Study Shows Female British Consumers are not as ‘Woke’ as Their US Counterparts
Responses to offensive product launches are gender- and market-specific, with more women than men expecting immediate action in both the US and UK, according to a recent survey from First Insight.
New Study Shows Female British Consumers are not as ‘Woke’ as Their US Counterparts
Responses to offensive product launches are gender- and market-specific, with more women than men expecting immediate action in both the US and UK, according to a recent survey from First Insight.
News & Analysis
Fashion’s Long Road to Inclusivity
From charges of cultural appropriation to outright racism, the last year has made clear just how far fashion still has to go to become more inclusive. Now, a perfect storm of identity politics, consumer activism and social media may bring about lasting change.
Fashion’s Long Road to Inclusivity
From charges of cultural appropriation to outright racism, the last year has made clear just how far fashion still has to go to become more inclusive. Now, a perfect storm of identity politics, consumer activism and social media may bring about lasting change.
News & Analysis
BoF Wanted to Celebrate Diversity. Fashion Leaders Saw More of the Industry's Superficiality Around Race.
The designer Kerby Jean-Raymond took BoF and founder Imran Amed to task on social media this week, criticising what he saw as the publication’s shallow approach to inclusivity. His comments found support among a diverse group of fashion insiders.
BoF Wanted to Celebrate Diversity. Fashion Leaders Saw More of the Industry's Superficiality Around Race.
The designer Kerby Jean-Raymond took BoF and founder Imran Amed to task on social media this week, criticising what he saw as the publication’s shallow approach to inclusivity. His comments found support among a diverse group of fashion insiders.
Luxury
What Gucci Learned From Dapper Dan and Its Blackface Crisis
One of the world’s biggest luxury brands is paying for its cultural insensitivity — and trying to change.
What Gucci Learned From Dapper Dan and Its Blackface Crisis
One of the world’s biggest luxury brands is paying for its cultural insensitivity — and trying to change.
Luxury
How Valentino Embraced Diversity
Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli has reimagined the storied Roman fashion house as an extraordinary hybrid of extravagance and inclusivity, casting black models like Sudanese refugee Adut Akech to bring a modern edge to his couture and send a message to the world.
How Valentino Embraced Diversity
Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli has reimagined the storied Roman fashion house as an extraordinary hybrid of extravagance and inclusivity, casting black models like Sudanese refugee Adut Akech to bring a modern edge to his couture and send a message to the world.
Luxury
In Paris, The #BoF500 Symposium Sparks Conversation on Inclusivity
At a Sunday morning symposium, Sinead Burke, Jillian Mercado, Dapper Dan, Chika Oranika and Phillip Picardi broke down how the fashion industry can become more inclusive on gender, race and ability.
In Paris, The #BoF500 Symposium Sparks Conversation on Inclusivity
At a Sunday morning symposium, Sinead Burke, Jillian Mercado, Dapper Dan, Chika Oranika and Phillip Picardi broke down how the fashion industry can become more inclusive on gender, race and ability.
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.