Fast Fashion Garments Pile Up in South Asia as Middle East Conflict Grounds Planes
Shipments of garments for major retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and India as the conflict in the Middle East forces airlines cancel flights.
e-commerce
Retail
How to Plan Your Retail Footprint
For up-and-coming brands, a few small, cleverly designed stores in the right locations can have a bigger impact than a giant flagship
How to Plan Your Retail Footprint
For up-and-coming brands, a few small, cleverly designed stores in the right locations can have a bigger impact than a giant flagship
Luxury
Why Luxury’s Counterfeit Problem Is Getting Worse
It’s easier than ever for consumers to buy fakes online. But the spike in counterfeit sales may also have something to do with how brands themselves are pricing and marketing their products.
Why Luxury’s Counterfeit Problem Is Getting Worse
It’s easier than ever for consumers to buy fakes online. But the spike in counterfeit sales may also have something to do with how brands themselves are pricing and marketing their products.
Retail
Diane von Furstenberg Makes a (Profitable) Comeback
For the first time in a decade, Diane von Furstenberg is operating in the black. It’s a feat made possible by cutting overall production by half under the brand’s new CEO, Gabby Hirata.
Diane von Furstenberg Makes a (Profitable) Comeback
For the first time in a decade, Diane von Furstenberg is operating in the black. It’s a feat made possible by cutting overall production by half under the brand’s new CEO, Gabby Hirata.
Technology
Can Tech Save Poshmark?
Poshmark’s sale to South Korea-based Naver might feel hasty and ill-timed, but the resale company believes the technological benefits of the deal could help it solve a major conundrum: converting more of its 80 million users into buyers.
Can Tech Save Poshmark?
Poshmark’s sale to South Korea-based Naver might feel hasty and ill-timed, but the resale company believes the technological benefits of the deal could help it solve a major conundrum: converting more of its 80 million users into buyers.
Direct-to-Consumer
How In-Store Services Help DTC Brands Win at Brick-and-Mortar
A growing number of direct-to-consumer brands have found a winning retail formula by putting a modern spin on routine services such as piercings and eye exams.
How In-Store Services Help DTC Brands Win at Brick-and-Mortar
A growing number of direct-to-consumer brands have found a winning retail formula by putting a modern spin on routine services such as piercings and eye exams.
Direct-to-Consumer
Shein’s New Rival, Explained
Pinduoduo is a giant in China but relatively unknown in America. It’s looking to change that with a new app, Temu, that sells ultra-cheap clothing, with thousands of new items added daily. Sound familiar?
Shein’s New Rival, Explained
Pinduoduo is a giant in China but relatively unknown in America. It’s looking to change that with a new app, Temu, that sells ultra-cheap clothing, with thousands of new items added daily. Sound familiar?
Luxury
Richemont’s E-Commerce Ambitions: End or New Beginning?
After negotiating a staged exit from Yoox Net-a-Porter in exchange for shares in Farfetch, the Swiss group could hold a 25-percent stake in the fashion platform within 5 years.
Richemont’s E-Commerce Ambitions: End or New Beginning?
After negotiating a staged exit from Yoox Net-a-Porter in exchange for shares in Farfetch, the Swiss group could hold a 25-percent stake in the fashion platform within 5 years.
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.”
Retail
How Banana Republic Became a Bright Spot in Gap Inc.’s Portfolio
The mall retailer saw sales rise after swapping generic office clothes for a stronger point-of-view inspired by its safari-themed origins. The new look wasn’t for everyone – and that was the point.
How Banana Republic Became a Bright Spot in Gap Inc.’s Portfolio
The mall retailer saw sales rise after swapping generic office clothes for a stronger point-of-view inspired by its safari-themed origins. The new look wasn’t for everyone – and that was the point.
Technology
How Fashion’s Relationship With Buy Now, Pay Later Is Changing
Retailers signed on with buy now pay later services to draw new shoppers and convince them to spend more. Some are having second thoughts about what happens to those customers’ data once they click purchase.
How Fashion’s Relationship With Buy Now, Pay Later Is Changing
Retailers signed on with buy now pay later services to draw new shoppers and convince them to spend more. Some are having second thoughts about what happens to those customers’ data once they click purchase.
Retail
Athleta Enters the Underwear Space
The Gap Inc.-owned activewear brand is relaunching intimates after a brief, unsuccessful stint in the competitive category in 2018.
Athleta Enters the Underwear Space
The Gap Inc.-owned activewear brand is relaunching intimates after a brief, unsuccessful stint in the competitive category in 2018.
Luxury
Richemont, Farfetch and YNAP: Understanding a Transformational E-Commerce Deal
The Swiss luxury group is spinning off Yoox Net-a-Porter in a joint venture with fashion platform Farfetch. What does it mean for Richemont, Farfetch, YNAP and the luxury industry at large? BoF dissects the deal.
Richemont, Farfetch and YNAP: Understanding a Transformational E-Commerce Deal
The Swiss luxury group is spinning off Yoox Net-a-Porter in a joint venture with fashion platform Farfetch. What does it mean for Richemont, Farfetch, YNAP and the luxury industry at large? BoF dissects the deal.
The News in Brief
Saks Global to Shut 15 More Stores as Part of Restructuring
The luxury retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, will close more stores as it tries to cut losses and focus on more profitable, higher-end locations.
Nike’s Latest SEC Filing Revives Converse Sale Speculation
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.
US Economy Unexpectedly Loses Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4%
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.
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.
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.