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
Technology
Where Fashion-Tech Investors Are Putting Their Money
Capital is flowing into technologies that make fashion commerce more nimble, more sustainable and more engaging to shoppers — and, of course, the metaverse.
Where Fashion-Tech Investors Are Putting Their Money
Capital is flowing into technologies that make fashion commerce more nimble, more sustainable and more engaging to shoppers — and, of course, the metaverse.
Financial Markets
Fashion’s Top M&A Targets
The market may be cooling, but a number of in-demand brands remain of interest to financial backers. BoF identifies the top targets.
Fashion’s Top M&A Targets
The market may be cooling, but a number of in-demand brands remain of interest to financial backers. BoF identifies the top targets.
Media
Zalando Buys Highsnobiety
The German fashion e-tailer has taken a majority stake in the high-end streetwear platform in a bet on the combined power of content and commerce.
Zalando Buys Highsnobiety
The German fashion e-tailer has taken a majority stake in the high-end streetwear platform in a bet on the combined power of content and commerce.
Retail
How to Take a Brand From Local to Global
For most of its first two decades, Farm Rio was little known outside its native Brazil. But since entering the US in 2019, the dressmaker has made a splash in contemporary womenswear, with sales reaching $50 million in its new market last year. Next up: Europe.
How to Take a Brand From Local to Global
For most of its first two decades, Farm Rio was little known outside its native Brazil. But since entering the US in 2019, the dressmaker has made a splash in contemporary womenswear, with sales reaching $50 million in its new market last year. Next up: Europe.
Technology
The Technologies Reinventing Physical Retail
In-store mobile apps and micro-fulfilment tech can address consumer pain points and enable companies to incorporate their physical retail networks into omnichannel shopping journeys.
The Technologies Reinventing Physical Retail
In-store mobile apps and micro-fulfilment tech can address consumer pain points and enable companies to incorporate their physical retail networks into omnichannel shopping journeys.
Retail
A Better Approach to ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
Concerns are growing that the boom in short-term financing that has fuelled apparel sales is saddling a growing number of vulnerable shoppers with debt they can’t pay. But the concept can still benefit brands, lenders and consumers, with a few key changes.
A Better Approach to ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
Concerns are growing that the boom in short-term financing that has fuelled apparel sales is saddling a growing number of vulnerable shoppers with debt they can’t pay. But the concept can still benefit brands, lenders and consumers, with a few key changes.
Sustainability
Are Mass Market Fashion Companies Really the Worst on Sustainability?
Levi Strauss and H&M Group rank among the top five companies in The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but the high street segment also contains the annual assessment’s lowest-scoring company with no points at all.
Are Mass Market Fashion Companies Really the Worst on Sustainability?
Levi Strauss and H&M Group rank among the top five companies in The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but the high street segment also contains the annual assessment’s lowest-scoring company with no points at all.
Marketing
How to Sell Clothes During a Supply Chain Crisis
As fashion continues to deal with late deliveries and inventory issues, brands must consider how to make products relevant once they arrive — without going straight to discounting.
How to Sell Clothes During a Supply Chain Crisis
As fashion continues to deal with late deliveries and inventory issues, brands must consider how to make products relevant once they arrive — without going straight to discounting.
Retail
Why Missguided Is a Cautionary Tale — and Not Just for Fast Fashion
Missguided, which went into administration and was bought in a fire sale this week, never quite established a unique style or signature product category that would differentiate it from bigger rivals like Boohoo, Asos or H&M.
Why Missguided Is a Cautionary Tale — and Not Just for Fast Fashion
Missguided, which went into administration and was bought in a fire sale this week, never quite established a unique style or signature product category that would differentiate it from bigger rivals like Boohoo, Asos or H&M.
Retail
Pinterest to Acquire The Yes
Retailer veteran Julie Bornstein founded The Yes in 2018 after stints at Stitch Fix, Sephora and Nordstrom.
Pinterest to Acquire The Yes
Retailer veteran Julie Bornstein founded The Yes in 2018 after stints at Stitch Fix, Sephora and Nordstrom.
Retail
Can Levi’s Be More Than a Denim Brand?
The American retailer wants to reach $10 billion in sales by 2027, with plans to open more stores, expand into new categories and potentially buy other fashion companies.
Can Levi’s Be More Than a Denim Brand?
The American retailer wants to reach $10 billion in sales by 2027, with plans to open more stores, expand into new categories and potentially buy other fashion companies.
Technology
The Opportunity in Hyper-Personalising Shopping
Big Data and AI can power one-to-one experiences that build long-term loyalty.
The Opportunity in Hyper-Personalising Shopping
Big Data and AI can power one-to-one experiences that build long-term loyalty.
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.