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.
e-commerce
Beauty
Trinny London Opens Its First Flagship Store
The UK-based digitally native beauty start-up’s yellow storefront on King’s Road is a major element of its push to reach $100 million in annual sales.
Trinny London Opens Its First Flagship Store
The UK-based digitally native beauty start-up’s yellow storefront on King’s Road is a major element of its push to reach $100 million in annual sales.
Global Markets
Japan’s Secondhand Fashion Boom Is Bigger Than the Weak Yen
While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.
Japan’s Secondhand Fashion Boom Is Bigger Than the Weak Yen
While the yen’s plummet drove a rush of international shoppers looking for bargains, Japan’s famously robust secondhand fashion market is set to keep growing even as the currency bounces back.
Retail
Revolve Makes a Case for Free Returns
The e-commerce retailer recorded the first drop in its return rate in more than three years, and unlike many of its peers, has held fast to its policy of free shipping for online returns.
Revolve Makes a Case for Free Returns
The e-commerce retailer recorded the first drop in its return rate in more than three years, and unlike many of its peers, has held fast to its policy of free shipping for online returns.
Partner Content
How the Korean Resale Market Is Evolving
In the first edition of Bunjang’s ‘Korean Luxury Resale Report,’ the re-commerce platform examines the exponential growth of the secondhand market in the region and the defining trends to know now. Discover key insights from the report here, alongside BoF analysis.
How the Korean Resale Market Is Evolving
In the first edition of Bunjang’s ‘Korean Luxury Resale Report,’ the re-commerce platform examines the exponential growth of the secondhand market in the region and the defining trends to know now. Discover key insights from the report here, alongside BoF analysis.
Beauty
Male Infertility Anxiety Is Driving the Latest Wellness Boom
Male wellness products have long been centred around muscle building, endurance and other athletic pursuits. Now, brands and consumers are switching their focus to virility, fertility and sexual peak performance.
Male Infertility Anxiety Is Driving the Latest Wellness Boom
Male wellness products have long been centred around muscle building, endurance and other athletic pursuits. Now, brands and consumers are switching their focus to virility, fertility and sexual peak performance.
Partner Content
Understanding the Luxury Resale Market in Korea
Koreans spend an average of $325 per capita on luxury goods each year — the highest spending globally, according to Morgan Stanley. BoF sits down with mobile re-commerce platform Bunjang’s CEO Choi Jae-hwa to understand how the resale sector stands to benefit.
Understanding the Luxury Resale Market in Korea
Koreans spend an average of $325 per capita on luxury goods each year — the highest spending globally, according to Morgan Stanley. BoF sits down with mobile re-commerce platform Bunjang’s CEO Choi Jae-hwa to understand how the resale sector stands to benefit.
Luxury
This Week: Richemont and Burberry Have Some Explaining to Do
Both companies could (though mostly likely won’t) use results this week to address speculation about key elements of their business. That, plus Amazon Prime Day returns.
This Week: Richemont and Burberry Have Some Explaining to Do
Both companies could (though mostly likely won’t) use results this week to address speculation about key elements of their business. That, plus Amazon Prime Day returns.
Sustainability
Shein Is on a Pre-IPO Charm Offensive
The controversial e-commerce giant is on a charm offensive as it seeks to manage regulation that takes aim at fast fashion and drum up support for a possible London listing.
Shein Is on a Pre-IPO Charm Offensive
The controversial e-commerce giant is on a charm offensive as it seeks to manage regulation that takes aim at fast fashion and drum up support for a possible London listing.
Retail
The Stores Defining a New Era of Multi-Brand Retail
As department stores and online giants struggle, a new generation of independent boutiques are carving out their own path for success. Often that means eschewing easy online sales, investing in brick-and-mortar offerings and taking a chance on emerging labels.
The Stores Defining a New Era of Multi-Brand Retail
As department stores and online giants struggle, a new generation of independent boutiques are carving out their own path for success. Often that means eschewing easy online sales, investing in brick-and-mortar offerings and taking a chance on emerging labels.
Beauty
How TikTok Shop Killed the MLM Model
TikTok Shop has created fresh opportunities for enterprising creators to make fast money, changing the landscape for both digital marketers and multi-level marketing companies.
How TikTok Shop Killed the MLM Model
TikTok Shop has created fresh opportunities for enterprising creators to make fast money, changing the landscape for both digital marketers and multi-level marketing companies.
Technology
Julie Bornstein’s New AI Start-Up Raises $50-Million Seed Round
The venture is a search and discovery platform for fashion that’s built around the capabilities of generative AI.
Julie Bornstein’s New AI Start-Up Raises $50-Million Seed Round
The venture is a search and discovery platform for fashion that’s built around the capabilities of generative AI.
Technology
Why One AI Start-Up Is Cataloguing Millions of Fashion Items
Truss has earned support from Selfridges and Depop, as well as a £1 million grant from the UK government’s innovation agency in its effort to build image-recognition for garments that it says could help to power the booming secondhand market.
Why One AI Start-Up Is Cataloguing Millions of Fashion Items
Truss has earned support from Selfridges and Depop, as well as a £1 million grant from the UK government’s innovation agency in its effort to build image-recognition for garments that it says could help to power the booming secondhand market.
The News in Brief
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.
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.