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Boohoo Names New CEO From Primark

John Lyttle, currently chief operating officer of Primark, will join Boohoo in March, having been offered a payout of as much as £50 million to spur growth.

News & Analysis

Boohoo Names New CEO From Primark

John Lyttle, currently chief operating officer of Primark, will join Boohoo in March, having been offered a payout of as much as £50 million to spur growth.


News & Analysis

Inside Japan’s Biggest Fashion Festival

Tokyo Girls Collection is a shoppable mega-show so popular that it causes hysteria, but only a few brands outside Japan have tapped into this colossal direct-to-consumer opportunity.

News & Analysis

Inside Japan’s Biggest Fashion Festival

Tokyo Girls Collection is a shoppable mega-show so popular that it causes hysteria, but only a few brands outside Japan have tapped into this colossal direct-to-consumer opportunity.


Retail

Rihanna Takes on Aerie and Victoria's Secret

This week, everyone will be talking about Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show at New York Fashion Week, the new #BoF500, Zara's global e-commerce strategy and J.Crew's new look. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

Rihanna Takes on Aerie and Victoria's Secret

This week, everyone will be talking about Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show at New York Fashion Week, the new #BoF500, Zara's global e-commerce strategy and J.Crew's new look. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Fashion Industry Funnels Money Towards Slavery, Fast Fashion's Waste Problem

This week, a new report suggests the fashion industry is the world's second-largest contributor to modern slavery, while consumer trends are causing catastrophic damages for the environment.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Fashion Industry Funnels Money Towards Slavery, Fast Fashion's Waste Problem

This week, a new report suggests the fashion industry is the world's second-largest contributor to modern slavery, while consumer trends are causing catastrophic damages for the environment.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | World Cup Semi-Finalists Test Adidas and Nike’s Fast Fashion Efforts

The advance of three unlikely teams — Croatia, Belgium and England — to the World Cup semi-finals has offered up its own test to the sportswear giants: how they’re coping with the shift to fast fashion.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | World Cup Semi-Finalists Test Adidas and Nike’s Fast Fashion Efforts

The advance of three unlikely teams — Croatia, Belgium and England — to the World Cup semi-finals has offered up its own test to the sportswear giants: how they’re coping with the shift to fast fashion.


Financial Markets

H&M Second-Quarter Profits Decline

Profit slumped 22 percent to $670 million as the retailer struggles to adapt to the new digital landscape.

Financial Markets

H&M Second-Quarter Profits Decline

Profit slumped 22 percent to $670 million as the retailer struggles to adapt to the new digital landscape.


Global Markets

Turkey: Troubled, Resilient and Full of Opportunity

For many fashion executives, two years of upheaval has led to uncertainty, but for others Turkey’s increasingly polarised market signals new business opportunities.

Global Markets

Turkey: Troubled, Resilient and Full of Opportunity

For many fashion executives, two years of upheaval has led to uncertainty, but for others Turkey’s increasingly polarised market signals new business opportunities.


News & Analysis

Zara Looks to Technology to Keep up With Faster Fashion

The Spanish company is developing new technologies, hooking up with tech firms and hiring talent from start-ups to fend off competition from younger, online-only players like Boohoo.com and Missguided.

News & Analysis

Zara Looks to Technology to Keep up With Faster Fashion

The Spanish company is developing new technologies, hooking up with tech firms and hiring talent from start-ups to fend off competition from younger, online-only players like Boohoo.com and Missguided.


Retail

Urban Outfitters Rises on Upbeat Quarterly Forecast

Shares rose after at least four brokerages raised their price targets following the company's upbeat quarterly same-store sales forecast at its retail business.

Retail

Urban Outfitters Rises on Upbeat Quarterly Forecast

Shares rose after at least four brokerages raised their price targets following the company's upbeat quarterly same-store sales forecast at its retail business.


News & Analysis

Social Goods | Gap and H&M Factory Workers Face Daily Abuse, Fur Opposition in China

This week, a new report claims fast-fashion deadlines create a climate of harassment and violence in Asian factories, while top fashion industry representatives in Shanghai are committing to going fur-free.

News & Analysis

Social Goods | Gap and H&M Factory Workers Face Daily Abuse, Fur Opposition in China

This week, a new report claims fast-fashion deadlines create a climate of harassment and violence in Asian factories, while top fashion industry representatives in Shanghai are committing to going fur-free.


News & Analysis

Why H&M Is at the Met Gala

While other fast-fashion brands opt out of the industry's biggest night, H&M joins couture houses and emerging designers at the Met Gala and is launching a retail collection inspired by its custom celebrity looks. Is it worth the investment?

News & Analysis

Why H&M Is at the Met Gala

While other fast-fashion brands opt out of the industry's biggest night, H&M joins couture houses and emerging designers at the Met Gala and is launching a retail collection inspired by its custom celebrity looks. Is it worth the investment?


Sustainability

Fast Fashion's Biggest Threat Is Faster Fashion

Five years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, fast fashion's biggest players are facing challenges — but not from conscious consumers.

Sustainability

Fast Fashion's Biggest Threat Is Faster Fashion

Five years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, fast fashion's biggest players are facing challenges — but not from conscious consumers.