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Asos Lures Overseas Customers Thanks to Weak Pound

The decline in the pound has been a boon to Asos because it generates about 62 percent of its sales from overseas customers.

Retail

Asos Lures Overseas Customers Thanks to Weak Pound

The decline in the pound has been a boon to Asos because it generates about 62 percent of its sales from overseas customers.


Retail

Are Fast Fashion Disruptors in Danger of Disruption?

The Asian and European fast fashion giants that disrupted American retail are now themselves feeling pressure.

Retail

Are Fast Fashion Disruptors in Danger of Disruption?

The Asian and European fast fashion giants that disrupted American retail are now themselves feeling pressure.


Retail

Op-Ed | Arket Launch Is Smart, but H&M Must Get Core Brand Marching Again

H&M's core brand is under pressure from cheaper rivals, such as Primark and Boohoo. So its response, to diversify into new brands with a different aesthetic and higher prices, is smart.

Retail

Op-Ed | Arket Launch Is Smart, but H&M Must Get Core Brand Marching Again

H&M's core brand is under pressure from cheaper rivals, such as Primark and Boohoo. So its response, to diversify into new brands with a different aesthetic and higher prices, is smart.


Retail

H&M Invests in Supply Chain as Fashion Rivalry Intensifies

After years of hectic expansion across the world, H&M's profitability has faltered as Inditex and online specialist ASOS gain an edge in fast fashion.

Retail

H&M Invests in Supply Chain as Fashion Rivalry Intensifies

After years of hectic expansion across the world, H&M's profitability has faltered as Inditex and online specialist ASOS gain an edge in fast fashion.


Retail

BoF Exclusive | H&M Launches New Brand: Arket

BoF can exclusively reveal that the Swedish fast-fashion giant is launching a new brand rooted in "style beyond trend."

Retail

BoF Exclusive | H&M Launches New Brand: Arket

BoF can exclusively reveal that the Swedish fast-fashion giant is launching a new brand rooted in "style beyond trend."


Retail

Zara Founder to Donate $344 million for Breast Cancer-Screening

The donation will be the biggest outlay to date by the Amancio Ortega Foundation, which is funded by dividend payments from Inditex, the world's biggest fashion retailer and owner of the Zara chain.

Retail

Zara Founder to Donate $344 million for Breast Cancer-Screening

The donation will be the biggest outlay to date by the Amancio Ortega Foundation, which is funded by dividend payments from Inditex, the world's biggest fashion retailer and owner of the Zara chain.


Retail

How 'Brazil's H&M' Defied the Recession

Fast fashion giant Riachuelo has been turning a profit and expanding rapidly. But how did the billion-dollar giant navigate the country’s crisis?

Retail

How 'Brazil's H&M' Defied the Recession

Fast fashion giant Riachuelo has been turning a profit and expanding rapidly. But how did the billion-dollar giant navigate the country’s crisis?


Retail

Uniqlo Bets On Speed to Take on Zara for Global Sales Crown

Fast Retailing plans to shorten the time it takes from design to delivery to about 13 days, roughly the same as its competitor Zara.

Retail

Uniqlo Bets On Speed to Take on Zara for Global Sales Crown

Fast Retailing plans to shorten the time it takes from design to delivery to about 13 days, roughly the same as its competitor Zara.


Retail

Op-Ed | If Zara Is Falling to Earth, Pity Retail's Mere Mortals

Same-store sales rose 10 percent in the year through January, the fastest rate in 14 years. By contrast, many competitors are struggling to generate growth on the same basis.

Retail

Op-Ed | If Zara Is Falling to Earth, Pity Retail's Mere Mortals

Same-store sales rose 10 percent in the year through January, the fastest rate in 14 years. By contrast, many competitors are struggling to generate growth on the same basis.


Retail

Fast Fashion Fading as H&M, Zara Shine Light on Strains

Retailers' recent results illustrate the difficulties facing the fashion industry as consumers divert spending to leisure activities and buy more of their apparel from a rising number of online suppliers.

Retail

Fast Fashion Fading as H&M, Zara Shine Light on Strains

Retailers' recent results illustrate the difficulties facing the fashion industry as consumers divert spending to leisure activities and buy more of their apparel from a rising number of online suppliers.


Retail

Zara Owner's Margin Shrinks to Lowest Level in Eight Years

Higher garment costs and lowered prices amid increasing competition seen the world’s largest clothing retailer's profitability decline to an eight-year low.  

Retail

Zara Owner's Margin Shrinks to Lowest Level in Eight Years

Higher garment costs and lowered prices amid increasing competition seen the world’s largest clothing retailer's profitability decline to an eight-year low.  


Retail

Adidas Raises Forecasts as New CEO Plans Fast-Fashion Focus

Adidas' new CEO plans to overhaul the Reebok brand, relocate its head office, close stores and trim jobs as he seeks to turn around a business that’s weighed on the sporting-goods maker for years.

Retail

Adidas Raises Forecasts as New CEO Plans Fast-Fashion Focus

Adidas' new CEO plans to overhaul the Reebok brand, relocate its head office, close stores and trim jobs as he seeks to turn around a business that’s weighed on the sporting-goods maker for years.