Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
fast-fashion
Retail
BoF LIVE: How to Compete with Shein
Please join us on Thursday, March 31 at 16:00 GMT for #BoFLIVE to hear BoF’s Lauren Sherman and Cathaleen Chen in conversation with Ana Andjelic, marketing executive and author, as they discuss how brands can compete.
BoF LIVE: How to Compete with Shein
Please join us on Thursday, March 31 at 16:00 GMT for #BoFLIVE to hear BoF’s Lauren Sherman and Cathaleen Chen in conversation with Ana Andjelic, marketing executive and author, as they discuss how brands can compete.
Retail
How to Compete With Shein
The Chinese fast fashion giant built an empire on unmatched speed-to-market and unbelievably low prices. To compete, others must play a different game.
How to Compete With Shein
The Chinese fast fashion giant built an empire on unmatched speed-to-market and unbelievably low prices. To compete, others must play a different game.
Sustainability
Masterclass | Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
Understand how the industry can change materials to lessen environmental impact.
Masterclass | Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
Understand how the industry can change materials to lessen environmental impact.
Retail
BoF Insights | Building Resilience and Value in Fashion’s Supply Chain
Read the latest BoF Insights report to get BoF’s perspective on the state of the fashion industry’s supply chain model, plus data-driven guidance on how companies can strengthen their supply chains in the face of pandemic and geopolitical challenges.
BoF Insights | Building Resilience and Value in Fashion’s Supply Chain
Read the latest BoF Insights report to get BoF’s perspective on the state of the fashion industry’s supply chain model, plus data-driven guidance on how companies can strengthen their supply chains in the face of pandemic and geopolitical challenges.
China
Shein Has a Serious New Competitor
One of many fast fashion players from China trying to use the Shein playbook to chip away at Boohoo and Fashion Nova is a new brand from e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Shein Has a Serious New Competitor
One of many fast fashion players from China trying to use the Shein playbook to chip away at Boohoo and Fashion Nova is a new brand from e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Sustainability
How Can Fashion Become Truly Circular?
On this week’s episode of The BoF Podcast, Dame Ellen MacArthur explains how the fashion industry can move toward a waste-free future.
How Can Fashion Become Truly Circular?
On this week’s episode of The BoF Podcast, Dame Ellen MacArthur explains how the fashion industry can move toward a waste-free future.
Technology
How ‘The Age of Acceleration’ Will Transform Business
At BoF VOICES 2021, futurists Martin Raymond and Christopher Sanderson examined the series of fast-paced changes that will dominate the wider world in the coming decade — and advised on how brands must adapt.
How ‘The Age of Acceleration’ Will Transform Business
At BoF VOICES 2021, futurists Martin Raymond and Christopher Sanderson examined the series of fast-paced changes that will dominate the wider world in the coming decade — and advised on how brands must adapt.
Sustainability
Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
For our latest online BoF Professional Membership event, please join BoF’s Sarah Kent and Rachel Deeley along with Elaine Siu, chief innovation officer, Material Innovation Initiative, as they explore fashion’s new frontier of material innovation.
Can a Materials Revolution Make Fashion More Sustainable?
For our latest online BoF Professional Membership event, please join BoF’s Sarah Kent and Rachel Deeley along with Elaine Siu, chief innovation officer, Material Innovation Initiative, as they explore fashion’s new frontier of material innovation.
Fashion Week
Omicron May Throw a Wrench in Fashion Week Plans
This week, everyone will be talking about how the Omicron variant will affect fashion’s busy events calendar, and Zara owner Inditex’s latest results.
Omicron May Throw a Wrench in Fashion Week Plans
This week, everyone will be talking about how the Omicron variant will affect fashion’s busy events calendar, and Zara owner Inditex’s latest results.
Retail
Can Shein Change?
The Chinese fast fashion giant just hired a head of sustainability, and is taking other steps to remove some of the mystery in how it operates. But some of the company’s critics say the fast fashion business model can’t be reformed.
Can Shein Change?
The Chinese fast fashion giant just hired a head of sustainability, and is taking other steps to remove some of the mystery in how it operates. But some of the company’s critics say the fast fashion business model can’t be reformed.
Retail
The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life
Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.
The Year Ahead: Consumers to Reboot Wardrobes for Post-Pandemic Life
Consumers will reallocate wallet share across fashion categories as pent-up demand for newness intersects with more social freedoms. Companies should prepare for this shift by honing data-driven product development and adjusting their inventory mix.
Luxury
Omicron, Inflation and Fashion’s State of Play
This week, everyone will be talking about two key variables that will shape fashion’s immediate future, plus Dior’s show in London and Zegna’s upcoming IPO.
Omicron, Inflation and Fashion’s State of Play
This week, everyone will be talking about two key variables that will shape fashion’s immediate future, plus Dior’s show in London and Zegna’s upcoming IPO.
The News in Brief
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.
Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand
The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.
Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel
Spend growth at off-price chains is among the strongest in retail, with gains across all income segments.