Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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Retail
The Future of Zara Under New Leadership
Zara-owner Inditex, the world’s largest fashion retailer, appointed a mix of new and familiar faces to top management positions this week. The shakeup comes at a pivotal moment for the Spanish giant.
The Future of Zara Under New Leadership
Zara-owner Inditex, the world’s largest fashion retailer, appointed a mix of new and familiar faces to top management positions this week. The shakeup comes at a pivotal moment for the Spanish giant.
Retail
How the New Wave of Fast Fashion Brands Really Work
Edikted is less than a year old but it’s all over TikTok and already topping search rankings among Gen Z consumers. The brand’s founder explains his formula.
How the New Wave of Fast Fashion Brands Really Work
Edikted is less than a year old but it’s all over TikTok and already topping search rankings among Gen Z consumers. The brand’s founder explains his formula.
Luxury
What You Will Learn at VOICES 2021
Explore the core themes and reserve your spot to attend BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers.
What You Will Learn at VOICES 2021
Explore the core themes and reserve your spot to attend BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers.
Sustainability
What COP26 Means for Fashion
Achieving the ambitions laid out at the UN climate summit that ended this week will require a wholesale transformation of the way the fashion industry operates. Are business leaders ready?
What COP26 Means for Fashion
Achieving the ambitions laid out at the UN climate summit that ended this week will require a wholesale transformation of the way the fashion industry operates. Are business leaders ready?
Retail
Can Asos Handle Fast Fashion’s Headwinds?
The abrupt departure of the fast fashion e-tailer’s CEO alongside a warning profits could fall sharply this year have raised the stakes for the company’s strategy update next month.
Can Asos Handle Fast Fashion’s Headwinds?
The abrupt departure of the fast fashion e-tailer’s CEO alongside a warning profits could fall sharply this year have raised the stakes for the company’s strategy update next month.
Sustainability
Why Fast Fashion Still Has Gen-Z’s Heart
The generation credited with leading the charge on climate activism and social justice is also propelling the growth of fast-fashion behemoths like Shein and Boohoo.
Why Fast Fashion Still Has Gen-Z’s Heart
The generation credited with leading the charge on climate activism and social justice is also propelling the growth of fast-fashion behemoths like Shein and Boohoo.
Retail
Boohoo, H&M Warn Supply Chain Issues Are Hitting European Retail
High shipping costs and global supply chain disruptions are starting to challenge European clothing retailers.
Boohoo, H&M Warn Supply Chain Issues Are Hitting European Retail
High shipping costs and global supply chain disruptions are starting to challenge European clothing retailers.
Retail
Shein Looks to Change Its Narrative With Design Challenge
This week everyone will be talking about Shein’s new design competition, Gap Inc.’s earnings and plans for fashion month.
Shein Looks to Change Its Narrative With Design Challenge
This week everyone will be talking about Shein’s new design competition, Gap Inc.’s earnings and plans for fashion month.
Retail
What Is Fast Fashion?
This week, everyone will be talking about France reopening, the debate over Pride merchandise and Zara owner Inditex’s results.
What Is Fast Fashion?
This week, everyone will be talking about France reopening, the debate over Pride merchandise and Zara owner Inditex’s results.
Retail
The Search for the Next Shein
Investment firms like Andreessen Horowitz are backing start-ups that mimic the Chinese fast-fashion giant’s blueprint, as they look to build the next big Gen Z label.
The Search for the Next Shein
Investment firms like Andreessen Horowitz are backing start-ups that mimic the Chinese fast-fashion giant’s blueprint, as they look to build the next big Gen Z label.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
Retail
Where Do Fast Fashion’s Giants Go From Here?
The pandemic has radically shifted the retail landscape, creating new challenges for incumbents H&M Group and Zara-owner Inditex.
Where Do Fast Fashion’s Giants Go From Here?
The pandemic has radically shifted the retail landscape, creating new challenges for incumbents H&M Group and Zara-owner Inditex.
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.