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Sustainability

A Rare Look Inside Zara

The opaque fast-fashion giant allows BoF inside the business as it sets new sustainability targets and adjusts to a leadership change at parent company Inditex.

Sustainability

A Rare Look Inside Zara

The opaque fast-fashion giant allows BoF inside the business as it sets new sustainability targets and adjusts to a leadership change at parent company Inditex.


Retail

Revolve's Soaring IPO Creates $1.5 Billion Fortune for Founders

Shares of California-based e-tailer have more than doubled since its June listing, giving it a current market value of about $2.7 billion.

Retail

Revolve's Soaring IPO Creates $1.5 Billion Fortune for Founders

Shares of California-based e-tailer have more than doubled since its June listing, giving it a current market value of about $2.7 billion.


Retail

Op-Ed | Zara's Hot Polka Dot Dress Beats Big Data

With other retailers finally catching up to Inditex's super fast supply chain, the world's biggest fashion retailer will have to rely on its ability to spot trends and make blockbuster items to maintain its competitive edge.

Retail

Op-Ed | Zara's Hot Polka Dot Dress Beats Big Data

With other retailers finally catching up to Inditex's super fast supply chain, the world's biggest fashion retailer will have to rely on its ability to spot trends and make blockbuster items to maintain its competitive edge.


News & Analysis

Case Study | Inside H&M’s $4 Billion Inventory Challenge

After years of sluggish growth and shrinking profits, the fast-fashion giant's stock levels have ballooned into a $4 billion problem — a powerful reflection of the challenges facing the company, and the fashion sector at large.

News & Analysis

Case Study | Inside H&M’s $4 Billion Inventory Challenge

After years of sluggish growth and shrinking profits, the fast-fashion giant's stock levels have ballooned into a $4 billion problem — a powerful reflection of the challenges facing the company, and the fashion sector at large.


Luxury

Rainbows Aren't Enough: Taking Stock of Fashion's Approach to Pride

This week everyone will be talking about Paris Couture Week, the fate of Forever 21 and Sonia Rykiel, and the end of Pride Month. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

Rainbows Aren't Enough: Taking Stock of Fashion's Approach to Pride

This week everyone will be talking about Paris Couture Week, the fate of Forever 21 and Sonia Rykiel, and the end of Pride Month. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Retail

H&M Shares Jump as Early Summer Sales Shine

June sales were up 12 percent for the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, beating analyst forecasts. Second quarter sales were up 11 percent, beating Inditex's 10 percent.  

Retail

H&M Shares Jump as Early Summer Sales Shine

June sales were up 12 percent for the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, beating analyst forecasts. Second quarter sales were up 11 percent, beating Inditex's 10 percent.  


Retail

H&M Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Quarter

The fast-fashion label has struggled in recent years as its clothes fell out of favour with shoppers and amid heavy investments in online platforms.

Retail

H&M Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Quarter

The fast-fashion label has struggled in recent years as its clothes fell out of favour with shoppers and amid heavy investments in online platforms.


News & Analysis

Zara Parent Inditex Is Embracing Its Online Future. Too Late or Just in Time?

This week everyone will be talking about what's next for Zara parent Inditex, Chinese designers at Pitti Uomo and Virgil Abloh's first retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

News & Analysis

Zara Parent Inditex Is Embracing Its Online Future. Too Late or Just in Time?

This week everyone will be talking about what's next for Zara parent Inditex, Chinese designers at Pitti Uomo and Virgil Abloh's first retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


News & Analysis

Can Lightning Strike Twice with Love Island's New Fashion Partner?

The reality TV show has coupled up with a new fashion partner, I Saw It First. But will the marketing formula that worked so well last year continue to deliver results?

News & Analysis

Can Lightning Strike Twice with Love Island's New Fashion Partner?

The reality TV show has coupled up with a new fashion partner, I Saw It First. But will the marketing formula that worked so well last year continue to deliver results?


News & Analysis

Bangladesh Garment Unions Say New Factory Oversight Deal Risks Worker Safety

Government officials say The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is no longer needed as a national regulatory body, the Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), is able to do the job.

News & Analysis

Bangladesh Garment Unions Say New Factory Oversight Deal Risks Worker Safety

Government officials say The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is no longer needed as a national regulatory body, the Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), is able to do the job.


China

Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

Forever 21 is the latest fast fashion giant to join the exodus, but why have brands like Topshop, New Look and Asos retreated from China while others like Uniqlo and H&M seem to have cracked it? Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

China

Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

Forever 21 is the latest fast fashion giant to join the exodus, but why have brands like Topshop, New Look and Asos retreated from China while others like Uniqlo and H&M seem to have cracked it? Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.


News & Analysis

Forever 21 'Steals' Anti-Fast-Fashion Artist's Work

The artist said she was shocked a fashion brand 'would openly make light of the disposable garment culture.'"

News & Analysis

Forever 21 'Steals' Anti-Fast-Fashion Artist's Work

The artist said she was shocked a fashion brand 'would openly make light of the disposable garment culture.'"