Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
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Workplace & Talent
How Brands Can Create Retail Jobs People Actually Want
SMCP Group, the french parent of accessible luxury labels Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot & De Fursac, is launching an academy to make the store associate role more modern and exciting.
How Brands Can Create Retail Jobs People Actually Want
SMCP Group, the french parent of accessible luxury labels Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot & De Fursac, is launching an academy to make the store associate role more modern and exciting.
Workplace & Talent
The CEO Fashion Needs Right Now
Several major fashion firms, including VF Corp., The Gap and The RealReal, are without a permanent chief and experts say the turmoil at the top is a prime opportunity to reshape the industry’s leadership profile. MyTheresa and J.Crew CEOs discuss leadership.
The CEO Fashion Needs Right Now
Several major fashion firms, including VF Corp., The Gap and The RealReal, are without a permanent chief and experts say the turmoil at the top is a prime opportunity to reshape the industry’s leadership profile. MyTheresa and J.Crew CEOs discuss leadership.
Workplace & Talent
The Year Ahead: What a Fashion Company Looks Like in 2023
Fashion executives need a new vision for what the organisation of the future will look like, focusing on attracting and retaining top talent as well as elevating teams and senior positions to align with strategic objectives for growth.
The Year Ahead: What a Fashion Company Looks Like in 2023
Fashion executives need a new vision for what the organisation of the future will look like, focusing on attracting and retaining top talent as well as elevating teams and senior positions to align with strategic objectives for growth.
Workplace & Talent
How to Set and Achieve Your Fashion Career Goals
Fashion recruiters, career coaches and academic lecturers explain how professionals can set and achieve career goals through strategic planning, agility and support from their network.
How to Set and Achieve Your Fashion Career Goals
Fashion recruiters, career coaches and academic lecturers explain how professionals can set and achieve career goals through strategic planning, agility and support from their network.
Workplace & Talent
The Best of BoF: The Future of Work Takes Shape
In 2022, even as fashion firms found stickier solutions to pandemic-era questions around remote work and other office policies, new uncertainties were present at every turn. A talent crunch persisted in areas like technology and automation and back-\office functions such as human resources, supply chain and finance moved to the fore.
The Best of BoF: The Future of Work Takes Shape
In 2022, even as fashion firms found stickier solutions to pandemic-era questions around remote work and other office policies, new uncertainties were present at every turn. A talent crunch persisted in areas like technology and automation and back-\office functions such as human resources, supply chain and finance moved to the fore.
Workplace & Talent
The Workplace Trends to Watch in 2023
Even as companies have worked out many big pandemic-era questions, new ones are on the horizon, including how to keep employees engaged during tough times.
The Workplace Trends to Watch in 2023
Even as companies have worked out many big pandemic-era questions, new ones are on the horizon, including how to keep employees engaged during tough times.
Partner Content
Building the Future of Creative Collaboration at Gap Inc.
BoF learns how the parent company of Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta is optimising collaborative working practices and workspaces for its creative teams in a post-pandemic workplace.
Building the Future of Creative Collaboration at Gap Inc.
BoF learns how the parent company of Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta is optimising collaborative working practices and workspaces for its creative teams in a post-pandemic workplace.
News & Analysis
The State of Fashion 2023: Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty
The seventh annual State of Fashion report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company reveals the industry is heading for a global slowdown in 2023 as macroeconomic tensions and slumping consumer confidence chip away at 2022′s gains. Download the full report to understand the 10 themes that will define the industry and the opportunities for growth in the year ahead.
The State of Fashion 2023: Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty
The seventh annual State of Fashion report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company reveals the industry is heading for a global slowdown in 2023 as macroeconomic tensions and slumping consumer confidence chip away at 2022′s gains. Download the full report to understand the 10 themes that will define the industry and the opportunities for growth in the year ahead.
Workplace & Talent
How to Impress in a Job Interview in Fashion
From crafting a personal story to reaching out to recruiters on digital platforms, learn how fashion job seekers can stand out in interviews in an increasingly competitive job market — with insights from careers consultants and industry professionals.
How to Impress in a Job Interview in Fashion
From crafting a personal story to reaching out to recruiters on digital platforms, learn how fashion job seekers can stand out in interviews in an increasingly competitive job market — with insights from careers consultants and industry professionals.
Workplace & Talent
Advice From Fashion CEOs on Leading in a Recession
The pandemic aftermath, a lingering labour shortage and impending recession have created a challenging equation for fashion and retail leaders who must strike a delicate balance to come out ahead.
Advice From Fashion CEOs on Leading in a Recession
The pandemic aftermath, a lingering labour shortage and impending recession have created a challenging equation for fashion and retail leaders who must strike a delicate balance to come out ahead.
Workplace & Talent
Quiet Quitting, Labour Hoarding and Other Workplace Trends, Explained
Catchy phrases — like quiet quitting, quiet firing and labour hoarding — to describe how people behave at work is the latest indication of the challenging climate for fashion firms and their employees.
Quiet Quitting, Labour Hoarding and Other Workplace Trends, Explained
Catchy phrases — like quiet quitting, quiet firing and labour hoarding — to describe how people behave at work is the latest indication of the challenging climate for fashion firms and their employees.
Partner Content
How Neiman Marcus Group Is Transforming the Associate Experience With a People-First Approach
BoF sits down with Eric Severson, chief people and belonging officer of NMG, and his people services team, to learn how the company uses analytics to modernise its people strategy and culture today.
How Neiman Marcus Group Is Transforming the Associate Experience With a People-First Approach
BoF sits down with Eric Severson, chief people and belonging officer of NMG, and his people services team, to learn how the company uses analytics to modernise its people strategy and culture today.
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.