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.
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Worldview | Australian Fashion Week Will Go Ahead Despite IMG’s Exit
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Qatar Investment Authority, Indian textile exports and the Latin American Fashion Summit.
Worldview | Australian Fashion Week Will Go Ahead Despite IMG’s Exit
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Qatar Investment Authority, Indian textile exports and the Latin American Fashion Summit.
Thailand Is Becoming a Luxury Retail Powerhouse
A $3.2 billion new luxury precinct called One Bangkok is rising in the Thai capital amid a flurry of investment by the city’s legacy department stores and malls as they renovate and expand to popular tourist destinations nationwide.
Thailand Is Becoming a Luxury Retail Powerhouse
A $3.2 billion new luxury precinct called One Bangkok is rising in the Thai capital amid a flurry of investment by the city’s legacy department stores and malls as they renovate and expand to popular tourist destinations nationwide.
How Fashion Is Shaking Up Its Global Sourcing Strategies
Rising costs, evolving trade policies and shifting political winds are pushing brands to diversify their sourcing in Asia and laying the foundations for more manufacturing closer to home, as detailed in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2025.
How Fashion Is Shaking Up Its Global Sourcing Strategies
Rising costs, evolving trade policies and shifting political winds are pushing brands to diversify their sourcing in Asia and laying the foundations for more manufacturing closer to home, as detailed in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2025.
Worldview | Singles’ Day Uncertainty Follows China Stimulus Disappointment
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Botswanan diamonds, Vogue Philippines and Latin America’s e-commerce giant.
Worldview | Singles’ Day Uncertainty Follows China Stimulus Disappointment
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Botswanan diamonds, Vogue Philippines and Latin America’s e-commerce giant.
Meet India’s New ‘It Girls’
Fashion brands like Dior, Ralph Lauren and Jimmy Choo are cosying up to a new generation of actresses, socialites and aristocrats who capture the zeitgeist in India’s rapidly growing luxury market.
Meet India’s New ‘It Girls’
Fashion brands like Dior, Ralph Lauren and Jimmy Choo are cosying up to a new generation of actresses, socialites and aristocrats who capture the zeitgeist in India’s rapidly growing luxury market.
Worldview | Jakarta Fashion Week Reimagines Indonesia’s Textile Heritage
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Peru’s alpaca exports, Australian retail giant Myer and Givaudan’s new China hub.
Worldview | Jakarta Fashion Week Reimagines Indonesia’s Textile Heritage
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Peru’s alpaca exports, Australian retail giant Myer and Givaudan’s new China hub.
Khalid Al Tayer on Driving Transformation in the GCC’s Luxury Market | The BoF Podcast
In his first public interview, Khalid Al Tayer, managing director of Al Tayer Insignia and CEO of Ounass, joins BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed to discuss why brands need to go beyond ‘good enough’ to engage discerning customers in the Middle East.
Khalid Al Tayer on Driving Transformation in the GCC’s Luxury Market | The BoF Podcast
In his first public interview, Khalid Al Tayer, managing director of Al Tayer Insignia and CEO of Ounass, joins BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed to discuss why brands need to go beyond ‘good enough’ to engage discerning customers in the Middle East.
In Singapore, Optimising Asian Supply Chains for Growth
The economic focus of the industry is evolving as apparel markets shift in the face of new consumer realities worldwide. But how should global businesses reconsider their Asian supply chains as a result of these shifts, and what structure of regional supply will enable brands to capitalise on Southeast Asia’s growth?
In Singapore, Optimising Asian Supply Chains for Growth
The economic focus of the industry is evolving as apparel markets shift in the face of new consumer realities worldwide. But how should global businesses reconsider their Asian supply chains as a result of these shifts, and what structure of regional supply will enable brands to capitalise on Southeast Asia’s growth?
The Indian Entrepreneur Disrupting the Global Sourcing Industry
PDS Limited founder Pallak Seth has created a next-generation sourcing platform used by brands like Zara and Gap, challenging the dominance of Hong Kong supply chain management giants.
The Indian Entrepreneur Disrupting the Global Sourcing Industry
PDS Limited founder Pallak Seth has created a next-generation sourcing platform used by brands like Zara and Gap, challenging the dominance of Hong Kong supply chain management giants.
Worldview | Lagos Fashion Week’s Take on the Value Chain
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Diwali gold demand, Chinese sportswear giant Li Ning and the troubled Bangladeshi titan Beximco.
Worldview | Lagos Fashion Week’s Take on the Value Chain
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Diwali gold demand, Chinese sportswear giant Li Ning and the troubled Bangladeshi titan Beximco.
Fashion Trust Arabia Crowns Prize Winners
Nadine Mosallam, Yasmin Mansour and Reem Hamed are among this year’s winning designers, each receiving a financial grant of between $100,000 and $200,000.
Fashion Trust Arabia Crowns Prize Winners
Nadine Mosallam, Yasmin Mansour and Reem Hamed are among this year’s winning designers, each receiving a financial grant of between $100,000 and $200,000.
Unpacking the GCC’s Fashion and Beauty Growth Opportunities at Oud Fashion Talks
For its third edition, Oud Fashion Talks welcomed international and regional fashion professionals to Kuwait. Panel talks featured local emerging designers, beauty entrepreneurs, industry-leading content creators and the first public interview from CEO of luxury e-commerce platform Ounass, Khalid Al Tayer, in conversation with BoF’s Imran Amed.
Unpacking the GCC’s Fashion and Beauty Growth Opportunities at Oud Fashion Talks
For its third edition, Oud Fashion Talks welcomed international and regional fashion professionals to Kuwait. Panel talks featured local emerging designers, beauty entrepreneurs, industry-leading content creators and the first public interview from CEO of luxury e-commerce platform Ounass, Khalid Al Tayer, in conversation with BoF’s Imran Amed.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Iran Strikes Snarl E-Commerce Delivery Times to Middle East
Major e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Amazon warn of longer delivery times after the US-led bombing campaign against Iran disrupted key air and sea routes in one of the industry’s fastest-growing markets.
Elle Launches African Edition with Naomi Campbell Cover
Publisher Lagardère has partnered with Innsaei Sarl to introduce a fashion magazine for French-speaking markets on the continent including Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and Senegal.
Indonesia Seals Tiffany Stores on Suspicion of Illegal Imports
Customs authorities have sealed three Tiffany & Co. stores in Jakarta as part of a crackdown on undeclared high-value imported goods.
India Textiles to Get US Benefits Like Bangladesh, Official Says
Textile exports to the US will receive the same benefits Washington has extended to Bangladesh, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
US Cuts Tariffs on Bangladesh Goods, Exempts Some Apparel
President Donald Trump will lower the country’s overall reciprocal tariff to 19 percent.
AGOA Extension Offers Temporary Reprieve for African Exporters to the US
US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday extending the lapsed US duty-free trade programme for 32 eligible African countries through Dec. 31.
China Luxury Market Forecast to Rebound in 2026, Bain Says
The consultancy expects a ‘modest’ expansion of the mainland luxury market this year but warned that recovery would be fragile and uneven across brands and categories.