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Nike Engineering a Rebound for Jordan Brand

16 December 2018 • By Brian Baskin

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Nike Engineering a Rebound for Jordan Brand

This week, everyone will be talking about Nike's earnings, the Autumn/Winter 2019 fashion calendar and the holiday retail landscape. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Neiman Marcus Disputes Marble Ridge Over Asset Transfer

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

Marble Ridge’s suit alleges that the shuffle of e-commerce unit MyTheresa constituted a “fraudulent transfer of assets totaling approximately $1 billion of value for no consideration."

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Neiman Marcus Disputes Marble Ridge Over Asset Transfer

Marble Ridge’s suit alleges that the shuffle of e-commerce unit MyTheresa constituted a “fraudulent transfer of assets totaling approximately $1 billion of value for no consideration."

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Farfetch’s First Major Post-IPO Move: What Does It Mean?

14 December 2018 • By BoF Team

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Farfetch’s First Major Post-IPO Move: What Does It Mean?

This week, Farfetch snapped up Stadium Goods in a push for scale and business model diversification. Could a major ‘re-commerce’ player be next?

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Prada Will Stop Selling $550 Monkey Figure Decried as Racist

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

This marks the latest instance of a fashion house using imagery that’s at best tone-deaf, at worst, racist and exploitative.

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Prada Will Stop Selling $550 Monkey Figure Decried as Racist

This marks the latest instance of a fashion house using imagery that’s at best tone-deaf, at worst, racist and exploitative.

The BoF Podcast: Casey Gerald: 'The Way We're Taught to Live Has Got to Change'

14 December 2018 • By BoF Team

14 December 2018 • By BoF Team

The author and entrepreneur shares his personal and emotional process of writing his memoir in the final presentation at VOICES.

The BoF Podcast: Casey Gerald: 'The Way We're Taught to Live Has Got to Change'

The author and entrepreneur shares his personal and emotional process of writing his memoir in the final presentation at VOICES.

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LVMH to Buy Belmond Hotel Group for $2.6 Billion

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

The acquisition is one of Bernard Arnault’s biggest and comes as consumers shift spending toward trips, health clubs, restaurants and entertainment and interest in shopping malls dwindles.

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LVMH to Buy Belmond Hotel Group for $2.6 Billion

The acquisition is one of Bernard Arnault’s biggest and comes as consumers shift spending toward trips, health clubs, restaurants and entertainment and interest in shopping malls dwindles.

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Report: Diesel Founder Interested in Roberto Cavalli

14 December 2018 • By Reuters

14 December 2018 • By Reuters

Renzo Rosso is interested in buying the luxury brand through his OTB holding company, according to Italian paper Il Sole 24 Ore.

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Report: Diesel Founder Interested in Roberto Cavalli

Renzo Rosso is interested in buying the luxury brand through his OTB holding company, according to Italian paper Il Sole 24 Ore.

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When France’s Workers Rise Up to Protest, Amazon Gets Busy

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

The country's Yellow Vests protests have driven customers away from stores to online, with an estimated €1 billion in sales sacrificed due to the violence.

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When France’s Workers Rise Up to Protest, Amazon Gets Busy

The country's Yellow Vests protests have driven customers away from stores to online, with an estimated €1 billion in sales sacrificed due to the violence.

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Retail Apocalypse Crushes Italian Clothing Company OVS

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

14 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

Shares of the BC Partners-owned company have collapsed 85 percent this year, the biggest drop among large European retailers.

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Retail Apocalypse Crushes Italian Clothing Company OVS

Shares of the BC Partners-owned company have collapsed 85 percent this year, the biggest drop among large European retailers.

The Business of Beauty

Cannabis for the One Percent

14 December 2018 • By Rachel Strugatz

14 December 2018 • By Rachel Strugatz

Retailers are vying to be the Net-a-Porter, Goop and Sephora of CBD, seeing the cannabis-derived product as the next big thing in luxury beauty. One obstacle: CBD is still not entirely legal.

The Business of Beauty

Cannabis for the One Percent

Retailers are vying to be the Net-a-Porter, Goop and Sephora of CBD, seeing the cannabis-derived product as the next big thing in luxury beauty. One obstacle: CBD is still not entirely legal.