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Africa’s Answer to Amazon on Balancing Speed with Discipline

15 December 2020 • By Robb Young

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Africa’s Answer to Amazon on Balancing Speed with Discipline

Jumia has seized the e-commerce opportunity in dynamic markets from Nigeria to Egypt, though it didn’t see the growth rates analysts expected during the pandemic. Next year, the e-tailer will be even more disciplined about its path to profitability, says chairperson Juliet Anammah.
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Fashion Needs a Ceasefire in the Trade Wars

20 November 2020 • By Robb Young and Casey Hall

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Fashion Needs a Ceasefire in the Trade Wars

With Joe Biden preparing to reboot US trade relationships, a potential breakthrough in the Brexit deadlock and the creation of the world’s largest trade bloc in Asia, there is hope of one.
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Pitti Immagine CEO on the Future of Trade Shows

16 January 2020 • By Robb Young

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Pitti Immagine CEO on the Future of Trade Shows

The luxury veteran behind Pitti Immagine explains how the Italian trade show group will evolve in the face of threats to the B2B system and double down on the visitor experience with an ‘obsessive’ attention to detail.
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How Modern Entrepreneurs Are Made

25 April 2019 • By Robb Young

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How Modern Entrepreneurs Are Made

Founders are no doubt a rare breed driven by instinct, ambition, appetite for risk and a nose for opportunity. But the enduring notion that entrepreneurs are born, and not made, is as full of myth as trite phrases like ‘lightbulb moments’ and ‘ripping up the rulebook.’
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Asos CEO on the Next E-Commerce Frontier

14 January 2019 • By Robb Young

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Asos CEO on the Next E-Commerce Frontier

As the next big e-commerce battle begins, Asos chief executive Nick Beighton finds himself in a race to build the best ‘conversational interfaces’ and turbo-charge customer experience with AI.
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Seizing the India Opportunity

4 January 2019 • By Robb Young

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Seizing the India Opportunity

The chief executive of the fashion division of Reliance Industries, India’s largest private sector conglomerate with consolidated turnover of $63 billion, talks about seizing opportunities in the fastest-growing major economy in the world.
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The Thorny Business of Brand Activism

5 December 2018 • By Robb Young

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The Thorny Business of Brand Activism

Brands that take a position on divisive issues see the risk of backlash as short-term pain for long-term gain. But being on the right side of history can backfire when brand activism comes across as superficial or self-righteous.
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The Real Reason Valentino and Dior Men Showed in Japan

30 November 2018 • By Robb Young and Zoe Suen

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The Real Reason Valentino and Dior Men Showed in Japan

Beneath the surface of enthusiasm that fashion creatives harbour for Japan, there is a carefully calculated business rationale for their choice of locale.
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Fashion to Die For

13 September 2018 • By Robb Young

Kalpona Akter is worried for her life. Her support for the Bangladeshi garment workers who produce more than $30 billion worth of fashion for Western retailers every year puts her at odds with powerful factory owners and the country’s ‘industrial police.’

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Fashion to Die For

Kalpona Akter is worried for her life. Her support for the Bangladeshi garment workers who produce more than $30 billion worth of fashion for Western retailers every year puts her at odds with powerful factory owners and the country’s ‘industrial police.’
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Can Beirut Steal Some of Dubai’s Thunder?

3 July 2018 • By Robb Young

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Can Beirut Steal Some of Dubai’s Thunder?

Lebanon’s capital can’t compete in terms of scale, but a fearless new Beirut fashion school founded by Elie Saab proves there is more to play for in the Middle East than meets the eye.
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