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From West to East: Recentering the Fashion World

19 February 2021 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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From West to East: Recentering the Fashion World

This week, Uniqlo’s Japanese owner Fast Retailing became the world’s most valuable fashion company, a reflection of just how much the pandemic is recentering the global fashion sector from the United States and Europe to Asia.
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Can Big Luxury Build New Fashion Brands?

12 February 2021 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Can Big Luxury Build New Fashion Brands?

LVMH’s decision to pull the plug on the Fenty fashion label it launched with Rihanna only two years ago underscored just how elusive start-up success has been for Europe’s big luxury groups.
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Amazon Fashion After Jeff Bezos

5 February 2021 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Amazon Fashion After Jeff Bezos

This week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he would step down as chief executive, passing the baton to top lieutenant Andy Jassy. What does the internet giant’s new CEO mean for its fashion strategy?
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The Great British Retail Restructuring

29 January 2021 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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The Great British Retail Restructuring

Online players in the UK are poised to acquire the intellectual property and websites of some of the country’s most venerable retailers in a dramatic changing of the guard that signals just how much the pandemic will reconfigure the fashion sector.
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Is America Aspirational Again?

22 January 2021 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Is America Aspirational Again?

Reviving ‘Brand USA’ after the damage done by the Trump years will take time, but the underlying values that animate the American Dream may be as marketable as ever.
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Why Fashion Brands Were Silent After the US Capitol Storming

15 January 2021 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Why Fashion Brands Were Silent After the US Capitol Storming

Even as consumers expect their favourite brands to align with their values and take a stand on socio-political issues, there was little for fashion companies to gain in wading into America’s latest crisis.
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Get Out of China’s Coercive Cotton Fields

18 December 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Get Out of China’s Coercive Cotton Fields

This week, claims that over half a million Muslims from minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are being forced to pick cotton widely used in the global fashion industry stunned consumers and stained major brands, highlighting longstanding traceability problems that must be solved.
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Why a Vaccine Won’t Save the Fashion Industry

11 December 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Why a Vaccine Won’t Save the Fashion Industry

The impact of the pandemic is expected to linger even as mass vaccination programs begin. Fashion companies cannot afford to be complacent.
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Is Big Tech a Threat to Fashion?

4 December 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Is Big Tech a Threat to Fashion?

Major technology platforms enable fashion brands to connect with vast audiences of consumers. But that access comes at a price.
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Is the Future of Luxury E-Commerce Big or Small?

27 November 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Is the Future of Luxury E-Commerce Big or Small?

Soon after Farfetch stock surged on the back of its Alibaba mega-deal, mid-sized Mytheresa quietly submitted paperwork for a proposed IPO. Can niche players compete with the heft of online luxury leaders in a crowded market?
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