The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
1. The Secret Deal to Merge Net-a-Porter with Yoox
Illustration: BoF
The untold story of how Compagnie Financière Richemont agreed to merge Net-a-Porter with Yoox behind the back of Natalie Massenet for a valuation much lower than what many believed the business to be worth.
2. Decoding Amazon's Fashion Ambitions
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Inside Amazon's fashion studio in Shoreditch, London, which opened in 2015 | Source: Getty
Getting consumers to buy luxury products on Amazon.com is just one small piece of a much wider strategy to disrupt the fashion industry like never before.
3. What's Next for the American Department Store?
A Nordstrom 'Pop-In' pop-up store | Source: Courtesy
Changing consumer sentiment and over distribution of product has hit the department store model hard in the challenging US market. Can executives win back the magic through a series of ambitious new year initiatives?
4. What's Going on at Condé Nast?
Source: Condé Nast
The publisher is streamlining its operations and reorganising its US portfolio to capitalise on its most valuable brands: Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired and The New Yorker. BoF breaks down the changes.
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5. Jonathan Anderson's Cultural Cut-and-Paste
Jonathan Anderson | Photo: Alasdair McLellan for BoF
One of the most promising design talents of his generation reflects on a peripatetic life juggling J.W. Anderson and Loewe, and the cultural cut-and-paste of his creative process.
6. Resetting China's Luxury Compass
Illustration: Paul Price for BoF
In spite of the country’s slowing economy, stock market turmoil and a climate of uncertainty, China’s luxury market still presents lucrative opportunities if you know which direction to look.
7. The Rise, Stumble and Future of Lululemon
A yoga class at Lululemon's Vancouver headquarters | Source: Courtesy
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How will the activewear brand that helped create the market rise above a consumer backlash sparked by a defective product, an avalanche of new competitors and an estranged, yet influential founder? BoF speaks to chief executive Laurent Potdevin.
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From analysis of the global fashion and beauty industries to career and personal advice, BoF’s founder and CEO, Imran Amed, will be answering your questions on Sunday, February 18, 2024 during London Fashion Week.
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Imran Amed reviews the most important fashion stories of the year and shares his predictions on what this means for the industry in 2024.
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