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Why H&M Is Using Kung Fu to Boost Its Business

25 July 2019 • By Zoe Suen and Casey Hall

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Why H&M Is Using Kung Fu to Boost Its Business

With its latest martial arts-inspired collaboration, the brand joins the ranks of Converse, Swarovski and Levi’s as more global players partner with Chinese designers in the hopes of boosting profits. Will it work?

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Could Uniqlo's Digital Transformation Help Solve Retail's Inventory Problem?

7 July 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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Could Uniqlo's Digital Transformation Help Solve Retail's Inventory Problem?

This week everyone will be talking about Uniqlo's digital ambitions, Dapper Dan's memoir and Fenty Beauty's plans for China. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Inside H&M’s $4 Billion Inventory Challenge

1 July 2019 • By Sarah Kent and Hannah Crump

Inside H&M’s $4 Billion Inventory Challenge

After years of sluggish growth and shrinking profits, the fast-fashion giant's stock levels have ballooned into a $4 billion problem — a powerful reflection of the challenges facing the company, and the fashion sector at large.

Op-Ed | H&M Is Finally Going in the Right Direction

27 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

27 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Swedish retail company's stock of unsold clothes is shrinking amid recent demand increase and shares up by 25 percent.

Op-Ed | H&M Is Finally Going in the Right Direction

The Swedish retail company's stock of unsold clothes is shrinking amid recent demand increase and shares up by 25 percent.

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All Eyes On G20 As Trump and Xi Give Trade Talks Another Try

23 June 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

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All Eyes On G20 As Trump and Xi Give Trade Talks Another Try

This week everyone will be talking about the trade talks at the G20 Summit, H&M's latest earnings and In Goop Health's first summit in London. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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H&M Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Quarter

17 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

17 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

The fast-fashion label has struggled in recent years as its clothes fell out of favour with shoppers and amid heavy investments in online platforms.

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H&M Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Quarter

The fast-fashion label has struggled in recent years as its clothes fell out of favour with shoppers and amid heavy investments in online platforms.

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Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

9 May 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

Forever 21 is the latest fast fashion giant to join the exodus, but why have brands like Topshop, New Look and Asos retreated from China while others like Uniqlo and H&M seem to have cracked it? Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

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Why Fashion Doesn’t Pay Fair

2 May 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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Why Fashion Doesn’t Pay Fair

Big brands have talked for decades about their commitment to workers’ rights, but millions of people who make our clothes still don’t earn enough to live off. BoF walks you through how the industry needs to change to come up with a solution.

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Fashion Industry Still Failing on Transparency

24 April 2019 • By Sarah Kent

24 April 2019 • By Sarah Kent

Six years after Rana Plaza, Fashion Revolution’s annual transparency index shows the industry largely remains a black box.

Fashion Industry Still Failing on Transparency

Six years after Rana Plaza, Fashion Revolution’s annual transparency index shows the industry largely remains a black box.

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Can Recycling Fix Fashion's Landfill Problem?

18 April 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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Can Recycling Fix Fashion's Landfill Problem?

It’s taken Adidas nearly twenty years to find a way to recycle its sneakers, but can breakthroughs like this solve fashion’s waste problem?