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The Year Ahead: Keep Your Suppliers Close

7 December 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

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The Year Ahead: Keep Your Suppliers Close

To mitigate future ruptures, fashion players must move away from transactional relationships with suppliers in favour of deeper partnerships that bring greater agility and accountability.
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VOICES 2020: Finding Opportunity in a Global Crisis

2 December 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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VOICES 2020: Finding Opportunity in a Global Crisis

Session 1 of VOICES 2020 grappled with the immense challenges and opportunities in the wider world beyond the borders of the fashion industry, covering the pandemic, de-globalisation, the threat of big tech, the racial reckoning and what fundamentally makes us happy.
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Fashion Makes Mixed Progress on Circularity

1 December 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

1 December 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

Brands missed roughly a third of the goals they set for themselves as part of an industry initiative that ended this year, reflecting the challenge that remains for the sector beyond ambitious sustainability targets.
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Fashion Makes Mixed Progress on Circularity

Brands missed roughly a third of the goals they set for themselves as part of an industry initiative that ended this year, reflecting the challenge that remains for the sector beyond ambitious sustainability targets.
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Why Big Brands Are Investing in Sustainability Start-Ups

25 November 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

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Why Big Brands Are Investing in Sustainability Start-Ups

This year, Ralph Lauren and Lululemon have joined the likes of H&M Group, Kering and Chanel in pouring money into innovations that could reduce the industry’s environmental impact.
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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.
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Inside H&M’s $4 Billion Inventory Challenge

1 July 2019 • By Sarah Kent and Hannah Crump

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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.
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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.
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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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News & Analysis

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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