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H&M Scraps Monthly Sales Figures But Promises More Transparency

17 July 2017 • By Reuters

17 July 2017 • By Reuters

The Swedish retailer will replace monthly sales figures reports with capital market days in a bid to assuage investors clamouring for more information.

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News Bites | Loewe Releases Ibiza-Inspired Record, Erdem x H&M

13 July 2017 • By BoF Team

13 July 2017 • By BoF Team

In today's News Bites, Loewe pays musical tribute to the White Island, while Erdem Moralioglu announces a collaboration with H&M.

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H&M Second-Quarter Profit Beats Expectations

29 June 2017 • By Reuters

29 June 2017 • By Reuters

The fashion retailer said on Thursday pretax profit grew by 10 percent from a year earlier, helped by store expansion and cost control, but said many major markets remained challenging.

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H&M Misses Forecasts As Fast Fashion Pressure Builds

15 June 2017 • By Reuters

15 June 2017 • By Reuters

After decades of strong growth, H&M has repeatedly missed sales forecasts over the past year as pressure in the fast fashion market builds from its budget rivals and new online players.

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Social Goods | Yoox Net-a-Porter Bans Fur, The Truth About Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Factories

14 June 2017 • By Megan Doyle

14 June 2017 • By Megan Doyle

This week, Yoox Net-a-Porter banned the sale of fur, while employees of a factory used by Ivanka Trump describe being paid one of the lowest minimum wages in Asia.

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What Trump’s Climate Reversal Means for the Fashion Industry

2 June 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Mulberry to Switch to 'See Now, Buy Now' Model

26 May 2017 • By BoF Team

26 May 2017 • By BoF Team

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.

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5 Sustainability Threats Facing Fashion

26 May 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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H&M Chairman Buys Up More Shares as Prices Fall

24 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

24 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

As shares of Hennes & Mauritz fall, its chairman Stefan Persson has bought an additional 20.6 million shares in the company, raising his combined investment to 39.7 percent.

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Australia's Retail Price War Adds to Fears Over Weak Inflation

8 May 2017 • By Reuters

8 May 2017 • By Reuters

Australian retailers are being forced to change their business models but four major firms going into voluntary administration in the first two months of the year highlights the deepening crisis.

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H&M Scraps Monthly Sales Figures But Promises More Transparency

The Swedish retailer will replace monthly sales figures reports with capital market days in a bid to assuage investors clamouring for more information.

News Bites | Loewe Releases Ibiza-Inspired Record, Erdem x H&M

In today's News Bites, Loewe pays musical tribute to the White Island, while Erdem Moralioglu announces a collaboration with H&M.

News & Analysis

H&M Second-Quarter Profit Beats Expectations

The fashion retailer said on Thursday pretax profit grew by 10 percent from a year earlier, helped by store expansion and cost control, but said many major markets remained challenging.

News & Analysis

H&M Misses Forecasts As Fast Fashion Pressure Builds

After decades of strong growth, H&M has repeatedly missed sales forecasts over the past year as pressure in the fast fashion market builds from its budget rivals and new online players.

Social Goods | Yoox Net-a-Porter Bans Fur, The Truth About Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Factories

This week, Yoox Net-a-Porter banned the sale of fur, while employees of a factory used by Ivanka Trump describe being paid one of the lowest minimum wages in Asia.

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What Trump’s Climate Reversal Means for the Fashion Industry

While largely symbolic, the US president’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement still has dangerous global implications. But many industry leaders remain committed to their individual carbon emission reduction goals.

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Mulberry to Switch to 'See Now, Buy Now' Model

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.

5 Sustainability Threats Facing Fashion

Precious few fashion businesses are future-proofed for the threat of environmental change.

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H&M Chairman Buys Up More Shares as Prices Fall

As shares of Hennes & Mauritz fall, its chairman Stefan Persson has bought an additional 20.6 million shares in the company, raising his combined investment to 39.7 percent.

News & Analysis

Australia's Retail Price War Adds to Fears Over Weak Inflation

Australian retailers are being forced to change their business models but four major firms going into voluntary administration in the first two months of the year highlights the deepening crisis.