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How to Tackle Fashion’s Tech Deficit? Hire the Right People

12 October 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

How to Tackle Fashion’s Tech Deficit? Hire the Right People

At a time when e-commerce and digital marketing are mere table stakes, fashion companies are locked in a race for innovation. The first challenge? Recruiting tech talent.

The Business of Beauty

Is Arielle Charnas the Future of Fashion?

11 October 2018 • By Rachel Strugatz

The influencer has turned her 1 million Instagram followers into the beginnings of a fashion empire and a partnership with Nordstrom that drove over $4 million in sales in a single day.

The Business of Beauty

Is Arielle Charnas the Future of Fashion?

The influencer has turned her 1 million Instagram followers into the beginnings of a fashion empire and a partnership with Nordstrom that drove over $4 million in sales in a single day.

BoF Professional

Will Fashion's Retail Boom Last?

5 September 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

BoF Professional

Will Fashion's Retail Boom Last?

A new fashion cycle is pushing consumers to update their wardrobes with items like palazzo pants and distressed denim, breathing new life into struggling mall retailers.

This Week in Fashion

The Diverging Paths of America’s Favourite Department Stores

17 August 2018 • By BoF Team

This Week in Fashion

The Diverging Paths of America’s Favourite Department Stores

Retail spending may be on the rise, but as consumers face an ever-growing number of retail options online and off, the least savvy players are getting left in the dust.

News & Analysis

Nordstrom Avoids Department-Store Carnage as Sales Accelerate

16 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

16 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

The Seattle-based chain posted a 23 percent gain in e-commerce sales and 4 percent uptick in same-store sales overall in its latest earnings report.

News & Analysis

Nordstrom Avoids Department-Store Carnage as Sales Accelerate

The Seattle-based chain posted a 23 percent gain in e-commerce sales and 4 percent uptick in same-store sales overall in its latest earnings report.

Amazon & Nordstrom: A Tale of Two Sales

15 July 2018 • By Brian Baskin

Amazon & Nordstrom: A Tale of Two Sales

This Monday, everyone will be talking about Amazon and Nordstrom's biggest sales of the year, Anna Wintour's Air Jordans and Kylie Cosmetics' eye-popping valuation. Read our Cheat Sheet.

Why Digital Brands Are Invading Department Stores

22 June 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

22 June 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

Traditional retailers are bringing internet-born, direct-to-consumer brands into their stores as a way to draw millennials, creating new models for wholesale partnerships in the process.

Why Digital Brands Are Invading Department Stores

Traditional retailers are bringing internet-born, direct-to-consumer brands into their stores as a way to draw millennials, creating new models for wholesale partnerships in the process.

This Week in Fashion

The Trouble With Off-Price

8 June 2018 • By BoF Team

This Week in Fashion

The Trouble With Off-Price

HBC's shedding of Gilt Groupe is just another indication that the off-price market isn't fool-proof.

Bits & Bytes | The Retailer Amazon Can't Destroy, Facial Recognition in Stores

29 May 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

29 May 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, Ulta is one Amazon's main competitors in the beauty space, while stores could be tracking customers with facial recognition technology.

Bits & Bytes | The Retailer Amazon Can't Destroy, Facial Recognition in Stores

This week, Ulta is one Amazon's main competitors in the beauty space, while stores could be tracking customers with facial recognition technology.

The Business of Beauty

Can Revamped Beauty Floors Save Department Stores?

22 May 2018 • By Jessica Schiffer

The Business of Beauty

Can Revamped Beauty Floors Save Department Stores?

Saks Fifth Avenue is the latest department store chain to put the beauty counter at the centre of its survival strategy.