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The Year Ahead: Neighbourhood Stores Return

2 January 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

2 January 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

Consumer demand for convenience and immediacy is prompting retailers to complement existing brick-and-mortar networks with smaller format stores that meet customers where they are and reduce friction in the customer journey.

The Year Ahead: Neighbourhood Stores Return

Consumer demand for convenience and immediacy is prompting retailers to complement existing brick-and-mortar networks with smaller format stores that meet customers where they are and reduce friction in the customer journey.

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How 'Direct-to-Consumer' Blew Up Retail

19 December 2019 • By Chavie Lieber

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How 'Direct-to-Consumer' Blew Up Retail

As part of our series reflecting on the 2010s, BoF’s Chavie Lieber examines how a new class of digital-first, venture-backed brands pushed established players to pivot drastically — or face extinction.

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The Direct-to-Consumer Reckoning

19 November 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

BoF Professional Exclusive

The Direct-to-Consumer Reckoning

For fashion start-ups, raising money and growing sales came easily. But with costs rising and profits elusive, securing a happy ending for investors is proving much harder.

News & Analysis

Millennial Loyalty Isn’t Enough: These Brands Want Their Love

4 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

4 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

With the shifting landscape comes a new generation of brands that want consumers to feel that kinship — even love — takes precedence over selling product.

News & Analysis

Millennial Loyalty Isn’t Enough: These Brands Want Their Love

With the shifting landscape comes a new generation of brands that want consumers to feel that kinship — even love — takes precedence over selling product.

Introducing BoF's New Course: ‘Build a Direct-to-Consumer Brand’ with Jen Rubio

10 December 2018 • By BoF Team

Introducing BoF's New Course: ‘Build a Direct-to-Consumer Brand’ with Jen Rubio

The co-founder of Away, the premium travel brand that surpassed $12 million in sales in its first year, shares her insights and strategies for launching a direct-to-consumer business.

If We Built the Retail Model From Scratch, What Would It Be?

6 November 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

If We Built the Retail Model From Scratch, What Would It Be?

With the rise of the experience economy, retail spaces are undergoing a radical rethink of their business models — as well as their very purpose.

Sponsored Feature

Drive Episode 5: Warby Parker Founders on Forging Their Own Path

12 October 2018 • By BoF Team

12 October 2018 • By BoF Team

In episode five of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, the co-founders of Warby Parker discuss how being industry outsiders helped them in their entrepreneurial journey, and why the opportunity keeps growing as the company does.

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Drive Episode 5: Warby Parker Founders on Forging Their Own Path

In episode five of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, the co-founders of Warby Parker discuss how being industry outsiders helped them in their entrepreneurial journey, and why the opportunity keeps growing as the company does.

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How to Fund Your Fashion Business

26 July 2018 • By Soheb Panja

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How to Fund Your Fashion Business

Funding is one of the most perplexing aspects of growing a fashion start-up. BoF outlines what to know when going to investors.

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How to Acquire Customers in a Crowded Digital Landscape

24 July 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

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How to Acquire Customers in a Crowded Digital Landscape

As more brands saturate the e-commerce retail space, companies are finding new — and sometimes very old — ways to market themselves.

Op-Ed | The Pop-Up Has Grown Up

19 June 2018 • By Thomas S. Robertson

19 June 2018 • By Thomas S. Robertson

Smart retailers are tapping into the power of the pop-up shop to study customers, test new business ideas and much more, writes Thomas S. Robertson.

Op-Ed | The Pop-Up Has Grown Up

Smart retailers are tapping into the power of the pop-up shop to study customers, test new business ideas and much more, writes Thomas S. Robertson.