Business Growth

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Ganni’s Guerrilla Approach to Global Growth

14 October 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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Ganni’s Guerrilla Approach to Global Growth

The Danish label is part of a generation of social-media-savvy brands that are betting on activating their powerful online communities to help smooth a path to international expansion.

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Victoria’s Secret Online Rival ThirdLove Tests First Real Store

18 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

18 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

The e-commerce lingerie retailer is planning to scale up by opening up its first brick-and-mortar store.

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Victoria’s Secret Online Rival ThirdLove Tests First Real Store

The e-commerce lingerie retailer is planning to scale up by opening up its first brick-and-mortar store.

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Revolve's Influencer Strategy Helps Draw Slew of Buy Ratings

2 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

2 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

The clothing company was rated highly by Wall Street analysts, as shares rise by 7.3 percent.

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Revolve's Influencer Strategy Helps Draw Slew of Buy Ratings

The clothing company was rated highly by Wall Street analysts, as shares rise by 7.3 percent.

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Britain's Boohoo Bucks Subdued Retail Market With Stellar Sales

12 June 2019 • By Reuters

12 June 2019 • By Reuters

The online fashion retailer is seeing rapid expansion, with shares up 42 percent and revenue growth of 39 percent to £254.3m in its first fiscal first quarter.

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Britain's Boohoo Bucks Subdued Retail Market With Stellar Sales

The online fashion retailer is seeing rapid expansion, with shares up 42 percent and revenue growth of 39 percent to £254.3m in its first fiscal first quarter.

Start-Up School: How to Write a Business Plan

3 June 2019 • By BoF Team

Start-Up School: How to Write a Business Plan

A step-by-step guide to formulate your business strategy to kick-start your fashion company.

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Burberry Profit Steady Awaiting New Collections in Stores

16 May 2019 • By Reuters

16 May 2019 • By Reuters

The British fashion house expects revenue growth after positive feedback on products by Riccardo Tisci.

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Burberry Profit Steady Awaiting New Collections in Stores

The British fashion house expects revenue growth after positive feedback on products by Riccardo Tisci.

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How Online Brands Can Pave a Path to Profitability

24 April 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

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How Online Brands Can Pave a Path to Profitability

Many direct-to-consumer brands run losses for years, relying on a perpetual cycle of funding rounds to cover the cost of acquiring new customers. Here’s BoF’s guide to getting out of the red, with advice from founders of start-ups that did it.

Op-Ed | Fashion Needs a New Business Model. Speed Is the Answer.

15 April 2019 • By John Thorbeck

Op-Ed | Fashion Needs a New Business Model. Speed Is the Answer.

Fashion businesses need to move faster to remain competitive. But speeding up means more than chasing trends – brands must realign their entire supply chain to create both market and social value.

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New York’s Fashion and Beauty Startup Scene Is Having a Moment

4 April 2019 • By Bloomberg

4 April 2019 • By Bloomberg

Investors like the new breed of fashion companies that have an Instagram-fuelled intimate relationship with their customers.

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New York’s Fashion and Beauty Startup Scene Is Having a Moment

Investors like the new breed of fashion companies that have an Instagram-fuelled intimate relationship with their customers.

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Glossier Raises $100 million After Sales Double

19 March 2019 • By Reuters

19 March 2019 • By Reuters

The millennial-favorite cosmetics company doubled sales last year and is now valued at $1.2 billion, reports say.

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Glossier Raises $100 million After Sales Double

The millennial-favorite cosmetics company doubled sales last year and is now valued at $1.2 billion, reports say.