Manufacturing

BoF Professional Exclusive

Will France's New Luxury Strategy Help Sell More Louis Vuitton Bags?

13 February 2019 • By Nadine Bayle

BoF Professional Exclusive

Will France's New Luxury Strategy Help Sell More Louis Vuitton Bags?

At a time when Vuitton, Hermès and Chanel are expanding their production capacity to keep up with growing demand for ‘made in France’ luxury goods, a new government roadmap could give the sector a boost.

Global Currents

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

1 February 2019 • By Jiaqi Luo and Zoe Suen

Global Currents

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.

News & Analysis

Retail-Tech Cluster Gives Israel a Stake in Global Fashion

29 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

29 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

Israel-based start-ups have built 3D software cutting down design time and saving water compared to less sustainable processes in India and China.

News & Analysis

Retail-Tech Cluster Gives Israel a Stake in Global Fashion

Israel-based start-ups have built 3D software cutting down design time and saving water compared to less sustainable processes in India and China.

The Year Ahead: Self-Disrupt or Die

11 January 2019 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

11 January 2019 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

Technology and social media are enabling a new breed of ‘challenger’ brands, leaving incumbents with a stark choice.

The Year Ahead: Self-Disrupt or Die

Technology and social media are enabling a new breed of ‘challenger’ brands, leaving incumbents with a stark choice.

News & Analysis

Can a Supply Chain Platform Birth the Next Kylie Jenner?

12 December 2018 • By Brian Baskin

News & Analysis

Can a Supply Chain Platform Birth the Next Kylie Jenner?

Cala promises to help emerging designers and influencers set up their own supply chains by connecting them with a global network of manufacturers. The goal: bring their designs to market before fast fashion can rip them off.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Can Transparency Solve the Consumer Trust Deficit?

10 December 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

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Can Transparency Solve the Consumer Trust Deficit?

Unless fashion brands adopt best practices from outside the industry and improve supply chain transparency from within, consumers may begin to wonder what they have to hide.

News & Analysis

Bangladesh Factory Safety Group Seeks to Delay Closure, Flags Lingering Risks

28 November 2018 • By Reuters

28 November 2018 • By Reuters

A High Court in Bangladesh ordered the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to shut down by November 30, but the group says checks on over 500 factories are still incomplete.

News & Analysis

Bangladesh Factory Safety Group Seeks to Delay Closure, Flags Lingering Risks

A High Court in Bangladesh ordered the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to shut down by November 30, but the group says checks on over 500 factories are still incomplete.

News & Analysis

Nike Sock Supplier Plans Biggest Pakistan Private Sector IPO

9 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

9 November 2018 • By Bloomberg

The company plans to raise as much as $51 million to expand its sock manufacturing capacity by around 20 percent and enter the denim business.

News & Analysis

Nike Sock Supplier Plans Biggest Pakistan Private Sector IPO

The company plans to raise as much as $51 million to expand its sock manufacturing capacity by around 20 percent and enter the denim business.

Fashion to Die For

13 September 2018 • By Robb Young

Kalpona Akter is worried for her life. Her support for the Bangladeshi garment workers who produce more than $30 billion worth of fashion for Western retailers every year puts her at odds with powerful factory owners and the country’s ‘industrial police.’

Fashion to Die For

Kalpona Akter is worried for her life. Her support for the Bangladeshi garment workers who produce more than $30 billion worth of fashion for Western retailers every year puts her at odds with powerful factory owners and the country’s ‘industrial police.’

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Faded Department Store Brands Search For New Identity Online

15 August 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Faded Department Store Brands Search For New Identity Online

Brands and the licensees that make their clothes are rewriting the rules of retail as they work together to court the modern consumer and compete online.