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The Biggest Challenges Facing New Brands and How to Tackle Them

13 February 2020 • By Zoe Suen

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The Biggest Challenges Facing New Brands and How to Tackle Them

From financing to navigating a shifting retail market, a host of obstacles are standing between emerging designers and sustainable growth.

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Crocs to Slash Chinese Production for US Market

11 June 2019 • By Reuters

11 June 2019 • By Reuters

The casual footwear maker's plans are a bid to guard itself from Trump's trade war with Beijing.

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Crocs to Slash Chinese Production for US Market

The casual footwear maker's plans are a bid to guard itself from Trump's trade war with Beijing.

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

13 February 2019 • By Nadine Bayle

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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.

The Year Ahead: Mass-Market Goes On-Demand

14 January 2019 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

14 January 2019 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

Automation and data analytics have enabled a new breed of start-ups to adopt agile made-to-order production cycles. Mass market players will begin to follow suit, aiming to respond more rapidly to trends and consumer demand.

The Year Ahead: Mass-Market Goes On-Demand

Automation and data analytics have enabled a new breed of start-ups to adopt agile made-to-order production cycles. Mass market players will begin to follow suit, aiming to respond more rapidly to trends and consumer demand.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fast Retailing to Invest in Warehouse Automation

9 October 2018 • By Reuters

9 October 2018 • By Reuters

The Uniqlo owner said it would expand its partnership with logistics firm Daifuku and invest £676.1 million to automate its warehouse and distribution system.

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Fast Retailing to Invest in Warehouse Automation

The Uniqlo owner said it would expand its partnership with logistics firm Daifuku and invest £676.1 million to automate its warehouse and distribution system.

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Is Luxury’s Love Affair With ‘Drops’ More Than Marketing?

9 August 2018 • By Christopher Morency

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Is Luxury’s Love Affair With ‘Drops’ More Than Marketing?

High-end brands are implementing Supreme-style ‘drops’ to better connect with young consumers who crave newness at the speed of Instagram.

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US Tariffs Could Push Puma Production Out of China

24 April 2018 • By Reuters

24 April 2018 • By Reuters

The German sportswear maker is working on contingency plans to move some production from China to other Asian markets over potential tariffs imposed on footwear.

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US Tariffs Could Push Puma Production Out of China

The German sportswear maker is working on contingency plans to move some production from China to other Asian markets over potential tariffs imposed on footwear.