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Big Retailers Say They Don't Mind the Looting. It's Different for Small Businesses.

2 June 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Big Retailers Say They Don't Mind the Looting. It's Different for Small Businesses.

Small business owners who support #BlackLivesMatter have mixed feelings about the damage the riots may have to their livelihoods.

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Violence, Looting Spreads as Protests in US Continue

31 May 2020 • By Reuters

31 May 2020 • By Reuters

Another night of outrage left stores smashed and looted in many American cities, as curfews failed to quell violence that replaced peaceful daytime demonstrations over the death of a black man seen on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.

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Violence, Looting Spreads as Protests in US Continue

Another night of outrage left stores smashed and looted in many American cities, as curfews failed to quell violence that replaced peaceful daytime demonstrations over the death of a black man seen on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.

The BoF Podcast: Kalpona Akter on Choosing Between Lives and Livelihood

5 May 2020 • By BoF Team

5 May 2020 • By BoF Team

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, Kalpona Akter, founder and executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, joins BoF’s Imran Amed to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the millions of garment workers left destitute as the world's largest retailers cancel orders.

The BoF Podcast: Kalpona Akter on Choosing Between Lives and Livelihood

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, Kalpona Akter, founder and executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, joins BoF’s Imran Amed to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the millions of garment workers left destitute as the world's largest retailers cancel orders.

The BoF Podcast: 2019’s Pivotal Fashion Moments

21 December 2019 • By BoF Team

21 December 2019 • By BoF Team

This week on Inside Fashion, BoF’s Imran Amed and Tim Blanks discuss the key themes and events that defined the global fashion industry in 2019.

The BoF Podcast: 2019’s Pivotal Fashion Moments

This week on Inside Fashion, BoF’s Imran Amed and Tim Blanks discuss the key themes and events that defined the global fashion industry in 2019.

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This Decade in China: Part Two

19 December 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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This Decade in China: Part Two

BoF reflects on the past decade, examining the trends that shaped China’s fashion, beauty, luxury and retail landscape, from the fall of foreign fast fashion brands, to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.

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Hong Kong Braces for Store Closures

9 December 2019 • By Reuters

9 December 2019 • By Reuters

Around 7,000 retail stores say they will be forced to close down in the next six months, according to the Hong Kong Retail Management Association.

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Hong Kong Braces for Store Closures

Around 7,000 retail stores say they will be forced to close down in the next six months, according to the Hong Kong Retail Management Association.

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BoF VOICES Day 2: The Shape of Things to Come

22 November 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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BoF VOICES Day 2: The Shape of Things to Come

New and rapidly evolving markets offer exciting opportunities for the fashion industry, but the sector also faces an internal reckoning as it struggles to measure up to growing demands for a more inclusive future.

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North America Luxury Stocks Drop as Hong Kong Protests Mount

12 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

12 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

The protests, which have continued for 10 straight weekends, are disrupting retail businesses, travel and gaming.

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North America Luxury Stocks Drop as Hong Kong Protests Mount

The protests, which have continued for 10 straight weekends, are disrupting retail businesses, travel and gaming.

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Climate Protesters in France Target Amazon

2 July 2019 • By Reuters

2 July 2019 • By Reuters

Organisers of the demonstrations, which have included a blockade of Amazon's Paris head office, said the aim was not to have the e-commerce giant shut down in France but to cancel its plans for expansion in 2020.

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Climate Protesters in France Target Amazon

Organisers of the demonstrations, which have included a blockade of Amazon's Paris head office, said the aim was not to have the e-commerce giant shut down in France but to cancel its plans for expansion in 2020.

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Shattered Glass and Smoking Ruins on Paris' Champs Elysées

18 March 2019 • By Reuters

18 March 2019 • By Reuters

The 18th consecutive Saturday of Yellow Vest protests targeted the Parisian avenue smashing banks, ransacking restaurants, burning newspaper kiosks and looting retail stores including Dior, Longchamp, Zara and Levis.

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Shattered Glass and Smoking Ruins on Paris' Champs Elysées

The 18th consecutive Saturday of Yellow Vest protests targeted the Parisian avenue smashing banks, ransacking restaurants, burning newspaper kiosks and looting retail stores including Dior, Longchamp, Zara and Levis.