The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
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At a time when the fashion industry is consolidating and exploring the most valuable places to grow, the African continent presents a diverse, dynamic and largely untapped market.
In an exclusive BoF live event, Imran Amed discussed the region’s substantial e-commerce opportunities and exciting fashion sector with Omoyemi Akerele, founder of Lagos Fashion Week and Style House Files, Nisha Kanabar, founder and chief executive of Industrie Africa and Moulaye Taboure, co-founder and chief executive, Afrikrea.
To participate in #BoFLive, BoF’s digital events series offering insight, advice and inspiration, visit our calendar where you can find details of upcoming digital events.
Though e-commerce reshaped retailing in the US and Europe even before the pandemic, a confluence of economic, financial and logistical circumstance kept the South American nation insulated from the trend until later.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Korean shopping app Ably, Kenya’s second-hand clothing trade and the EU’s bid to curb forced labour in Chinese cotton.
From Viviano Sue to Soshi Otsuki, a new generation of Tokyo-based designers are preparing to make their international breakthrough.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Latin American mall giants, Nigerian craft entrepreneurs and the mixed picture of China’s luxury market.