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.
The retail operator is planning to spend $32 million refurbishing seven of its Central Department Store locations across Thailand in 2021, the Bangkok Post reported.
Central also plans to renovate its Robinson department stores by the end of the year and will unveil a new Robinson location in Ayutthaya this fall.
Increased domestic demand and government spending have convinced the group to invest in renovating key brick-and-mortar stores; it expects the Central and Robinson department stores to bring in 62 billion baht ($1.9 billion) in sales this year.
People of Indian and Pakistani heritage are critical to the UAE’s fashion sector, leading billion-dollar retail empires, trading textiles and jewellery and stitching garments for Middle Eastern brands.
Influencer Irene Kim and V&A curator Rosalie Kim join Chanel executive Yana Peel to chart South Korea’s rise to global creative juggernaut.
BoF sits down with Zainab Abdulrazzaq, founder of 3oud.com and organiser of the Oud Fashion Talks, to discover the next steps for the event, designed to cement Kuwait’s place on the international fashion map.
The World Economic Forum in Davos, a retail convention in New York and menswear shows in Paris will command the industry’s attention. Plus, what else to watch for this week.