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Why Fashion Brands Were Silent After the US Capitol Storming

15 January 2021 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Why Fashion Brands Were Silent After the US Capitol Storming

Even as consumers expect their favourite brands to align with their values and take a stand on socio-political issues, there was little for fashion companies to gain in wading into America’s latest crisis.
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How Long Can the Kardashian Empire Reign?

8 January 2021 • By Lauren Sherman

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How Long Can the Kardashian Empire Reign?

Their reality television series has ended, they’ve cashed out on several of their major ventures and one of their most strategic personal associations appears to be ending. One of the world’s most-watched families is on the precipice of reinvention once again.
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Get Out of China’s Coercive Cotton Fields

18 December 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Get Out of China’s Coercive Cotton Fields

This week, claims that over half a million Muslims from minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are being forced to pick cotton widely used in the global fashion industry stunned consumers and stained major brands, highlighting longstanding traceability problems that must be solved.
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Why a Vaccine Won’t Save the Fashion Industry

11 December 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Why a Vaccine Won’t Save the Fashion Industry

The impact of the pandemic is expected to linger even as mass vaccination programs begin. Fashion companies cannot afford to be complacent.
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Is Big Tech a Threat to Fashion?

4 December 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Is Big Tech a Threat to Fashion?

Major technology platforms enable fashion brands to connect with vast audiences of consumers. But that access comes at a price.
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Is the Future of Luxury E-Commerce Big or Small?

27 November 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Is the Future of Luxury E-Commerce Big or Small?

Soon after Farfetch stock surged on the back of its Alibaba mega-deal, mid-sized Mytheresa quietly submitted paperwork for a proposed IPO. Can niche players compete with the heft of online luxury leaders in a crowded market?
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Fashion Needs a Ceasefire in the Trade Wars

20 November 2020 • By Robb Young and Casey Hall

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Fashion Needs a Ceasefire in the Trade Wars

With Joe Biden preparing to reboot US trade relationships, a potential breakthrough in the Brexit deadlock and the creation of the world’s largest trade bloc in Asia, there is hope of one.
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Fashion Is Set for an M&A Frenzy in 2021

13 November 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Fashion Is Set for an M&A Frenzy in 2021

With a coronavirus vaccine on the horizon, rare pandemic-era deals like VF Corp’s acquisition of Supreme and the Alibaba-Richemont-Farfetch alliance could give way to a surge in M&A activity in 2021 as a rebound takes hold.
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Should Brands Play Politics?

6 November 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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Should Brands Play Politics?

This week, the question was more pressing than ever as a US presidential election, which has dominated the divided country’s cultural conversation this year, approached an end.
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The US Election: What’s at Stake for Fashion?

30 October 2020 • By Brian Baskin and Vikram Alexei Kansara

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The US Election: What’s at Stake for Fashion?

The outcome of a highly contentious presidential race in a deeply polarised superpower has significant implications for the global fashion industry.
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