LVMH Prize Names Finalists, Adds Phoebe Philo and Pharrell Williams to Jury
On Sept. 10 the eight designers will present their collections at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.
Jumia has seized the e-commerce opportunity in dynamic markets from Nigeria to Egypt, though it didn’t see the growth rates analysts expected during the pandemic. Next year, the e-tailer will be even more disciplined about its path to profitability, says chairperson Juliet Anammah.
Jumia has seized the e-commerce opportunity in dynamic markets from Nigeria to Egypt, though it didn’t see the growth rates analysts expected during the pandemic. Next year, the e-tailer will be even more disciplined about its path to profitability, says chairperson Juliet Anammah.
The US credit card giant joins shareholders such as French drinks maker Pernod Ricard, MTN Group and Rocket Internet.
The New York filing could value the company at $1.6 billion or more.
French telecommunications company Orange is to invest 75 million euro ($85 million) in Nigerian e-commerce group Africa Internet Group and become a shareholder, the two companies said on Tuesday.
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"The drop in world oil prices is hitting the fashion-conscious women of Kano hard. The city in Nigeria's far north is a long way from the oilfields
Online retailer Jumia, a would-be African Amazon set up by German venture capital firm Rocket Internet, is expanding into three new markets: Uganda, Ghana and Cameroon.
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa's largest economy after a rebasing calculation nearly doubled its gross domestic
"Jumia, the leading online retailer in Nigeria, has raised $35 million in fresh funding from Millicom to expand in its domestic market and move into
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In a new series, Market GPS, BoF looks beyond the BRICs to the next tier of emerging market opportunities. First up, we examine Africa's giant, Nigeria.
"When Estee Lauder Cos. opened a store selling M.A.C. makeup in Lagos, Nigeria, this month, it didn’t have much company. Going where rivals aren’t is
Op-Ed | Making The Case Against Fast Fashion Collaborations (Opinion) "These underlying commercial motives are often obscured, however, by a
On Sept. 10 the eight designers will present their collections at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.
The results help to explain owner Mayhoola’s decision to shake up the brand’s aesthetic direction by hiring former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele.
The social media platform will effectively ban most weight loss-related content from appearing on its app starting next month, according to a sweeping new set of community guidelines published on its website last week.
A taffeta ball gown with the span of a light aircraft is one of the more magnificent items to go on sale at Christie’s in June as part of an auction of the personal wardrobe of Dame Vivienne Westwood.
The fashion industry’s era of so-called quiet luxury is over and affluent consumers will want bold designs again, the chairman of Valentino has predicted.
Burlon, a former DJ, stylist and PR, founded the Milan-based label as a T-shirt line in 2012, inspired by ‘90s club culture.
The Colombian designer, whose bags have been worn by celebrities and featured on shows like Sex and the City, previously pled guilty to illegally importing millions of dollars of crocodile and snakeskin handbags into the US.
Millennial and Gen-Z respondents were among the most likely to pay a premium for environmental-friendly practices.