Retail
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The Best of BoF: Retail Is Back on Track

From a stabilised supply chain to the return of brick-and-mortar, the industry saw a new sense of normal in 2022. Still, challenges and new competition remain. How will brands and retailers adapt?

How to Navigate the Return of Wholesale

After a hard pivot to e-commerce during the pandemic, many brands are back to working with retailers. This time, they say the terms have changed in their favour.

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Latest News & Analysis

What Fashion Retail Professionals Need to Know Today

BoF Careers provides essential sector insights for fashion professionals in retail this month, to help you decode fashion’s retail landscape.

The Pandemic Sweatpants Brand That Kept on Growing

Aviator Nation’s pricey sweatpants and cashmeres had a cult following before they were swept up in the “dopamine dressing” phenomenon. Now, founder Paige Mycoskie – still the brand’s only shareholder – is ready to see just how big her vision for California surfer cool can get.

How to Recession-Proof Independent Retail

Small stores can remain competitive by scaling their private labels, testing new store concepts, and offering brands consumers can’t find on Farfetch or in Selfridges.

BoF Insights | Can a New Investment Help eBay Build Luxury Resale Street Cred?

Investing in a VIP resale platform is another play from the e-commerce pioneer to win over luxury buyers and sellers.

Ssense Is the Latest Fashion Company to Reduce Headcount

The Montreal-based e-commerce retailer laid off 138 employees last week, or 7 percent of its total workforce.

Shein’s Years of Explosive Growth Are Over. What’s Next?

The fast-fashion retailer has seen sales decline in six of the last seven months, as the novelty of its endless selection of trendy, ultra-cheap clothes wears off.

BoF Insights | How to Prevent Supply Chain Headaches Turning Into a ‘Big Migraine’

Pandemic-related disruptions of supply chains may be dissipating, but the pressure on brands to mitigate the risks of bottlenecks is not.

Can Frame Be a Fashion Brand?

Ten years after inception, the fast-growing premium jeans maker is betting on the power of the runway.

Capri Names Cedric Wilmotte as Michael Kors CEO

The executive, a company veteran who is currently the chief operating officer of Versace, fills a role that has been vacant since last March. He’s tasked with continuing Kors’ upscale repositioning.

Can Everlane Get Back on Track?

The digital-first basics brand known for “radical transparency” is betting a stronger stylistic point of view will help it boost performance.

What American Retailers Can Learn From European Department Stores

Creative experiences and a less-standardised approach to operations and design have helped iconic stores like Selfridges, Liberty and Le Bon Marché resist multi-brand retail’s decline.

The Debrief | Why Getting Dressed Up Is Here to Stay in 2023

Occasionwear’s late-pandemic comeback may have felt like a reactionary fluke, but retailers and designers are betting it’s more than a trend.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

Kohl’s Names Kingsbury as Permanent CEO

Kohl’s Corp said on Thursday that interim chief executive officer Tom Kingsbury, a director nominated by hedge funds Macellum Advisors and Ancora Holdings, will take over the role on a permanent basis.

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