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Gap Inc. has put its creative destiny in the hands of Zac Posen, who has been named executive vice president, creative director of the American retail chain that also owns Old Navy, Athleta and Banana Republic.
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The retailer has named Eric Chan as its new chief business and strategy officer and Amy Thompson as chief people officer.
Gap’s new CEO is regarded as the architect behind Barbie’s sensational comeback. Can he replicate the playbook to save a $15 billion fashion empire?
Why the retail group appears to be in constant turnaround mode — and the measures it may need to take to change the narrative.
Cathaleen Chen is Retail Editor at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of the retail and direct-to-consumer sectors.
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The e-commerce giant is betting that a ‘culture of AI’ can solve the mysteries of physical retail and help power its new pricey namesake luxury label.
The number of companies suing for tariff refunds has spiked recently, with the latest group including companies such as Prada and Adidas, in a sign importers aren’t confident in the plan to create a claims process.
Small fashion labels have always been shortchanged by their wholesale partners. A wave of high-profile bankruptcies has turned a structural injustice into an existential crisis. There is a better way to do business, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion’s enfant terrible is trading exclusivity for the mass market. Is it the ultimate fashion coup, or the final surrender of prestige?
Textile hubs are already feeling the cascading risks of the conflict in Iran as Washington ramps up forced labour probes to revive tariffs, while decarbonisation in fashion’s factories might finally have a standard to go off of.
The designer and podcaster joins Imran Amed to reflect on the emotional power of clothes, what Vivienne Westwood taught her about rebellion and how Fashion Neurosis has unlocked a new chapter in her creative life.
