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When Mark Cohen retired from his role as director of retail studies at Columbia Business School last month at the age of 75, he was confident he was far better at the job than when he started his career as a professor in 2006.
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Few companies see an upside in wading into what’s shaping up to be a long, toxic campaign. But after years of socially conscious messaging they can’t fully disengage either.
Wintour will host the fundraiser with Rufus Gifford, the finance chair for the Biden-Harris 2024 presidential campaign, on March 4th.
Fashion retailers are promoting fewer store employees into corporate roles, missing out on key expertise and diversity as a result.
Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.
Industry insiders share advice on how employees in notoriously competitive fields like fashion and beauty can protect their working hours and set professional boundaries while achieving career goals.
As insurgent brands gain ground in fashion and beauty, their leaders are developing distinct approaches to hiring talent, sustaining momentum and scaling beyond the underdog phase.
Check out this week’s new partner and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
Hefty tuition prices, unclear career pathways and new routes into the industry are reshaping how young people invest in education.
The Estée Lauder-owned beauty company and The Ordinary parent will relaunch one of its original brands as it moves to rekindle its reputation for incubation.
Wholesale remains essential for the luxury industry, but the rules of engagement have changed. Brands need to know how to minimise the risks and maximise the rewards in their relationships with multibrand players.
The Swedish fast-fashion retailer is one of a shrinking number of companies that’s still drawing attention to its emissions goals. Plus, a Shanghai Fashion Week preview.
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.
