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What Black Friday Results Spell for Retail

This year’s post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza saw solid sales, particularly in stores. Retailers may not be able to shrug off recession concerns just yet though.

Retail

What Black Friday Results Spell for Retail

This year’s post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza saw solid sales, particularly in stores. Retailers may not be able to shrug off recession concerns just yet though.


Global Markets

The African Fashion Hub Punching Above Its Weight

Ivory Coast is home to fashion businesses focused on international investment and regional trade that one might expect to find in larger countries on the continent.

Global Markets

The African Fashion Hub Punching Above Its Weight

Ivory Coast is home to fashion businesses focused on international investment and regional trade that one might expect to find in larger countries on the continent.


China

Dissecting Fashion’s Disappointing Singles’ Day

Disappointing sales were only part of the story, as brands increasingly used the world’s biggest online shopping festival as a marketing moment.

China

Dissecting Fashion’s Disappointing Singles’ Day

Disappointing sales were only part of the story, as brands increasingly used the world’s biggest online shopping festival as a marketing moment.


Retail

Why Consumers Are Going to Pay for the Online Return Mess

The pullback on returns comes after the e-commerce sector spent the past two decades removing costs from supply chains and customer service. But returns had barely been touched, leaving them as one of the few places with lots of room for reducing expenses.

Retail

Why Consumers Are Going to Pay for the Online Return Mess

The pullback on returns comes after the e-commerce sector spent the past two decades removing costs from supply chains and customer service. But returns had barely been touched, leaving them as one of the few places with lots of room for reducing expenses.


Retail

Competition in the Jewellery Market Is Heating Up

Upstart brands with cheaper prices and a wide range of styles are winning over younger consumers.

Retail

Competition in the Jewellery Market Is Heating Up

Upstart brands with cheaper prices and a wide range of styles are winning over younger consumers.


Luxury

Has the Luxury Watch Market Peaked?

An uncertain economy and freefalling resale prices have created a sense of unease in the category, but watch dealers and experts say the best is still ahead.

Luxury

Has the Luxury Watch Market Peaked?

An uncertain economy and freefalling resale prices have created a sense of unease in the category, but watch dealers and experts say the best is still ahead.


Technology

Yet Another One-Stop Fashion Shop

Touting AI-driven personalisation tools, a new e-commerce marketplace called Shoptrue wants to be a one-stop shop for online fashion. But many have tried before — and failed.

Technology

Yet Another One-Stop Fashion Shop

Touting AI-driven personalisation tools, a new e-commerce marketplace called Shoptrue wants to be a one-stop shop for online fashion. But many have tried before — and failed.


Direct-to-Consumer

The Next Wave of DTC Acquisitions

As the economy weakens and funding dries up, more digital upstarts will face pressure to sell. They’ll have no trouble finding buyers – if they can prove they’re more than just another money-losing start-up.

Direct-to-Consumer

The Next Wave of DTC Acquisitions

As the economy weakens and funding dries up, more digital upstarts will face pressure to sell. They’ll have no trouble finding buyers – if they can prove they’re more than just another money-losing start-up.


Direct-to-Consumer

Why Warby Parker’s Stock Soared This Week, and Allbirds’ Sank

The diverging paths for the two trailblazing direct-to-consumer brands is the latest indication that investors now value a clear path to profitability over growth.

Direct-to-Consumer

Why Warby Parker’s Stock Soared This Week, and Allbirds’ Sank

The diverging paths for the two trailblazing direct-to-consumer brands is the latest indication that investors now value a clear path to profitability over growth.


Retail

How to Make Rental Work

After years of trial and error, rental platforms have found new ways to improve margins and acquire customers, such as focussing on niche categories. Profitability remains elusive, however.

Retail

How to Make Rental Work

After years of trial and error, rental platforms have found new ways to improve margins and acquire customers, such as focussing on niche categories. Profitability remains elusive, however.


Retail

BoF LIVE | The Rise of Resale: Luxury as Currency

BoF’s Rahul Malik speaks with Tirath Kamdar of eBay and Fashionphile’s Sarah Davis about new research into why consumers are investing in luxury handbags, watches and jewellery and what this means for high-end resale.

Retail

BoF LIVE | The Rise of Resale: Luxury as Currency

BoF’s Rahul Malik speaks with Tirath Kamdar of eBay and Fashionphile’s Sarah Davis about new research into why consumers are investing in luxury handbags, watches and jewellery and what this means for high-end resale.


Retail

Fast Fashion Upstarts Are Using Shein’s Own Strategies Against It

The Chinese retailer’s influence on manufacturing has been just as seismic. Now, the breakneck supply chain pioneered by Shein is allowing a new swathe of brands to make the most of operating in the colossal retailer’s slipstream.

Retail

Fast Fashion Upstarts Are Using Shein’s Own Strategies Against It

The Chinese retailer’s influence on manufacturing has been just as seismic. Now, the breakneck supply chain pioneered by Shein is allowing a new swathe of brands to make the most of operating in the colossal retailer’s slipstream.