Exclusive: Deciem to Relaunch The Chemistry Brand
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.
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Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon Go, Start-Up Finery's $5 Million Funding
This week, Amazon opens a convenience store of the future, while wardrobe start-up Finery generates $5 million seed funding from Farfetch and C Ventures.
Bits & Bytes | Inside Amazon Go, Start-Up Finery's $5 Million Funding
This week, Amazon opens a convenience store of the future, while wardrobe start-up Finery generates $5 million seed funding from Farfetch and C Ventures.
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5 Technologies Transforming Retail in 2018
From artificial intelligence to blockchain, five important innovations can help fashion businesses make their processes more efficient, enhance user experience and offer an improved overall customer value proposition.
5 Technologies Transforming Retail in 2018
From artificial intelligence to blockchain, five important innovations can help fashion businesses make their processes more efficient, enhance user experience and offer an improved overall customer value proposition.
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De Beers Turns to Blockchain to Guarantee Diamond Purity
The jeweller aims to launch the first industry-wide blockchain this year to track gems each time they change hands starting from the moment they are dug from the ground.
De Beers Turns to Blockchain to Guarantee Diamond Purity
The jeweller aims to launch the first industry-wide blockchain this year to track gems each time they change hands starting from the moment they are dug from the ground.
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Bits & Bytes | Digital-Only Magazine Covers, Fashion and Wearables
This week, digital magazine covers are bringing media brands into the new age, while fashion's love affair with wearables may be over.
Bits & Bytes | Digital-Only Magazine Covers, Fashion and Wearables
This week, digital magazine covers are bringing media brands into the new age, while fashion's love affair with wearables may be over.
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon’s Smart Mirror Patent, The Face Mask of the Future
This week, Amazon wants to build a fitting room for the e-commerce experience, while beauty-tech company Foreo reimagines the Korean sheet-mask craze with a handheld device called the UFO.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon’s Smart Mirror Patent, The Face Mask of the Future
This week, Amazon wants to build a fitting room for the e-commerce experience, while beauty-tech company Foreo reimagines the Korean sheet-mask craze with a handheld device called the UFO.
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10 Trends That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2018
In the new year, new patterns will shape the global fashion industry, from the assertion of Asian players to a globalisation reboot, reveals BoF and McKinsey & Company's in-depth report, The State of Fashion 2018.
10 Trends That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2018
In the new year, new patterns will shape the global fashion industry, from the assertion of Asian players to a globalisation reboot, reveals BoF and McKinsey & Company's in-depth report, The State of Fashion 2018.
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Fashion in 2018 | 07. AI Gets Real
In 2018, AI enhancements will go beyond the traditional areas of machine tasks into creative and customer interaction processes, blurring the line between technology and creativity.
Fashion in 2018 | 07. AI Gets Real
In 2018, AI enhancements will go beyond the traditional areas of machine tasks into creative and customer interaction processes, blurring the line between technology and creativity.
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Fashion in 2018 | 10. Startup Thinking
In 2018, a growing number of fashion companies will aim to emulate the qualities of startups such as agility, collaboration and openness.
Fashion in 2018 | 10. Startup Thinking
In 2018, a growing number of fashion companies will aim to emulate the qualities of startups such as agility, collaboration and openness.
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The Best of BoF 2017 | Fashion-Tech
To round off the year, we revisit the articles that sparked the most debate, yielded the biggest insights, and got the fashion industry talking in 2017. Today, we highlight some of the top fashion-tech stories.
The Best of BoF 2017 | Fashion-Tech
To round off the year, we revisit the articles that sparked the most debate, yielded the biggest insights, and got the fashion industry talking in 2017. Today, we highlight some of the top fashion-tech stories.
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Bits & Bytes | Lessons from Nike at Amazon, Tencent and JD.com Invest in Online Retailer
This week, what fashion brands can learn from Nike's six months as an Amazon partner, while Tencent and JD.com invest $863 million in Vipshop.
Bits & Bytes | Lessons from Nike at Amazon, Tencent and JD.com Invest in Online Retailer
This week, what fashion brands can learn from Nike's six months as an Amazon partner, while Tencent and JD.com invest $863 million in Vipshop.
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Bits & Bytes | Coty Revolts Against Amazon, Fashion in the Age of Biofabrication
This week, the European Union allows brands to block luxury goods from Amazon, while Modern Meadow biofabricates leather without animals.
Bits & Bytes | Coty Revolts Against Amazon, Fashion in the Age of Biofabrication
This week, the European Union allows brands to block luxury goods from Amazon, while Modern Meadow biofabricates leather without animals.
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Bits & Bytes | Amazon Launches in Australia, Swarovski's AR App
This week, Amazon began retail operations in Australia, while Swarovski introduced an AR holiday experience.
Bits & Bytes | Amazon Launches in Australia, Swarovski's AR App
This week, Amazon began retail operations in Australia, while Swarovski introduced an AR holiday experience.
The News in Brief
De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
Coty Announces Board Revamp
The embattled Covergirl owner has appointed five new independent directors amidst a wider leadership and company shakeup.