The Indian company will take a 51 percent stake in the local fashion group in a deal valued at 1650 crore rupees (about $202 million). …
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RFID’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ in Retail
On a recent Saturday, shoppers at the Zara store in New York’s SoHo neighbourhood queued in line to drop their new finds into large bins …
How Beauty Brands Can Pick the Right Retail Partner
When Loops, a face mask-focussed skin care brand, first launched at the end of 2020, it exclusively sold through its direct-to-consumer channels. After all, the …
BoF LIVE | The Evolving Art of Luxury Experiential Retail
20th April at 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT Featuring Andrew Lutfy, chief executive, Carbonleo and visionary and lead investor, Royalmount and David Gester, chief development …
BoF Insights | The Evolving Art of Luxury Experiential Retail
This report was created in partnership with Royalmount, the forthcoming luxury shopping district in the heart of Montreal by real estate developer Carbonleo. Luxury shopping …
Where to Focus Retail Technology Investment in 2023
Technology will reach an inflection point in the fashion industry this year, as the development of artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates and the hype around web3 …
Invisible Collection on the Future of Interior Design in Fashion Retail
Having launched as a digital-only interior design platform in 2016, Invisible Collection is positioned as a pioneer in luxury homeware e-commerce, selling a curated, contemporary …
BoF LIVE | How Retail Careers Are Evolving
Join us on Monday, March 27 at 15:00 BST / 10:00 EDT for #BoFLIVE, Lana Todorovich, president and chief merchandising officer of Neiman Marcus Group, …
From retail to transport: how AI is changing every corner of the economy | Artificial intelligence (AI)
The high profile race to enhance their search products has underscored the importance of artificial intelligence to Google and Microsoft – and the rest of …
How Some Brands Are Beating the Retail Slowdown
If America’s economy is in a slump, someone forgot to tell its biggest fashion retailers. Coach-owner Tapestry Inc. shares soared Tuesday after the company posted …
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Records Declining Profits Amid Sales Growth
The Indian fashion conglomerate reported sales growth of 20 percent to 3589 crore rupees ($435 million) for the quarter ended December 30, largely driven by …
How to Recession-Proof Independent Retail
Wood Wood is defying the odds. In spite of brutal market conditions for independent fashion retailers, the Danish multibrand store, which has flagships in Copenhagen …
How Brands Can Create Retail Jobs People Actually Want
SMCP Group, the French holding company for ready-to-wear labels Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot & De Fursac hopes it has found a solution for retail’s store-staffing …
Neiman Marcus Names Chief Brand Officer and Chief Retail Officer
Nabil Aliffi and Stefanie Tsen Ward have been appointed to the newly created roles of chief brand officer and chief retail officer, respectively, the US …
7 Traits of Every Successful Online Retail Business
According to statistics, the global retail industry generates more than $26 trillion in revenue every year. Indeed, retail businesses are some of the most lucrative …
Why 2023 Will Set a New Baseline for Retail
The extraordinary times are over. After three tumultuous years of surprising highs and devastating lows, all signs point to 2023 being a more-or-less regular year …
Zendaya’s New Fashion Title, 2022 Model of the Year Awards, and US Retail Sales Increase
Image courtesy of celebmafia.com/Micaiah Carter for Lancome According to a new study by CommonCentsMom.com, Zendaya has been named the most fashionable celebrity of 2022. In …
The Best of BoF: Retail Is Back on Track
Throughout the pandemic, retailers have been jolted by shutdowns, supply chain delays and radical lifestyle changes among consumers. Following a slump, fashion brands and retailers …
Retail Traffic Data Highlights 2022 Holiday Winners and Losers
With three days to go before Christmas, retailers across the United States and Europe face a turbulent end to a drawn-out, mostly disappointing holiday shopping …
Frasers Defies Retail Gloom as Profit Rises
British sportswear and clothing retailer Frasers stuck to its financial guidance for 2022-23 after reporting a 39 percent rise in first-half profit that reflected the …