Factory owners and garment workers in countries like India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are feeling frustrated and nervous as their governments scramble to negotiate trade deals to stave off the highest US tariffs ahead of president Donald Trump’s shifting timeline.

Business of Fashion Blog

09.07.2025

Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in EssilorLuxottica in AI Glasses Push | BoF

Meta Plaforms Inc. bought a minority stake in EssilorLuxottica in a deal that increases the US tech giant’s commitment to the fast-growing smart glasses industry, according to people familiar with the matter.

Business of Fashion Blog

08.07.2025

Amazon Prime Day Set to Lift US Online Sales to $23.8 Billion, Adobe Estimates | BoF

Year-on-year sales from July 8 to 11 are expected to rise 28.4 percent across US retailers.

Business of Fashion Blog

07.07.2025

Birkenstock Cracks Down on Fakes in India | BoF

Indian court-appointed representatives recently inspected factories to seize suspected counterfeit footwear, after the German brand launched an infringement lawsuit, sources said.

Business of Fashion Blog

04.07.2025

BoF Masterclass |The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 | BoF

Join us for a BoF Professional Masterclass that explores the topic in “The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2.”

Business of Fashion Blog

03.07.2025

After Prada ‘Sandal Scandal,’ Indian Sellers Tap Nationalist Pride to Boost Sales | BoF

Sales are surging for the ‘Kolhapuri’ sandals that garnered global attention after Prada sparked a controversy by showing a similar design on the runway without crediting its origin.

Business of Fashion Blog

02.07.2025

Billionaire H&M Founding Family Speeds Up Share Purchases | BoF

The Persson family and its related companies owned over 60 percent of H&M’s shares at the end of May, prompting speculation the company may return to private ownership.

Business of Fashion Blog

01.07.2025

At Paris Fashion Week, Bigger Was Rarely Better | BoF

Julian Klausner’s Dries Van Noten was the winner of a Paris men’s season where grand statements risked overpowering the fashion, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Business of Fashion Blog

30.06.2025

Case Study | How to Maximise Your Influencer Strategy | BoF

The rise of social media has supercharged the influence economy, making influencers a critical part of the marketing mix. Download BoF’s ‘Playbook’ for actionable insights on how to maximise your influencer strategy.

Business of Fashion Blog

27.06.2025

Nike Fourth-Quarter Sales Fall by Less Than Expected | BoF

CEO Elliott Hill said the company is making progress in its turnaround effort, though a return to growth will take time.

Business of Fashion Blog

26.06.2025

Retail Emerges as Most Distressed Sector in Europe, Report Says | BoF

Retail is suffering from weak discretionary spending, margin compression and tightening credit conditions, pushing distress in the sector to the highest level since the global financial crisis in 2009.

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25.06.2025

Selfridges Wins Approval for Private Members’ Club | BoF

The Westminster City Council approved an application to convert space in the department store’s flagship London outlet into a membership venue with a terrace and private dining room.

Business of Fashion Blog

24.06.2025

Why Jewellery Feels Like a Better Deal Than a Handbag | BoF

Jewellery brands have raised prices less than fashion labels, and now benefit from a stronger sense of lasting value.

Business of Fashion Blog

23.06.2025

How to Make a Members Club Work in New York | BoF

Private clubs like LA’s San Vicente and London’s The Twenty Two are flooding New York City. Can they make membership a ‘must-have’ for a new generation of affluent New Yorkers?

Business of Fashion Blog

20.06.2025

Luxury Counterfeiters Are Outsmarting the Industry | BoF

Purveyors of secondhand luxury goods may be losing the fight against increasingly sophisticated counterfeiters. Do customers care?

Business of Fashion Blog

19.06.2025

China’s Extended 618 Shopping Festival Fails to Stir Excitement | BoF

E-tailers JD.com and Tmall-owner Alibaba have not disclosed the event’s overall sales figures for years, but analysts warn that a recent pause in some government subsidy programmes could weigh on consumption this month.

Business of Fashion Blog

18.06.2025

Francesco Risso Exits Marni | BoF

The Italian designer crafted a colourful, DIY-inflected universe during 10 years at the OTB-owned brand.

Business of Fashion Blog

17.06.2025

Asos CFO to Depart After Just 14 Months | BoF

The British retailer’s director of group finance, Aaron Izzard, will replace outgoing CFO Dave Murray.

Business of Fashion Blog

16.06.2025

This Week: Fashion Tries to Ignore the News | BoF

The industry’s newfound political neutrality is being tested. Meanwhile, fresh retail sales figures and trade negotiations will clarify the outlook for the rest of the year.

Business of Fashion Blog

16.06.2025

Kering Shares Surge as Renault CEO Set to Join for Turnaround | BoF

Luca de Meo will be appointed to the job in the coming days, sources told Bloomberg.

Business of Fashion Blog

13.06.2025

Shein’s Planned Hong Kong Listing to Benefit From Wider Capital Pool, Analysts Say | BoF

Shein’s shift to a Hong Kong IPO aims to overcome Western scrutiny of its supply chain, while attracting Asian and emerging market investors.

Business of Fashion Blog

12.06.2025

What’s Driving the Filipina Influencer Takeover | BoF

While creators from the Philippines have always played on the world stage, a new flock of social media stars prove that their influence is only growing.

Business of Fashion Blog

11.06.2025

The Attico Opens First Store, in Ibiza | BoF

The Italian brand brings its interiors-inspired vision to retail with its first standalone store on the Balearic island. The next opening is set for Seoul later this year.

Business of Fashion Blog

10.06.2025

The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 | BoF

Global Livestream – Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Business of Fashion Blog

09.06.2025

Report: Shein and Reliance Doubling Down on India-made Fashion | BoF

The ultra-fast fashion giant and partner Reliance Retail plan to rapidly expand their Indian supplier base and start overseas sales of India-made, Shein-branded clothes within six to 12 months, sources told Reuters.

Business of Fashion Blog

05.06.2025

Report: L’Oréal Poised to Acquire British Skincare Brand Medik8 | BoF

According to a report in the Financial Times, the French cosmetics giant is close to finalising a roughly $1.1 billion deal for the British premium skincare brand.

Business of Fashion Blog

30.05.2025

Victoria Beckham’s Netflix Series Will Show Fashion Triumphs, Tears | BoF

Beckham speaks to Bloomberg, discussing a new docuseries and future plans for her fashion brand.

Business of Fashion Blog

29.05.2025

Confirmed: Dior Artistic Director Maria Grazia Chiuri Steps Down | BoF

The Italian designer in charge of Dior’s womenswear is leaving the LVMH-owned megabrand after a transformative nine-year tenure during which sales quadrupled before being hit hard by a sharp downturn in luxury demand.

Business of Fashion Blog

28.05.2025

Can Jewellery Continue to Outshine Fashion? | BoF

As leather goods lose their cool amid rising prices and quality concerns, fine jewellery is emerging as luxury’s shining star.

Business of Fashion Blog

27.05.2025

How Portuguese Brands Are Implementing Digital Strategies Today | BoF

The Portuguese Footwear Association, APICCAPS, invited brand leaders and business professionals across footwear and its adjacent industries to a day-long Digi4Fashion event in Porto, on digital opportunities for the industry in 2025. There, BoF spoke to footwear and fashion brands to learn about their key challenges in this area, and presented on opportunities and innovation in e-commerce today.

Business of Fashion Blog

23.05.2025

The New Growth Playbook in a Changing Beauty Market | BoF

BoF and Front Row gathered beauty executives over breakfast in New York to examine brand authenticity, channel mix, product innovation and meaningful differentiation in today’s crowded beauty market. Here, BoF shares key insights from the discussion.

Business of Fashion Blog

22.05.2025

Estée Lauder Companies, L’Oréal Suffer as China Duty-Free Spend Continues to Fall | BoF

The once-promising Chinese travel retail market is showing little signs of recovery, causing global beauty giants to reevaluate their strategies and reduce promotions.

Business of Fashion Blog

21.05.2025

Revolution Beauty Puts Itself Up For Sale | BoF

The British cosmetics maker announced on Wednesday that it has launched a sale process following an unsolicited bid for its business from an unnamed buyer.

Business of Fashion Blog

20.05.2025

The Logic Behind Balenciaga’s Pierpaolo Piccioli Appointment | BoF

Kering has named the former Valentino designer known for his deft use of colour and sculptural couture to succeed Demna in an apparent reset at the Paris-based brand.

Business of Fashion Blog

19.05.2025

Creative Entrepreneurship Takes Centre Stage at BoF and Self-Portrait Los Angeles Cocktail | BoF

Creative entrepreneurs Shay Mitchell, Mike Amiri and Tina Craig joined cultural aficionados Becky G, Bella Poarch, Victoria Justice, Janaya ‘Future’ Khan, Elaine Welteroth and Nara Aziza Smith at the ‘Creatives Shaping Culture’ event in Los Angeles, hosted by BoF’s Imran Amed and Self-Portrait’s Han Chong.

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18.05.2025

System Launches New Bi-Annual ‘System Collections’ | BoF

The title could provide a handy source of new revenue for the Anglo-French magazine.

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16.05.2025

Christian Dior Couture Client Data Breached in Cyber Attack | BoF

LVMH’s second biggest fashion label said an “unauthorised external party” accessed some customers’ data, but not financial information.

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Inditex to Reopen Budget Brand Lefties in France as It Takes on Shein | BoF

Levi Strauss Limits Selection for Holiday Shopping Season Due to Tariffs | BoF

Even 190% Tariffs Can’t Shake US Shoemaker’s Reliance on China | BoF

Crunch Time for South Asia’s Fashion Manufacturers | BoF

Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in EssilorLuxottica in AI Glasses Push | BoF

Amazon Prime Day Set to Lift US Online Sales to $23.8 Billion, Adobe Estimates | BoF

Birkenstock Cracks Down on Fakes in India | BoF

BoF Masterclass |The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 | BoF

After Prada ‘Sandal Scandal,’ Indian Sellers Tap Nationalist Pride to Boost Sales | BoF

Billionaire H&M Founding Family Speeds Up Share Purchases | BoF

At Paris Fashion Week, Bigger Was Rarely Better | BoF

Case Study | How to Maximise Your Influencer Strategy | BoF

Nike Fourth-Quarter Sales Fall by Less Than Expected | BoF

Retail Emerges as Most Distressed Sector in Europe, Report Says | BoF

Selfridges Wins Approval for Private Members’ Club | BoF

Why Jewellery Feels Like a Better Deal Than a Handbag | BoF

How to Make a Members Club Work in New York | BoF

Luxury Counterfeiters Are Outsmarting the Industry | BoF

China’s Extended 618 Shopping Festival Fails to Stir Excitement | BoF

Francesco Risso Exits Marni | BoF

Asos CFO to Depart After Just 14 Months | BoF

This Week: Fashion Tries to Ignore the News | BoF

Kering Shares Surge as Renault CEO Set to Join for Turnaround | BoF

Shein’s Planned Hong Kong Listing to Benefit From Wider Capital Pool, Analysts Say | BoF

What’s Driving the Filipina Influencer Takeover | BoF

The Attico Opens First Store, in Ibiza | BoF

The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025 | BoF

Report: Shein and Reliance Doubling Down on India-made Fashion | BoF

Report: L’Oréal Poised to Acquire British Skincare Brand Medik8 | BoF

Victoria Beckham’s Netflix Series Will Show Fashion Triumphs, Tears | BoF

Confirmed: Dior Artistic Director Maria Grazia Chiuri Steps Down | BoF

Can Jewellery Continue to Outshine Fashion? | BoF

How Portuguese Brands Are Implementing Digital Strategies Today | BoF

The New Growth Playbook in a Changing Beauty Market | BoF

Estée Lauder Companies, L’Oréal Suffer as China Duty-Free Spend Continues to Fall | BoF

Revolution Beauty Puts Itself Up For Sale | BoF

The Logic Behind Balenciaga’s Pierpaolo Piccioli Appointment | BoF

Creative Entrepreneurship Takes Centre Stage at BoF and Self-Portrait Los Angeles Cocktail | BoF

System Launches New Bi-Annual ‘System Collections’ | BoF

Christian Dior Couture Client Data Breached in Cyber Attack | BoF

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