Bruce Nordstrom, Former Retail Chair, Has Died
Nordstrom was instrumental in the Seattle department store chain’s expansion and 1971 initial public offering.
Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co are among the brands expanding in Perth, Australia in a bid to tap its mining, oil and gas wealth and newfound status as a travel hub.
The Melbourne-based multi-brand retailer has kept both local and international competitors at bay with a regional store footprint four times larger than Sephora’s.
Accessible luxury and advanced contemporary brands in the US and Europe can expect greater competition from Australian labels expanding overseas like Camilla, Aje and Rebecca Vallance.
Wealthy tourists are key to the recovery of the Australian luxury market but analysts predict that the sector won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until next year.
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“As soon as possible, we will be in touch with Novak Djokovic to review the events that have accompanied his presence in Australia,” Lacoste said in an emailed statement.
Entrepreneurs are using exotic botanicals from Australia to create unique scents that attract the attention of global retailers and perfume giants like Guerlain, LVMH and Estée Lauder.
After years of marginalisation and underrepresentation, Indigenous designers are carving out new business opportunities in the Australian fashion sector. Is the industry doing enough to support them?
The fashion industry veteran joined DrizaBone last Spring in a bid to revitalise the renowned-yet-sleepy Australian heritage label founded in 1898, known for its signature wax jackets and oilskin coats.
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Equipped with raw consumer data and an expansive market view, payment solutions provider Afterpay shares its insights on the spending priorities of the elusive Gen-Z consumer. Here, BoF identifies its key findings.
The co-founder of Afterpay, which has 48,000+ retail partners including Revolve, Fenty Beauty and Asos, shares how younger consumers’ purchasing behaviour is evolving and the growth levers rethinking payment strategies could represent for retailers.
The co-founder of Afterpay, which has 48,000+ retail partners including Revolve, Fenty Beauty and Asos, shares how younger consumers’ purchasing behaviour is evolving and the growth levers rethinking payment strategies could represent for retailers.
Under severe economic pressure, it’s tempting to see social responsibility as dispensable, but it’s as essential as ever to long-term strategy, argues Clare Press.
The $236 million deal that sees the last of Australia's big three surf brands fall to overseas control.
Nordstrom was instrumental in the Seattle department store chain’s expansion and 1971 initial public offering.
“This has been by far one of the hardest and most important decisions I have ever made,” the sustainability-focused designer said in an Instagram post.
Carter joins the company from makeup artist Danessa Myricks’ namesake cosmetics label, where she was CMO.
The companies are the latest additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List that restricts the import of goods tied to what the US government has characterised as an ongoing genocide of minorities in China’s Xinjiang region.
Craig Green, Ottolinger and Louis Gabriel Nouchi have been tapped to design for the fifth edition of the project by Netherlands-based tannery Ecco Leather, now known as Ecco.Kollektive.
London-based womenswear brand Chopova Lowena has been named the winner of the 2024 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund.
The Toronto-based company reported revenue of C$358 million ($263 million) for the fiscal fourth quarter.
The likelihood of a successful Burberry turnaround is limited in the near term, UBS Group AG analyst Zuzanna Pusz wrote in note.