Bruce Nordstrom, Former Retail Chair, Has Died
Nordstrom was instrumental in the Seattle department store chain’s expansion and 1971 initial public offering.
From innovative materials to regulatory crackdowns, 2022 was a year that pushed the fashion industry to rethink how it operates.
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.
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.
The UN’s annual climate summit is taking place against a challenging backdrop. But coming together to agree on tangible action has never been more critical.
It’s easier than ever for consumers to buy fakes online. But the spike in counterfeit sales may also have something to do with how brands themselves are pricing and marketing their products.
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The French designer, known for her embrace of eco-futurism, speaks to BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed about the evolution of her namesake brand and explains its deeper purpose.
Boohoo’s latest marketing move — tapping a mega-influencer as 'sustainability ambassador' — embodies the conflicts inherent in sustainability marketing.
Ultra-fast fashion e-tailer PrettyLittleThing is the latest brand to launch a secondhand marketplace, playing into a debate over whether resale is becoming a smokescreen for even more and faster consumption.
Disconnecting from fashion’s hype cycle is the most effective way to both curb the industry’s environmental impact and develop a better relationship with our clothes, writes Alec Leach.
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This year the hit reality series was sponsored by resale site eBay, a move celebrated as promoting more responsible consumption. But the show is still a huge marketing opportunity for fast-fashion brands.
The mall retailer has also tapped Horacio “Haio” Barbeito as chief executive of its Old Navy brand.
Founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed unpacks findings from BoF’s Sustainability Index with the authors of the report.
Puma tops The BoF Sustainability Index 2022, but Skechers, Fila Holdings and Anta Sports all rank in the assessment’s bottom five.
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.