Birkin Bag Shoppers Suing Hermès Expand Antitrust Case
The lawsuit claimed Hermès only gives customers with “sufficient purchase history” a chance to buy a Birkin bag.
Following the launch of the latest spring campaign, Calvin Leung shares how Gap is re-centring on its purpose to reignite the brand, fostering a culture of creativity and curiosity.
As artificial intelligence continues to shape the fashion industry and its output, BoF Careers explores what AI’s advanced capabilities mean for the fashion workplace — and how the workforce could adapt to gain competitive advantage.
As artificial intelligence continues to shape the fashion industry and its output, BoF Careers explores what AI’s advanced capabilities mean for the fashion workplace — and how the workforce could adapt to gain competitive advantage.
While some companies are backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts amid a conservative backlash, others are finding clever new approaches to meeting their original goals.
In 2020, like many companies, the $50 billion yoga apparel brand created a new department to improve internal diversity and inclusion, and to create a more equitable playing field for minorities. In interviews with BoF, 14 current and former employees said things only got worse.
In 2020, like many companies, the $50 billion yoga apparel brand created a new department to improve internal diversity and inclusion, and to create a more equitable playing field for minorities. In interviews with BoF, 14 current and former employees said things only got worse.
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Like many companies in fashion and other industries, the $50 billion yoga apparel brand created a new department in 2020 it said would help improve its diversity and inclusion and create a more equitable playing field for minorities. In interviews with BoF, 14 current and former Black employees said things have only worsened since then.
Like many companies in fashion and other industries, the $50 billion yoga apparel brand created a new department in 2020 it said would help improve its diversity and inclusion and create a more equitable playing field for minorities. In interviews with BoF, 14 current and former Black employees said things have only worsened since then.
From wage hikes to tuition assistance, fashion firms say they’re pulling out all the stops to revamp the store associate role — but their efforts aren’t taking hold.
The editor of Vogue.com will become British Vogue’s head of editorial content, Condé Nast announced, as editor-in-chief Edward Enninful prepares to step back from the title.
Two years into her role as editor-in-chief, New York Magazine’s fashion vertical is a more diverse publication, but also one that’s operating in a different environment than it was in 2021.
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As the climate around diversity initiatives shifts, the nonprofit is adapting its messaging to emphasise the need for long-term, structural changes over quick fixes.
Last year’s harsh pandemic restrictions and recent raids on foreign firms have made it harder for Western fashion companies to persuade top international talent to move to the country.
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts were already losing momentum before the Supreme Court weighed in. The ruling may accelerate the backslide, experts say.
High-end brands are counting on brick-and-mortar retail to deliver the sort of personalised shopping experiences that can’t be replicated online. But hiring and training employees to pull that off can be a challenge.
High-end brands are counting on brick-and-mortar retail to deliver the sort of personalised shopping experiences that can’t be replicated online. But hiring and training employees to pull that off can be a challenge.
The lawsuit claimed Hermès only gives customers with “sufficient purchase history” a chance to buy a Birkin bag.
The move, which may catch many merchants in the region by surprise, reflects ByteDance’s objective of entrenching itself in the US as a way to prove its value to domestic merchants and consumers.
Shares in Nordstrom dropped nearly 5 percent in after-market trading. The company, which sells pricier clothes, shoes, and accessories, beat first-quarter revenue expectations.
Lower input costs and normalising prices for its products has also helped support margin growth at the company.
Sun Choe will join the Vans leadership team as the brand tries to revive its flagging sales.
The company’s turnaround strategy to lower promotions and focus on right product assortment is yielding results after weak growth last year due to lacklustre demand and supply chain issues.
Chief executive officer Mary Dillon is looking to diversify the retailer’s brand offerings, expand loyalty programmes and open new store formats.
The company has also been expanding its own store base to boost full-price selling in its direct-to-consumer channel, where its products are sold largely above the average selling price at wholesale shops.