STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish online second-hand shop Sellpy, which is majority-owned by fashion giant H&M, has launched in Germany in a first step outside its home market as it bets on shoppers trending towards more sustainable consumption. The start-up handles the entire sales process from picking up the goods from sellers’ homes, to photographing, selling […]
When It Comes to Social and Environmental Transparency, Fashion Continues to Fall Short
LONDON, United Kingdom — Fashion’s annual transparency scorecard comes at a timely moment this year. The financial fallout from efforts to contain Covid-19 have ripped through fashion’s supply chains in a stark reminder of the long-standing problems buried in the industry’s opaque and convoluted manufacturing base. Since the pandemic forced high streets and malls across […]
Fashion's Humanitarian Crisis
LONDON, United Kingdom — For Kalpona Akter, the last month has been a period of mounting anxiety. The labour-rights activist and founder of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity watched with alarm as stores across Europe and North America shut down. She knew what would come next: with nowhere to sell clothes, brands would cancel […]
Retailers, Pressured to Shutter Stores, Face a Moral Dilemma
LONDON, United Kingdom — One by one, the dominos fell. First, Patagonia announced on Friday that it would close its US stores, headquarters and temporarily shut down its online shop. The Ventura, Calif.-based outdoor retailer was swiftly followed by progressively marketed, direct-to-consumer brands Everlane and Reformation. By Wednesday, everyone from US department store Nordstrom to French […]
Power Moves | Miu Miu Appoints General Manager, Nike Announces Shakeup
LONDON, United Kingdom — BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week. Miu Miu hires general manager Miu Miu has named Benedetta Petruzzo as the brand’s new general manager, effective February 3. Petruzzo joins the company from Kering Eyewear USA, where she was executive vice president, and reports to Prada Co-Chief Executive Patrizio […]