The ruling may not be a permanent setback for Trump’s push to reshape global trade. The administration may disregard the trade court’s decision, as judges have no ability to take action against a US president, who has broad immunity for official actions.
The ruling may not be a permanent setback for Trump’s push to reshape global trade. The administration may disregard the trade court’s decision, as judges have no ability to take action against a US president, who has broad immunity for official actions.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features South Korea’s Misto Holdings, Nigerian textile plant developers and Bahrain’s Investcorp.
Centuries-old heritage brands and contemporary jewellers from India are opening stores in North America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the UK, but few have broadened their offering to appeal to a client base beyond the South Asian diaspora.
Centuries-old heritage brands and contemporary jewellers from India are opening stores in North America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the UK, but few have broadened their offering to appeal to a client base beyond the South Asian diaspora.
Creative and commercial energy is increasingly driven by frontier markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Global brands must learn how to embrace and amplify local cultures in these markets in an authentic way.
As the Italian footwear brand marks its 50th anniversary, Santoni is eyeing up expansion into new regions and categories while doubling down on its commitment to quality, craftsmanship and its sustainability goals. BoF sits down with Giuseppe Santoni, president and chairman, to discuss the brand’s strategic focus for 2025.
As the Italian footwear brand marks its 50th anniversary, Santoni is eyeing up expansion into new regions and categories while doubling down on its commitment to quality, craftsmanship and its sustainability goals. BoF sits down with Giuseppe Santoni, president and chairman, to discuss the brand’s strategic focus for 2025.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Kenya’s anxious garment manufacturers, Singapore’s Shopee and the perilous leather industry in Brazil.
Maryse Mbonyumutwa of Pink Mango, Laduma Ngxokolo of MaXhosa Africa, and Reni Folawiyo of Alara join writer Rozan Ahmed at BoF CROSSROADS 2025 to discuss how African brands are overcoming operational challenges to bring global creativity and sustainability to fashion.
Maryse Mbonyumutwa of Pink Mango, Laduma Ngxokolo of MaXhosa Africa, and Reni Folawiyo of Alara join writer Rozan Ahmed at BoF CROSSROADS 2025 to discuss how African brands are overcoming operational challenges to bring global creativity and sustainability to fashion.
Hong Kong’s fashion and luxury sector is preparing for an invigoration — with the recently established Hong Kong Fashion Fest designed to position Hong Kong as a premier fashion and design hub in Asia. At the Asia Fashion Leaders Forum in Hong Kong, BoF’s president Nick Blunden sat down with regional and global business leaders to speak about the opportunity and market reality of the region.
Hong Kong’s fashion and luxury sector is preparing for an invigoration — with the recently established Hong Kong Fashion Fest designed to position Hong Kong as a premier fashion and design hub in Asia. At the Asia Fashion Leaders Forum in Hong Kong, BoF’s president Nick Blunden sat down with regional and global business leaders to speak about the opportunity and market reality of the region.
From Bottega Veneta’s poetry pact to Rui Zhou’s sex toy tie-up, marketing partnerships are becoming increasingly bold and imaginative as brands try to reignite demand in the cooling China market.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s SKP department store, the new India-UK trade agreement and Brazil’s surging cotton exports.
Linda Anggrea of Modinity, Kareem Türe of Modanisa, and Rabia Zargarpur of Rabia Z join Imran Amed at BoF CROSSROADS 2025 to discuss modest fashion’s global rise, cultural significance, and commercial future.
Global fashion houses are reshaping their discount strategies in China, hoping to rebuild exclusivity and attract wealthy consumers amid an economic slowdown that has impacted middle-class spending.
The outlook now hinges on how forcefully the Islamic Republic retaliates, with any trade disruptions caused by a further escalation of the conflict acting as yet another brake on the world economy.
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.
In a win for the US president on one of his signature economic policies, the US Court of Appeals extended an earlier, short-term reprieve for the administration as it presses a challenge to a lower court ruling last month that blocked the tariffs.
A brief order granting the stay was issued Thursday by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, putting an order blocking Trump’s tariffs on hold while the appeals court weighs a longer lasting stay sought by the government.
The US president told reporters the decision to push the deadline came after he had a ‘very nice’ phone call with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The US president told Time magazine he expects to wrap up deals with trade partners seeking lower tariffs soon — though China’s fate remains up in the air.
The manufacturing superpower has vowed to harness its market to help ‘promote the combination of stabilising foreign trade and expanding consumption,’ the Commerce Ministry said Friday.
The AFC Fashion Fund aims to propel an emerging designer from the Arab world onto the global stage every two years by financing runway shows.
