E-Commerce Firm Jumia Draws Takeover Interest From Axian
A deal between the biggest e-commerce platform in Africa and telecommunications company Axian would help both company expand across the continent.
The brand, which scored a hit nearly a decade ago with its flats woven from recycled plastic, has found a second act selling footwear that’s on-trend with Gen-Z.
While creators from the Philippines have always played on the world stage, a new flock of social media stars prove that their influence is only growing.
As paid marketing on Meta gets cheaper and easier to target customers, brands are getting more strategic about the content that attracts consumers at different points in their shopping journey.
Original influencer Huda Kattan has regained majority ownership of her namesake beauty brand and sent a message to the greater industry: When it’s time to course-correct, you need your best driver.
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Hannah Neeleman is the farmfluencer who broke the internet thanks to the public’s obsession with her picturesque life, career choices and family dynamics. Now, she is taking her burgeoning lifestyle empire global.
Creative entrepreneurs Shay Mitchell, Mike Amiri and Tina Craig joined cultural aficionados Becky G, Bella Poarch, Victoria Justice, Janaya ‘Future’ Khan, Elaine Welteroth and Nara Aziza Smith at the ‘Creatives Shaping Culture’ event in Los Angeles, hosted by BoF’s Imran Amed and Self-Portrait’s Han Chong.
Creative entrepreneurs Shay Mitchell, Mike Amiri and Tina Craig joined cultural aficionados Becky G, Bella Poarch, Victoria Justice, Janaya ‘Future’ Khan, Elaine Welteroth and Nara Aziza Smith at the ‘Creatives Shaping Culture’ event in Los Angeles, hosted by BoF’s Imran Amed and Self-Portrait’s Han Chong.
The 13-year-old Instagram account — run by makeup artist Sophie Shab — is known for breaking beauty launches before anyone else. Shab is expanding her empire, inking brand partnerships and planning to open her first pop-up this summer.
A clean girl makeup brand makes a case for the online-offline campaign, using a recent brand trip as an advertorial opportunity.
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The final section of the paper, Inside the Fashion Opportunity in Dubai, unpacks how fashion brands can optimise their product ranges for improved impact in Dubai — with unique insights collected by d3 and BoF Insights from a consumer survey of the city’s residents. This section also details the regional social calendar and social media landscape, and how global brands can effectively tap into this space.
The final section of the paper, Inside the Fashion Opportunity in Dubai, unpacks how fashion brands can optimise their product ranges for improved impact in Dubai — with unique insights collected by d3 and BoF Insights from a consumer survey of the city’s residents. This section also details the regional social calendar and social media landscape, and how global brands can effectively tap into this space.
At BoF VOICES 2024, Lucky Blue Smith and Nara Smith discussed the pressures of being in the public eye, and how staying true to themselves is core to their success — and their sanity.
As influencers and editors become increasingly vocal about their distaste for excessive or opulent mailers, brands need to create more tailored strategies to maximise their reach — and their budget.
This month, BoF Careers provides essential sector insights to help PR & communications professionals decode fashion’s creative landscape.
A deal between the biggest e-commerce platform in Africa and telecommunications company Axian would help both company expand across the continent.
The Persson family and its related companies owned over 60 percent of H&M's shares at the end of May, prompting speculation the company may return to private ownership.
The prestige skincare and wellness line founded by the British supermodel entered liquidation proceedings after failing to file its company accounts.
The two era-defining avant-garde fashion designers will be the subject of a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia.
The British luxury lifestyle brand, known for its leather handbags, notebooks, homeware and other accessories, will look to accelerate its growth and expand internationally.
Hair care was the second fastest-growing category at L’Oréal last year after fragrances.
The deal bolsters Bold’s talent management capabilities in France.
The Italian fashion group has acknowledged the Indian roots of a new open-toe sandal design after criticism from artisans and politicians.