Investing in the right technology can be difficult even in the best of times. The field of available options is vast, it’s easy to be drawn in by shiny new innovations and trying to do it all can be expensive.

A panel of experts discuss what’s happening in fashion deal-making and what to be on the lookout for.

The market may be cooling, but a number of in-demand brands remain of interest to financial backers. BoF identifies the top targets.

The French and American fashion worlds are coming together to talk sustainability in New York.

The French American Chamber of Commerce in New York will hold a daylong event at Apella on May 4. Neiman Marcus Group chief executive officer Geoffroy van Raemdonck and Gabriela Hearst will be among the more than 20 speakers.

Scent Beauty, the omnichannel fragrance developer behind celebrity fragrances such as Cher’s and Dolly Parton’s, has closed a Series A funding round.

At the beginning of 2020, the luxury industry was at the precipice of a seismic shift. Consumers were increasingly choosing experiences over things, facilitating the rise of the resale and rental markets, and inspiring luxury brands to move further into hospitality. China, which accounted for the lion’s share of growth in the market for personal luxury goods in 2019, had never been more important to the survival of old brands, and the development of new ones. E-commerce was steadily gaining market share and, while tourism remained a significant revenue-driver for luxury brands, growing government regulation was already making local customers more important.

NEW YORK, United States — With valuations shrinking and once fiercely independent brands reconsidering their positions, investors and strategic groups are beginning to plot acquisition strategies that reflect the realities of doing business in the age of Covid-19. But which companies are the best targets, and which categories are the best bets?

Analysts and media speculated last week that the conglomerate has cold feet about buying an American company in the middle of the crisis. In the end, the partnership still makes sense.

May 7, 2020 | By: Cathaleen Chen