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High-end brands continue to report record sales and profits, even as mass retailers trim their outlooks for the autumn and winter. Can it last?

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

This week, everyone will be talking about uncertainty in financial markets and the release of BoF Insights’ new report on the handbag market.

Zalando’s acquisition of Highsnobiety is just the latest in a spate of deals in which a company seeking relevance snapped up a smaller, hipper entity in the hopes of reaching a savvier, often younger, consumer. But does chasing cool ever work?

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

In a little more than one year, luxury e-commerce stocks, from Farfetch to The RealReal, have plummeted from astronomical highs to trading at significant discounts to benchmark Amazon.

Last week, the euro neared parity with the dollar for the first time in 20 years, reflecting a darkening outlook for Europe’s economy as well as moves to curb inflation in the US. For the luxury sector there may be an upside to the shift.

This week, everyone will be talking about the Met Gala, earnings season and the BoF Tech Summit.

For luxury shares, the early 2000s offer a guide to the present moment. But this time around, things may be much worse, writes Pierre Mallevays.

As the Covid-19 crisis recedes, Pierre Mallevays examines the life, death and rebirth of fashion week.

The most valuable luxury brands are all over 100 years old, but under certain conditions investing in luxury start-ups can deliver stellar returns, writes Pierre Mallevays.

With its upcoming IPO, the Roger Federer-backed Swiss sneaker upstart expects to raise as much as $622 million at a valuation above $6 billion on the back of its rapid growth and plans to push further into the lucrative lifestyle market.