Selfridges’ Pandemic Pivot

What the Facebook Crackdown Means for Fashion View on Web Add to contacts New reader? Subscribe THE DAILY DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT THE UPFRONT Dear BoF Community, It's been a difficult year for once-mighty department stores. Most were suffering before the pandemic, but British luxury chain Selfridges had navigated a decade of retail disruption better than competitors. And yet when the Covid-19 crisis hit, some of its key strengths, from staging experiences to wooing international customers, were rendered moot. Selfridges Group managing director Anne Pitcher talks to BoF's Sarah Kent about the retailer's pandemic pivot to local shopping, the power of knitting together online and offline channels and road ahead. Elsewhere, Zoe Suen breaks down the Chinese influencers you need to know in 2021. Plus, what the Facebook crackdown means for fashion. Vikram Alexei Kansara, Editorial Director TODAY'S MUST READ BoF Professional Selfridges' Anne Pitcher on the Sudden Pivot to Local Shopping BY Sarah Kent and Hannah Crump The boss behind UK-based Selfridges Group, whose portfolio includes luxury department stores across Europe and Canada, explains how customer-centric thinking and a return to local shopping could unlock retail's recovery. Save 25% on an annual BoF Professional package today JOIN TOP STORIES BoF Professional What Fashion and Beauty Brands Need to Know About a Potential Facebook Breakup BY Lauren Sherman and Brian Baskin However it plays out, the industry stands to benefit. Save 25% on an annual BoF Professional package today JOIN China Decoded Chinese Influencers to Know In 2021 BY Zoe Suen As growth stalls elsewhere, brands are set to focus their marketing budgets on China and its influencers. But a new cohort of KOLs are driving engagement and sales across the market's digital ecosystems. Save 25% on an annual BoF Professional package today JOIN The Year Ahead: Travel Disruption Will Redraw the Fashion Map BY BoF Team and McKinsey & Company With international tourism remaining subdued throughout 2021, companies will need to better engage with local consumers and make strategic investments in markets witnessing a stronger recovery. BoF Professional The Webster to Open First Store Outside the US BY Chantal Fernandez The American boutique has emerged as a winner in the pandemic even as other multi-brand luxury retailers face challenges Save 25% on an annual BoF Professional package today JOIN Tim Blanks' Top Fashion Shows of All-Time Tim Blanks' Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Thierry Mugler Autumn/Winter 1995, March 26, 1995 BY Tim Blanks BoF's editor at large travels to Cirque d'Hiver, a 150-year old circus in the funky 11th arrondissement of Paris, where Mugler used fashion and film's past to mould a vision of a fierce sci-fi future. Podcasts The BoF Podcast: Inclusivity or Tokenism? BY BoF Team At BoF VOICES, activist Sinéad Burke and Harper's Bazaar editor Samira Nasr discuss how to be genuinely inclusive in 2020. Sponsored feature At Zalando, Connecting Retailers to E-Commerce to Drive Growth BY BoF Studio Zalando's growing Connected Retail ecosystem offers retailers access to its platform in eight major markets at no cost, expanding its product assortment and localised service capabilities in the process. NEWS BRIEFS LVMH Scion Sees Fewer Far-Flung Fashion Shows in Luxury's Future Instagram Launches Shopping in Reels L'Oréal Invests in Social Commerce Platform Replika Software BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS   Head of Transportation and Customs Vestiaire Collective      Paris, France   Senior Resales Manager The RealReal   San Francisco, United States   Finance Manager Vaara   London, United Kingdom View All Jobs Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below. Subscribe for Free Follow Us The Business of Fashion Sponsorship & Advertising About This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com Add to Address Book | Unsubscribe | Edit Newsletter Subscriptions The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom