How to Design a Great Fashion Office

Where Luxury Should Invest in China, A Radical Approach to Cotton Sourcing

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022 Companies should redesign offices around fostering collaboration and accommodating different working arrangements to convince employees to return. Denim group Citizens of Humanity is investing in climate-friendly, regenerative cotton production. Outdoor Voices, which is shopping itself to potential buyers, still needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently turn a profit. H&M rejoined Alibaba's Tmall more than a year after a boycott over its comments about Xinjiang cotton. Running shoe maker On raised its full-year earnings forecast after seeing a boom in North American sales. Luxury brands are optimising their store networks in China amid an increasingly worrying outlook for the market.

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WORKPLACE & TALENT What Makes a Great Fashion Office By Sheena Butler-Young

More and more companies want to see their staff in person again. Creating a work environment that fosters collaboration, offers flexibility and thoughtful perks could convince employees to leave the home office behind. READ MORE

SUSTAINABILITY A Radical Solution to Denim's Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm By Sarah Kent

How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all of its cotton from regenerative agriculture. READ MORE

RETAIL Have Outdoor Voices' Turnaround Efforts Worked? By Lauren Sherman and Cathaleen Chen

Revenue at the once-hyped activewear brand, which put itself up for sale earlier this summer, is growing. But it will need to demonstrate its ability to consistently turn a profit to seal the deal with a potential buyer or investor. READ MORE

CHINA Where to Invest in China By Zoe Suen Luxury brands are optimising their store networks in the mainland to better target shoppers in both unconventional and prime locations amid an increasingly worrying outlook. READ MORE

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