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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 Retailers like H&M, Gap and PacSun are linking up with buzzy independent brands as they vie for young, male shoppers. Phoebe Philo is diversifying its distribution, adding key wholesale accounts including Bergdorf Goodman and The Webster. Former Chloé and Givenchy designer Clare Waight Keller is expanding her role at Fast Retailing's Uniqlo. Hong Kong shops once occupied by luxury brands are sitting empty after a major spending dropoff from mainland Chinese tourists. This week on The Debrief, sports correspondent Daniel-Yaw Miller explains Nike's recent missteps and how the brand is course correcting.

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RETAIL Mass Retail's New Favourite Collaborators: Buzzy Men's Brands By Lei Takanashi

Mass-market retailers and emerging designers connected to streetwear and subcultures around it are teaming up to reach the next generation of menswear consumers. READ MORE

LUXURY Phoebe Philo Launches Brick-and-Mortar Wholesale By Robert Williams

After launching as a direct-to-consumer, online-only venture, the LVMH-backed label is diversifying its distribution strategy READ MORE

RETAIL The Debrief Podcast | How Nike Ran Off Course By Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young

Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor Brian Baskin are joined by BoF sports correspondent Daniel-Yaw Miller to examine how Nike's recent struggles — from internal restructuring to marketing missteps — have impacted its dominance and what the brand is doing to reclaim its status. READ MORE

RETAIL Uniqlo Appoints Clare Waight Keller as Creative Director By Simone Stern The British designer previously served as creative director at LVMH-owned Givenchy and Richemont's Chloé. READ MORE

Dior Taps Miu Miu CEO Benedetta Petruzzo as Managing Director READ MORE

Hong Kong Luxury Shops Sit Empty as Chinese Spending Plunges READ MORE

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