Saving the High Street

London's Next Gen, Gucci Aims for Carbon Neutrality [View on Web]( [Add to contacts]( [New reader? Subscribe]( [BoF]( THE DAILY DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT [MICAM (DD) - Sept 9 - 14, 2019]( THE UPFRONT Dear BoF Community, For a snapshot of the state of British retail, it's hard to top Oxford Street in London's West End. H&M, Topshop, Nike and Selfridges are among the brands and retailers with massive outposts — three of them, in Zara's case. But the street isn't immune to the issues facing brick-and-mortar retail around the world, including falling rents, rising vacancies and declining foot traffic, as well as the uniquely British problem of Brexit. [Read Sarah Shannon's account of how London's most important high street is adapting to survive a perfect storm]( part two in BoF's series exploring the world's top shopping districts. You can check out part one, a look at Madison Avenue in Manhattan, [here]( Brian Baskin, Features and News Editor TODAY'S MUST READ [Intelligence]( [Can London’s Oxford Street Weather a Perfect Storm?]( BY Sarah Shannon [Empty stores, online competition, punitive business rates, over-spaced retailers and Brexit-nervous consumers: one of the world’s most competitive fashion retail environments is being squeezed from all sides — and learning to innovate.]( To access this article, become a BoF Professional Member [JOIN]( TOP STORIES [Intelligence]( [LFW Cheat Sheet: Designers to Know This Season]( BY Zoe Suen [This season’s emerging talents will confront ugly truths, defy norms and embrace contradictions. Here’s who to look out for.]( [Op Ed]( [Op-Ed | We Need to Talk About Brexit]( BY Caroline Rush [This could be the UK’s last London Fashion Week as part of the European Union, with serious consequences for the industry at home and abroad, writes British Fashion Council Chief Executive Caroline Rush.]( [News & Analysis]( [Gucci Looks to Set a New Trend on Carbon Neutrality]( BY Sarah Kent [The luxury giant will pay millions of dollars every year to offset the emissions it can’t eliminate from its supply chain.]( [NEWS BITES]( [Neiman Marcus Secures $100 Million Facility to Increase Liquidity]( [Hudson's Bay Loss Widens on 'Hyper-Promotional' Retail Environment]( [Fashion Retailer C&A Files to Begin IPO Process in Brazil]( [Power Moves | Depop names CTO, Alaïa Appoints CEO]( [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web]( 1 [Nike's Mark Parker on the Evolution of Retail]( [FAST COMPANY]( 2 [An Interview with Alibaba Group Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang]( [MCKINSEY & COMPANY]( 3 [Martine Rose: The Designer Standing Out]( [LONDON EVENING STANDARD]( 4 [Want to Get Rich Quick Reselling Sneakers? These Guys Want to Help]( [GQ]( 5 [The Environment and Economy Are Paying the Price for Fast Fashion]( [VOX]( [BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS]( [STYLING MANAGER (Womenswear)]( [Massimo Dutti]( Tordera, Spain [Human Resources Manager - Corporate]( [Hugo Boss]( New York, United States [Director, Retail Planning & Analytics]( [Ralph Lauren]( Watford, United Kingdom [View All Jobs](  [Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below.]( for Free]( Follow Us [The Business of Fashion]( [Sponsorship & Advertising]( [About]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [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