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Will Self-Regulation Solve Fashion’s Sustainability Problem? [View on Web]( [Add to contacts]( [New reader? Subscribe]( [BoF]( THE DAILY DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT [DDNL_BoF_GenZShoppingCS_Oct2020]( WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK [This Week in Fashion]( [Will Self-Regulation Solve Fashion’s Sustainability Problem?]( BY Sarah Kent [This week, an unlikely alliance of fashion giants including Chanel, Hermès, Inditex and H&M agreed to a new set of climate commitments, but the industry is unlikely to overcome its sustainability challenge through self-policing alone.]( Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 [JOIN]( [Intelligence]( [How Fashion Brands Are Preparing for Lockdown 2.0]( BY Cathaleen Chen and Tamison O'Connor [Parts of the US and Europe are facing a second wave of shutdowns. This time, retailers are ready. Here’s what’s in their playbook.]( Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 [JOIN]( [Intelligence]( [What Does a Winning Post-Covid Marketing Plan Look Like?]( BY Alexandra Mondalek [Crisis-driven cuts to marketing budgets have been anything but uniform. Here’s where CMOs are placing their bets next year.]( Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 [JOIN]( [Intelligence]( [The Key to Brick-and-Mortar During the Pandemic? Neighbourhood Retail]( BY Cathaleen Chen [With commuting and tourism sharply down, savvy retailers are using creative partnerships with local attractions to target consumers in their neighbourhoods.]( Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 [JOIN]( [Intelligence]( [Can Black Designers Break Through with Key Retailers?]( BY Chantal Fernandez [This season, Black designers are finding that buyers at sought-after stores are more eager to stock their brands, though many of the barriers that have kept Black-led labels from key retailers remain in place.]( Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 [JOIN]( [China Decoded]( [Caution: Place Your China E-Commerce Bets Carefully]( BY Casey Hall [As this year’s Singles’ Day festival approaches, video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou have joined the throng of tech companies jostling to steal a slice of market share from giants like Tmall and JD.com.]( Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 [JOIN]( [Luca's Letter]( [Luxury’s Daigou Economy, Explained]( BY Luca Solca and Melinda Hu [For years, ‘daigou’ shopping agents exploited lower prices in markets like South Korea to provide Mainland Chinese with billions of dollars in discounted luxury goods. Now, the ‘daigou’ grey market is coming under pressure, write Luca Solca and Melinda Hu.]( Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 [JOIN]( [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web]( 1 [The Man Who Clothed Asia: Uniqlo Chief Tadashi Yanai]( [NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW]( 2 [The Secret To Yeezy's Sneaker Success]( [HIGHSNOBIETY]( 3 [Is This the End for the Traditional Wedding Dress?]( [FINANCIAL TIMES]( 4 [How Positive Psychology Can Help Us Build Stronger Customer Relationships]( [INC.]( 5 [Instagram Filters: 'Our Skin Is for Life, Not for Likes']( [BBC]( BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS  [Design Assistant]( [S]( Jane](   London, United Kingdom  [Junior Social Media Manager]( [Mega Mega Projects](  New York, United States  [Senior Merchandiser]( [Burberry](  Shanghai, China [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