Retailer Zalando Shakes Up Management After Strategy Shift
The company, whose stock soared to a record during the pandemic, has languished as faster inflation and shoppers returning to stores pummelled sales in 2022 and 2023.
The Swiss watch sector’s slide appears to be more pronounced than the wider luxury slowdown, but industry insiders and analysts urge perspective.
IWC’s chief executive says it will keep leaning into its environmental message. But the watchmaker has scrapped a flagship sustainability report, and sustainability was less of a focus overall at this year’s Watches and Wonders Geneva.
Watch revenues at the French leather goods powerhouse have surged since the launch of its H08 sports range in 2021. Now Hermès is hoping to keep up the momentum with a mechanical sports watch aimed at women called Cut.
The Big Four watchmaker will slow or even suspend production increases as new leader Ilaria Resta works to ‘solidify the company.’
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For years, the French luxury brand has been seeking a prime location along Manhattan’s storied Fifth Avenue.
The slim timepiece known for its trompe-l’oeil gold strip design is a watch-industry icon. Relaunching the model could help Richemont-owned Piaget jumpstart excitement around its watch division after years of leaning on jewellery to drive the brand’s image.
The slim timepiece known for its trompe-l’oeil gold strip design is a watch-industry icon. Relaunching the model could help Richemont-owned Piaget jumpstart excitement around its watch division after years of leaning on jewellery to drive the brand’s image.
Higher-than-expected export figures fuelled hopes that the industry can avoid a downturn. At LVMH’s Watch Week gathering Miami, the chief executives of Bulgari, TAG Heuer, and Hublot and Zenith spoke to The Business of Fashion about adapting their strategies for an uncertain market.
Higher-than-expected export figures fuelled hopes that the industry can avoid a downturn. At LVMH’s Watch Week gathering Miami, the chief executives of Bulgari, TAG Heuer, and Hublot and Zenith spoke to The Business of Fashion about adapting their strategies for an uncertain market.
Christian Dior Couture hopes to reinvigorate its watch division by relaunching its early 2000s Chiffre Rouge line — this time with fancier complications and a price to match.
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Sales rose 8 percent year-on-year for the three months ending December 2023 to €5.6 billion, beating analyst expectations.
With global demand in flux, brands ramped up their presence at concert tours, Formula One races, tennis championships and more. New creative directors debuted at Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Burberry and Tom Ford.
In partnership with Scott, Audemars Piguet is set to release a limited-edition version of its Royal Oak watch and a capsule collection of co-branded merchandise from the watchmaking house and Cactus Jack Records.
Shares in the Cartier-owner fell 6 percent after first-half profits missed forecasts.
The company, whose stock soared to a record during the pandemic, has languished as faster inflation and shoppers returning to stores pummelled sales in 2022 and 2023.
Fast-growing DTC sales helped the brand beat Wall Street expectations in the quarter ending March 31.
The British fashion house will likely reveal that its fiscal fourth quarter — which will be reported on Wednesday — is expected to be the year’s worst, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
A sale would undo a blockbuster trans-Atlantic merger that took place in stages beginning more than a decade ago.
Ouai founder Jen Atkin’s 10-year-old editorial hair care site Mane Addicts has effectively shut down.
Sales rose 4 percent on a reported basis, as consumer pullback from Japanese brands and inventory adjustments dragged down overall earnings.
The lingerie maker said Thursday that its preliminary sales and adjusted profit for the quarter ended May 4 were at the high end or above its prior projections.
The American apparel chain will reopen a womenswear store in the retail neighbourhood since its last location closed in 2018.