Sandra Stangl Is Exiting Banana Republic
Despite a brief uptick in sales, up 24 percent between 2021 and 2022, the brand’s growth has stalled.
Chief Executive Robert Buchbauer plans to shrink the lower-margin mass-market business and focus on more expensive jewellery.
BoF meets Nadja Swarovski to hear how the company’s innovation in crystal cutting technology and the production of lab-grown diamonds continues to drive its aesthetic capabilities and cultural values.
The facility is designed to strengthen Swarovski’s relationships with partners and elevate its brand in the eyes of consumers.
For the Austrian crystal and jewellery company, 2017 will be a time to invest in technology and sustainable innovation.
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Despite a brief uptick in sales, up 24 percent between 2021 and 2022, the brand’s growth has stalled.
The move comes as System owner Mike Obenson aims to turn what began as a bi-annual print title into a global media brand with a stronger digital offering.
Former Under Armour COO Colin Browne has been appointed to lead the industry organisation formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
The company also beat Wall Street targets for third-quarter results, hinting at a recovery in demand for beauty and cosmetic products in the US after a long bout of inflation.
The British brand’s share price, which has fallen by almost 60 percent this year, declined by a further 4.5 percent in early trading on Wednesday
Manzanita Capital has selected the investment bank Raymond James to conduct a sale of the premium British beauty retailer, per Sky News.
The British fashion and homewares company said Wednesday that full price sales climbed 5.7 percent in the first quarter, which was slightly ahead of an expected 5 percent rise.
The listing drew orders for multiple times the number of shares available and is contributing to a broad resurgence of European initial public offerings.