Coach Shares Sink After Kate Spade Acquisition Weakens Forecast

15 August 2017 • By Bloomberg

Coach Inc's weaker-than-expected annual forecast sent shares down by the most in four-and-a-half years. Projected earnings were hurt in part by efforts to pull Kate Spade from many department stores.

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Turning Point

How Ganni Reinvented Scandinavian Style

10 August 2017 • By Osman Ahmed

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This Week in Fashion

Can Anyone Really Build an American LVMH?

28 July 2017 • By BoF Team

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People

How Bella Freud Is Sustaining Success in Her Second Act

25 July 2017 • By Tim Blanks

Bella Freud's first fashion business was a victim of the 'murderous' recession. Now, as she launches a collection with J Brand, she tells Tim Blanks how her career was reactivated almost by accident.

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News & Analysis

Mulberry Profit Rises 21 Percent Helped By Online Sales

14 June 2017 • By Reuters

The British luxury brand said it had benefitted from well received new products and increased online sales, reporting annual pretax profit of £7.5 million.

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News & Analysis

J. Crew Seeks Debt Swap Amid Declining Sales

12 June 2017 • By Bloomberg

J.Crew, which is struggling to adjust as shoppers flock to online commerce amid changing tastes, announced a debt swap on Monday, in addition to a fall in its quarterly sales.

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News & Analysis

Michael Kors Faces Tougher Market After Coach-Kate Spade Merger

10 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

The combination of Michael Kors' two biggest rivals is unwelcome news to the company, which is staging its own turnaround plan in an attempt to shed its image as a lower-priced brand.

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Intelligence

Who Is Best Placed to Buy Jimmy Choo?

24 April 2017 • By Limei Hoang

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News & Analysis

Kate Spade's Position Weakens as It Explores Sale

21 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

The New York-based handbag maker's first quarterly sales decline in almost eight years couldn’t have come at a worse time, weakening its bargaining power in an eventual sale.

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Op Ed

Op-Ed | Kate Spade Is Dragging Its Heels on a Deal

18 April 2017 • By Bloomberg

Kate Spade's sales decline gives potential suitors such as Coach and Michael Kors even more reason not to pay a high premium to buy the $3 billion company.

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