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Kanye West's Paris Fashion Week Surprise

1 March 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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Kanye West's Paris Fashion Week Surprise

This week, everyone will be talking about Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week, the watch industry's troubles and the coronavirus' financial impact. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Swatch Group Braces for Hong Kong Slump

30 January 2020 • By Reuters

30 January 2020 • By Reuters

The Swiss watchmaker's sales took a hit, dropping 2.7 percent amid ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong.

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Swatch Group Braces for Hong Kong Slump

The Swiss watchmaker's sales took a hit, dropping 2.7 percent amid ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong.

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Swatch Sees Weakening Demand in the Critical Chinese Market

31 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

31 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

The results will likely spark concern that the watch rebound is fading.

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Swatch Sees Weakening Demand in the Critical Chinese Market

The results will likely spark concern that the watch rebound is fading.

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Google Spends $40 Million on Watch Tech to Fight Apple

18 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

18 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Alphabet Inc. unit agreed to acquire Fossil Group intellectual property in a bid to boost the search giant’s nascent efforts in the category.

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Google Spends $40 Million on Watch Tech to Fight Apple

The Alphabet Inc. unit agreed to acquire Fossil Group intellectual property in a bid to boost the search giant’s nascent efforts in the category.

Bits & Bytes | H&M Tests Interactive Mirrors, Luxury Brands Use Apps for Event Spaces

12 June 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

12 June 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

This week, H&M tries facial recognition mirrors in its New York flagship store, while location finding apps become a growing phenomena for luxury brands.

Bits & Bytes | H&M Tests Interactive Mirrors, Luxury Brands Use Apps for Event Spaces

This week, H&M tries facial recognition mirrors in its New York flagship store, while location finding apps become a growing phenomena for luxury brands.

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Hublot Debuts $5,200 Luxury Smartwatch

20 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

20 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

The limited edition model will be the LVMH-owned watchmaker's first smartwatch, linked to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament later this year.

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Hublot Debuts $5,200 Luxury Smartwatch

The limited edition model will be the LVMH-owned watchmaker's first smartwatch, linked to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament later this year.

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Fossil Plunges as 'Unprecedented Disruption' Rocks Watch Company

8 August 2017 • By Bloomberg

8 August 2017 • By Bloomberg

The watchmaker plans to release 300 new products and shutter underperforming stores, after predictions that sales will decline more than eight percent this year.

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Fossil Plunges as 'Unprecedented Disruption' Rocks Watch Company

The watchmaker plans to release 300 new products and shutter underperforming stores, after predictions that sales will decline more than eight percent this year.

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Watchmakers Can't Catch a Break as China Slump Moves to US

24 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

24 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

Swiss watchmakers have been caught off-guard as demand keeps sinking this year in the US, which is key for Rolex, LVMH’s TAG Heuer and Richemont’s Baume & Mercier.

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Watchmakers Can't Catch a Break as China Slump Moves to US

Swiss watchmakers have been caught off-guard as demand keeps sinking this year in the US, which is key for Rolex, LVMH’s TAG Heuer and Richemont’s Baume & Mercier.

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Montblanc Launched a Smartwatch. Here's Why It Matters

22 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

22 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

The company hopes to attract a mix of loyalists and also millennials who aren't necessarily accustomed to wearing anything on their wrists but who might try out a unique-looking smartwatch.

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Montblanc Launched a Smartwatch. Here's Why It Matters

The company hopes to attract a mix of loyalists and also millennials who aren't necessarily accustomed to wearing anything on their wrists but who might try out a unique-looking smartwatch.

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Swiss Smartwatches Multiply as Makers Hunt Millennials

17 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

17 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

With the flurry of new gadgets, watchmakers are trying to attract millennial shoppers in the middle of the longest downturn on record for the Swiss industry.

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Swiss Smartwatches Multiply as Makers Hunt Millennials

With the flurry of new gadgets, watchmakers are trying to attract millennial shoppers in the middle of the longest downturn on record for the Swiss industry.