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Louis Vuitton and Dior Are Still Wardrobe Staples

Back in January, Bernard Arnault, founder and chief executive officer of LVMH, said he would be perfectly happy with 8%-10% sales growth for the...

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British Consumers Are Being Asked to Defy Gravity Again

Simon Wolfson, chief executive officer of Next Plc, said recently that he had not been this optimistic about the retailer’s outlook for seven years....

12.04.2024 8

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Charlotte Tilbury's Owners Bet We Haven't Reached Peak Beauty

Puig Brands SA is betting on the Fragrance Index for its multibillion-euro initial public offering. But the owner of Charlotte Tilbury, Jean Paul...

09.04.2024 10

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Valentino Must Beware Becoming Gucci 2.0

Get ready for Granentino. Valentino, the fashion house that’s 30% owned by Kering SA, has named Alessandro Michele, the former creative director of...

29.03.2024 10

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Nike Needs a Comeback. Adidas Just Wrote the Playbook.

When Nike Inc. reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, investors will be looking for signs that the world’s biggest sportswear company is...

21.03.2024 20

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Gucci Hits Some Bumps on the Way Down to a Soft Landing

Gucci is being ghosted. Parent Kering SA warned on Tuesday that its first-quarter sales, excluding currency movements and mergers and acquisitions,...

20.03.2024 8

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Unilever Cuts the Fat With Ice-Cream Spinoff

Unilever Plc is cutting the fat — in every sense. Chief Executive Officer Hein Schumacher plans to spin off its ice-cream business, including the...

19.03.2024 9

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Reckitt Is a Reminder That Consumer Health Has Risks

Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc has been plunged into crisis after a jury awarded an Illinois woman $60 million in damages, saying the company’s Enfamil...

19.03.2024 20

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Blame Crypto Bros for the Rising Cost of Your Rolex

If that Rolex you’ve got your eye on is getting more expensive, Bitcoin may be to blame. The last time the cryptocurrency rallied, in 2021, it...

15.03.2024 5

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Cheesy Beanz Are the Future of Food

With inflation moderating, investors are looking to big consumer companies to sell more tubs of ice cream, tins of beans and bottles of bleach. But...

13.03.2024 8

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Giant Trousers Haven’t Swallowed Skinny Jeans (Yet)

Last weekend, the New York Times ran a feature on why trousers — or pants as they’re known in the US — have become so large again. Indeed, look...

08.03.2024 3

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Luxury's Latest Popularity Won’t Stay in Fashion Long

Forget animal print, the gyrations in luxury valuations have been the wildest look of the past year. Ever since LVMH founder and Chief Executive...

06.03.2024 3

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Is Zara the New Face of Luxury? If the $699 Camel Coat Fits

For years, Inditex SA’s Zara trailed the luxury brands. Top names in fashion would send new styles down the runway, which the retailer would quickly...

01.03.2024 20

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Fast-Fashion Firm Shein May Not Shine in London

Shein Group Ltd. is considering switching its initial public offering to London from New York because of the hurdles of listing in the US. But the...

27.02.2024 6

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Van Cleef’s Clovers Are the New Cartier Love Bangle

Van Cleef & Arpels’ lucky clover bracelet is the new Cartier Love bangle. Young women and men are taking to TikTok to show off the jewelry, which...

23.02.2024 6

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Kering's Gucci Can Be Revived But It Won't Go Viral

Investors are looking for the next turnaround story in luxury. Gucci-owner Kering SA seems like a good fit. But with the company warning on Thursday...

09.02.2024 7

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Bud Light Conjures a Super Bowl Cure for Outrage

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA is trying to magic away the lingering controversy surrounding its Bud Light brand. The world’s biggest brewer has released...

08.02.2024 4

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How Not to Run a Debt-Burdened Supermarket

Another plot twist has emerged in the tale of a British supermarket buyout by private equity. Asda Group Ltd. Chairman Stuart Rose needs to swiftly...

06.02.2024 10

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LVMH Pops the Moet While the Rest of Luxury Struggles

Is the luxury slump over?A glance at LVMH’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 earnings might suggest so. The print sent the shares up as much as 9%,...

26.01.2024 10

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This Bonus Season, Don’t Bet on a Bargain Rolex

Just as bonus season arrives, the best bargains on secondhand Rolexes may be coming to an end. The Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index, which tracks the 50...

25.01.2024 2

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Is It Time to Break Up Luxury Behemoth LVMH?

When Bernard Arnault presents LVMH’s annual earnings on Thursday, investors and analysts will be hanging on to his every word as they try to...

22.01.2024 30

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The Luxury Slump Is Keeping Burberry in Check

When Burberry Group Plc showed designer Daniel Lee’s creations to a star-studded audience last September, it looked like the brand had a good...

16.01.2024 4

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Retailers Can Manage Red Sea Shipping Delays — for Now

Just when it looked like inflation’s grip on consumers was easing, another obstacle has emerged for both retailers and central bankers: difficulty...

12.01.2024 3

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A Christmas Bonus for the UK’s Struggling Retailers

Christmas 2023 turned out to be more ho-ho than ho-hum. For some retailers, anyway. Next Plc said its full-price sales in November and December were...

04.01.2024 10

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Paris and Milan Dream of the Return of Chinese Tourists

2024 is the Year of the Dragon, but it may not be so lucky for luxury brands. Even though Chinese consumers can now travel to Europe individually or...

22.12.2023 5

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Sneaker King Wants to Be Britain's Arnault

Mike Ashley began to look like he was emulating LVMH founder Bernard Arnault when he elevated a scion of his sportwear empire to a senior role. Now,...

21.12.2023 4

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Retailers Are Up Against the Grinch This Christmas

A profit warning in the week leading up to Christmas is never a good look. This year’s shock has been provided by Superdry Plc. With just a few...

19.12.2023 10

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Farfetch Fall Raises Questions Over Where to IPO

For any British company, the risk of listing in New York is that you become irrelevant. For luxury marketplace Farfetch Ltd., this worked in...

18.12.2023 2

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The Dyson Airwrap Should Cost $1,000 — at Least

One of the most popular gifts this Christmas will be the $600 Dyson Airwrap, a hairdryer-meets-styling tool that upended the beauty industry when it...

01.12.2023 2

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A Private Farfetch Would Be a Richemont Headache

Jose Neves, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Farfetch Ltd. is in talks to take the luxury marketplace private, the Telegraph reported...

29.11.2023 8

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Even Walmart Is Worried About the US Consumer

It seems like all we’ve heard this year from the major US retailers is how consumers are “under pressure” as pandemic-era savings run out and...

20.11.2023 7

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Target's Comeback Needs a Bit More Seasoning

Is the “ Tarjay” magic back? Investors certainly think so. Shares in former high-flying retailer Target Corp. rose the most since since 2019...

15.11.2023 3

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Britain's Crackers Christmas Ads Spell Retail Misery

A mawkishly singing oven glove, a gift-guzzling plant and a toy elf flying off a roof.Britain’s Christmas ads are having a midlife crisis.

14.11.2023 10

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Making Farfetch Fashionable to Investors Again Is a Stretch

When Farfetch Ltd. came to market in a $7 billion initial public offering in 2018, it promoted itself as a way to tap into the huge online demand for...

09.11.2023 2

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M&S Shouldn't Get Too Cozy in This Weather

Marks and Spencer Group Plc put on a fine showing on Wednesday, beating estimates of first-half pre-tax profit and proposing a dividend for the first...

08.11.2023 8

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Tesco Could Do With Aldi’s Low-Price Recipe

For the past decade, Britain’s grocers have been emulating German discount rivals Aldi and Lidl. Now Tesco Plc has taken things one step further. On...

27.10.2023 3

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Unilever Is Tinkering When It Should Be Breaking the Mold

Hein Schumacher, the new chief executive officer of Unilever Plc, has left the fireworks at home. Instead of announcing a far-reaching review of the...

26.10.2023 2

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Gucci Just Can’t Keep Up With Brunello Cucinelli and Hermes

Hold onto your Gucci bucket hat. With the middle class cutting back, the luxury industry is realizing that it’s all about selling to the 1%. On...

25.10.2023 1

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Ozempic Is Spoiling the Food Industry’s Bottomless Brunch

Jimmy Kimmel propelled weight-loss drugs into our popular consciousness in March, when he quipped at the Oscars: “Everybody looks so great. When I...

20.10.2023 10

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UK Stores Are Getting Carried Away With Loyalty Cards

Want a read on inflation? Look no further than the loyalty cards in your wallet. The hikes in food prices we’ve seen over the past two years are...

16.10.2023 1

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UK Consumers Are Finally Getting Some Good News

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21.09.2023 5

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Burberry Gets Its Confidence Back in London

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19.09.2023 3

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John Lewis Is Losing the Battle for Middle England

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14.09.2023 9

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