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Retail

Uniqlo-Owner Fast Retailing’s Shares Slide After Warning on Weak Yen

The Tokyo-based retailer lifted its full-year operating profit forecast but warned that it expected the depreciating yen to drag on its fourth-quarter results.

Retail

Uniqlo-Owner Fast Retailing’s Shares Slide After Warning on Weak Yen

The Tokyo-based retailer lifted its full-year operating profit forecast but warned that it expected the depreciating yen to drag on its fourth-quarter results.


Luxury

Used Gold Rolex Prices Have Slipped Since April

Prices for secondhand gold watches are dropping, in tandem with the US-Israel-Iran war-driven bullion market slump.

Luxury

Used Gold Rolex Prices Have Slipped Since April

Prices for secondhand gold watches are dropping, in tandem with the US-Israel-Iran war-driven bullion market slump.


Retail

Wealthier Americans To Cut Back-to-School Spending by 20%

Higher-income US parents plan to reduce spending while less-wealthy families are trading down to cheaper products amid economic worries, a Deloitte survey found.

Retail

Wealthier Americans To Cut Back-to-School Spending by 20%

Higher-income US parents plan to reduce spending while less-wealthy families are trading down to cheaper products amid economic worries, a Deloitte survey found.


Retail

Hugo Boss Board Rejects Frasers Takeover Bid

Hugo Boss AG recommended shareholders reject Frasers Group Plc’s takeover offer, saying the bid fails to capture the German fashion company’s long-term value.

Retail

Hugo Boss Board Rejects Frasers Takeover Bid

Hugo Boss AG recommended shareholders reject Frasers Group Plc’s takeover offer, saying the bid fails to capture the German fashion company’s long-term value.


Luxury

Hermès to Stage First Couture Show in January

The push into couture, piloted by women’s artistic director Nadège Vanhée, will offer the French leather goods powerhouse another way to engage its wealthiest clients and cement its top-end positioning.

Luxury

Hermès to Stage First Couture Show in January

The push into couture, piloted by women’s artistic director Nadège Vanhée, will offer the French leather goods powerhouse another way to engage its wealthiest clients and cement its top-end positioning.


Retail

Levi’s Raises Forecast as Premium Denim Gains Traction

The denim maker raised its annual net sales forecast as it beat quarterly estimates, but shares sank on its full-year profit outlook.

Retail

Levi’s Raises Forecast as Premium Denim Gains Traction

The denim maker raised its annual net sales forecast as it beat quarterly estimates, but shares sank on its full-year profit outlook.


Fashion Week

M&S to Make London Fashion Week Debut

Marks and Spencer Group Plc is looking to the runway to burnish its fashion credentials, having also hosted its own show at the British Grand Prix last weekend.

Fashion Week

M&S to Make London Fashion Week Debut

Marks and Spencer Group Plc is looking to the runway to burnish its fashion credentials, having also hosted its own show at the British Grand Prix last weekend.


Beauty

Brazil’s Natura Revenue Drops on Lower Domestic Sales

The cosmetics maker said it ⁠is taking measures to restore growth in Brazil, including ‌supply-chain adjustments and an acceleration in franchise store openings.

Beauty

Brazil’s Natura Revenue Drops on Lower Domestic Sales

The cosmetics maker said it ⁠is taking measures to restore growth in Brazil, including ‌supply-chain adjustments and an acceleration in franchise store openings.


Beauty

Estée Lauder Boosts Cost of Restructuring Moves to $1.75 Billion

The US conglomerate forecasts restructuring costs of $1.75 billion, up from $1.55 billion previously, owing to job cuts and workforce reductions in addition to other expenses.

Beauty

Estée Lauder Boosts Cost of Restructuring Moves to $1.75 Billion

The US conglomerate forecasts restructuring costs of $1.75 billion, up from $1.55 billion previously, owing to job cuts and workforce reductions in addition to other expenses.


Beauty

Coty and Kering Agree to Early Transfer of Gucci Beauty Licence to L’Oréal

Coty will receive approximately $400 million and continue to operate the brand until at least June 30, 2027, terminating its prior agreement a year earlier than originally signed.

Beauty

Coty and Kering Agree to Early Transfer of Gucci Beauty Licence to L’Oréal

Coty will receive approximately $400 million and continue to operate the brand until at least June 30, 2027, terminating its prior agreement a year earlier than originally signed.


Luxury

Tory Burch Names First Chief Brand Officer

Klitos Teklos previously held creative leadership roles at Sol de Janeiro, Estée Lauder Companies and Air Paris.

Luxury

Tory Burch Names First Chief Brand Officer

Klitos Teklos previously held creative leadership roles at Sol de Janeiro, Estée Lauder Companies and Air Paris.


Luxury

Valentino to Sell Bonds to Repay Bank Debt

The funding represents a step forward for the fashion house, which last year required a capital injection from shareholders and struck a deal with lender banks to refinance its liabilities.

Luxury

Valentino to Sell Bonds to Repay Bank Debt

The funding represents a step forward for the fashion house, which last year required a capital injection from shareholders and struck a deal with lender banks to refinance its liabilities.