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Richemont, Swatch Rally, Bodes Well for Watches

Richemont advanced as much as 9.4 percent to a one-year high after a gain in sales of timepieces at the Cartier maker’s own stores signalled that wholesale orders may stop declining.

Luxury

Richemont, Swatch Rally, Bodes Well for Watches

Richemont advanced as much as 9.4 percent to a one-year high after a gain in sales of timepieces at the Cartier maker’s own stores signalled that wholesale orders may stop declining.


News & Analysis

Watchmaker Swatch Goes Into Car Batteries as Investors Question Strategy

Investors called the plan expensive and unrealistic and with 2016 group sales predicted to be below last year's 8.45 billion Swiss francs ($8.36 billion).

News & Analysis

Watchmaker Swatch Goes Into Car Batteries as Investors Question Strategy

Investors called the plan expensive and unrealistic and with 2016 group sales predicted to be below last year's 8.45 billion Swiss francs ($8.36 billion).


Luxury

Bottoms Up on Hermès, LVMH and Kering Performance

Investors breathed a sign of relief as better-than-expected first half results took some of the sting out of the sector’s most severe correction in seven years.

Luxury

Bottoms Up on Hermès, LVMH and Kering Performance

Investors breathed a sign of relief as better-than-expected first half results took some of the sting out of the sector’s most severe correction in seven years.


Financial Markets

LVMH, Kering, Richemont? Where to Place Your Bets.

As the global luxury market drifts, Luca Solca identifies four investment strategies for the sector.

Financial Markets

LVMH, Kering, Richemont? Where to Place Your Bets.

As the global luxury market drifts, Luca Solca identifies four investment strategies for the sector.


Technology

Swatch Group Signed Contract with China's Geely for Battery

Swatch Group has signed a contract with Chinese car maker Geely, allowing it to use an innovative battery developed by the watchmaker's research firm Belenos.

Technology

Swatch Group Signed Contract with China's Geely for Battery

Swatch Group has signed a contract with Chinese car maker Geely, allowing it to use an innovative battery developed by the watchmaker's research firm Belenos.


News & Analysis

Swatch's Hayek Says Watch Industry Is Not in Crisis

Growth in Swiss watch sales may have dipped but industry the 'is and remains healthy,' Swatch chief executive officer Nick Hayek said in an interview with the French language newspaper LeTemps.

News & Analysis

Swatch's Hayek Says Watch Industry Is Not in Crisis

Growth in Swiss watch sales may have dipped but industry the 'is and remains healthy,' Swatch chief executive officer Nick Hayek said in an interview with the French language newspaper LeTemps.


Global Markets

Swiss Watchmakers Face Another Challenging Year

Swiss watchmakers are braced for another difficult year as economic woes in major markets curb consumers' appetite for pricey timepieces, industry executives said on Thursday.

Global Markets

Swiss Watchmakers Face Another Challenging Year

Swiss watchmakers are braced for another difficult year as economic woes in major markets curb consumers' appetite for pricey timepieces, industry executives said on Thursday.


News & Analysis

Tissot Smartwatch Joins Swatch Lineup in Battle Against Apple

Swatch Group AG plans to introduce three smartwatches this year, as the Swiss company jostles with Apple Inc. and TAG Heuer in the market for wearable devices that do more than tell time.

News & Analysis

Tissot Smartwatch Joins Swatch Lineup in Battle Against Apple

Swatch Group AG plans to introduce three smartwatches this year, as the Swiss company jostles with Apple Inc. and TAG Heuer in the market for wearable devices that do more than tell time.


Global Markets

Swiss Watch Industry Calls Time on Booming Growth of Prior Years

As the Swiss watch industry prepares for fourth straight year of little to no growth, big producers such as Richemont are trimming back investment in production, while some smaller rivals look for a buyer or risk going under.

Global Markets

Swiss Watch Industry Calls Time on Booming Growth of Prior Years

As the Swiss watch industry prepares for fourth straight year of little to no growth, big producers such as Richemont are trimming back investment in production, while some smaller rivals look for a buyer or risk going under.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Swatch Stockpiles Patents, Adidas Robots, Refinery29 Expands

Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Swatch Stockpiles Patents, Adidas Robots, Refinery29 Expands

Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.