Zalando Launches AI Shopping Agent as Discounts Squeeze Margins
Zalando reported a 0.9 percentage-point drop in its third-quarter gross profit margin to 38.7%, missing market expectations, according to analysts at Jefferies and JPMorgan.
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Abercrombie Falls After Tourism Pullback Weighs on Results
Abercrombie & Fitch fell as much as 18 percent after slow sales at flagship locations weighed on its latest results and outlook, sparking concerns that its turnaround is sputtering.
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G-III Apparel Reports 2Q Loss
G-III Apparel reported a fiscal second-quarter loss of $1.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
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Prada Sales Slide on Weak Demand
Prada SpA reported the first decline in opening-half sales since its 2011 listing as weak demand in China and terrorist attacks in Europe weighed on the Italian luxury-goods maker.
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Signet Misses Second Quarter Forecasts
Signet Jewellers Ltd. on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $81.9 million.
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Tiffany Sales Miss Estimates as Global Uncertainty Hurts Demand
Tiffany & Co. posted second-quarter sales that missed analysts’ estimates as global economic uncertainty weighed on demand.
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PVH Beats 2Q Profit Forecasts
PVH Corp. reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $90.5 million.
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Guess Beats 2Q Profit Forecasts
Guess Inc. reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $32.3 million.
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Express Misses 2Q Forecasts
Express Inc. reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $10.1 million.
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Estée Lauder Forecast Trails Estimates as Skincare Struggles
Estée Lauder forecast full-year profit that trailed analysts’ estimates as restructuring costs and softer sales of skin-care products weigh on earnings.
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Perry Ellis Reports 2Q Loss
Perry Ellis reported a loss of $3.6 million in its fiscal second quarter.
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Wal-Mart Profit Beats Expectations With Stocks Rising
The world's largest retailer reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as sales at its established US stores rose for the eighth consecutive quarter, sending its shares up more than 3 percent.
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L Brands Tops Second Quarter Forecasts
L Brands reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $252.4 million.
The News in Brief
Unilever Plans €1 Billion in Savings to Ramp Up Turnaround
The conglomerate is focussed on sharpening its positioning as a pure-play beauty and personal care organisation.
Indian Jeweller Giva Raises $100 Million to Fuel Retail Expansion
The Bengaluru-based company plans to use the mammoth funding round to boost manufacturing and more than double its store count to over 1,000 locations.
Bangladesh Garment Workers Stage Fourth Day of Wage Protests
The unrest has intensified despite the government forming a wage board to review pay levels, with violent clashes shuttering factories and injuring dozens of people.
Retail Still a Weak Spot as Reliance Profits Beat Expectations
The Indian oil-to-telecom giant saw its market value jump by a record $19 billion as earnings surged, but its retail division continues to lag.
Hugo Boss Cuts Outlook Citing Weak Demand, Higher Costs
The German fashion house, recently taken over by Britain’s Frasers Group, is in the midst of a second turnaround effort under CEO Daniel Grieder.
Diotima’s Rachel Scott, Ralph Lauren Take Home Top Prizes at CFDA Awards
Colleen Allen won the emerging designer of the year award; Tory Burch, Linda Fargo and more take home honours.
Ye Announces ‘Yeezy Season 01’ Runway Show in Los Angeles
The show will unveil the brand’s first-ever flagship store and mark Ye’s first full-scale runway presentation in four years.