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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.
The conglomerate is focussed on sharpening its positioning as a pure-play beauty and personal care organisation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Colleen Allen won the emerging designer of the year award; Tory Burch, Linda Fargo and more take home honours.
The show will unveil the brand’s first-ever flagship store and mark Ye’s first full-scale runway presentation in four years.