All Lifestyle products articles – Page 8
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ArticleFarfetch reports Q2 loss, small revenue drop
Farfetch Limited reported an adjusted Ebitda loss of $30.6 million and a 1.3 percent drop in revenues to $572.1 million for Q2 ended June 30. The net loss at the internet platform for luxury goods was $281.3 million against a profit of $67.7 million. Gross merchandise value (GMV) inched 1.2 ...
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ArticleAlpargatas still plagued by inefficiencies, high inventory levels
The Brazilian parent of flip-flop sandal brand Havaianas and the Rothy footwear brand continues to be challenged by high inventory levels in the South American market and inefficiencies in its overall operation that are impacting sales, margins, and profitability. Alpargatas reported a 53.1 million Brazilian reais (€9.9m) consolidated net ...
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ArticleChina demand boosts Canada Goose Q1, but warns of slower Q2
Strong post-Covid pandemic demand from China for parkas has helped Canada Goose beat revenue estimates for its first quarter, but the company warned of below-estimate sales in the current three months due to softer demand amid a tougher US economic backdrop. Continued momentum in Asia Revenue from its Asia-Pacific segment ...
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News briefsFarfetch hires Amazon exec as new CFO
Tim Stone, who spent more than 20 years in senior finance roles at Amazon.com, will join the London-based Internet platform for luxury goods Farfetch Limited on Sept. 1 as the group’s new CFO. He will replace Elliot Jordan, who announced his departure from the luxury fashion company in February.
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ArticleVF Corp. slashes FY revenue guidance, reports wider Q1 loss
VF Corp., the parent of The North Face (TNF) and Vans, welcomed its new President and CEO Bracken Darrell, 12 days on the job, to his first results call by reporting a Q1 loss of $57.4 million against a loss of $55.96 million in the year-ago period on an 8 ...
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News briefsSnoop Dogg launches first shoe collaboration with Skechers
Source: Skechers US rapper and actor Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, has entered into a collaboration with Skechers. The first styles of the Skechers x Snoop Dogg collection dropped on Aug. 1. “The excellent team at Skechers took my ideas and my flavor, and ...
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News briefsInditex pulls out of Myanmar
Inditex, the Spanish parent company of several fast fashion brands including Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Oysho, is to stop sourcing clothes from Myanmar. The company is following the example of other companies such as Primark and Marks & Spencer. The reason is a campaign by the global union IndustriALL ...
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News briefsMunich opens largest Spanish store
Spanish sneaker brand Munich has opened a 250-sqm store at the Viladecans The Style Outlets shopping center near Barcelona. It is the brand’s largest store in Spain. Alongside Munich sneakers, the store sells vegan footwear from the Duuo brand, also owned by the Berneda family. The new opening brings the ...
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News briefsLondon Sneaker School opens a pop-up store in Mayfair
The London Sneaker School (LSS) is opening a concept pop-up store on Savile Row, a street in Mayfair, central London, known principally for its bespoke tailoring for men. LSS provides insights and lessons on shoemaking and starting a sneaker brand. Classes include traditional shoemaking techniques to train people to get ...
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News briefsYoon Ahn adds nightlife-inspired approach to Nike football product
Source: Nike Nike x Ambush WC23 football and chainlink top and skirt In her latest collection, Tokyo-based Ambush designer and Nike collaborator Yoon Ahn puts sportswear, footwear and culture front and center while promoting fashion and self-expression – whether in the Ambush multiverse, on dance floors around ...
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ArticleCrocs’ shares take hit as Heydude sales outlook tempered
Crocs Inc. generated more than $1 billion in Q2 revenues on 12 percent constant-currency growth. The company increased its annual revenue guidance on July 26 to surpass the $4 billion mark, but its share price plummeted more than 14 percent, nonetheless. By mid-afternoon, the company’s shares were on pace to ...
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ArticleHoka paces Deckers in Q1, company lifts FY guidance
Deckers Brands, intent on growing both its direct-to-consumer and international businesses in the months ahead, generated a 42 percent increase in Q1/24 net income to $63.6 million versus 44.8 million for the three months ended June 30. Operating income was 26 percent higher year-over-year at $70.7 million. Total net sales ...
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ArticleMoncler Group’s H1 revenues surpass €1 billion for first time
Consolidated H1 revenues rose by 24 percent in both reported and constant currency for the Moncler Group to €1.14 billion from €918.4 million for the six months ended June 30. Moncler brand sales rose by 29 percent to €935.0 million and Stone Island sales increased by 4 percent on a ...
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News briefsSuperdry shuts down eight franchise-operated stores in the UK
Superdry has confirmed that it is “in the process of closing” eight stores in the UK operated under license. Most of the 104 Superdry stores in the UK are operated directly by the company, and there are currently no plans to shut down any of them, the retailer said. Since ...
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News briefsLe Coq Sportif reportedly seeks €30 million in equity financing
In March 2020, Le Coq Sportif secured an agreement to supply apparel for the French Olympic and Paralympic teams for the Paris 2024 Games. The brand was awarded the kit deal as a result of an apparel supplier tender that was issued in September 2019. Three years later, and just ...
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News briefsAre there similarities between football and chess?
Puma has announced a collaboration between five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen and professional footballer Christian Pulisic. The two athletes met on a football field to talk about the differences and similarities between chess and football. Similarities? Well, the conversation actually shows that there are many things that are relevant ...
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ArticleSean Combs launches US e-commerce platform for black businesses
Source: Empower Global Sean “Diddy” Combs, Chariman of Combs Global US rapper, producer, entrepreneur and designer Sean “Diddy” Combs has launched Empower Global (EG), a curated e-commerce platform (for U.S. customers only) that allows consumers to discover and purchase products created and sold exclusively by black entrepreneurs, ...
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News briefsCrocs sues former employee over company secrets
Crocs has sued former executive Kellen McCarvel and his company Joybees in a Colorado district court. The company alleges McCarvel left Crocs with several thousand highly confidential trade secrets that he downloaded onto a personal thumb drive and then used to build a competing shoe company. Some of the documents ...
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News briefsApparel brand Kit and Ace bought by Unity Brands
Unity Brands Inc., a brand management and consulting firm, has acquired the Canadian technical lifestyle and apparel brand Kit and Ace Technical Apparel Inc. With the acquisition, Unity Brands aims to “propel Kit and Ace into a future marked by enhanced strategic initiatives, expanded market presence, amplified brand campaigns, elevated ...
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News briefsDance performance in Paris introduces “next era for Nike Women”
Source: Nike A scene from “Goddess Awakened” featuring pieces from Nike x Feng Chen Wang On July 5, Nike hosted Goddess Awakened, an outdoor performance in Paris to celebrate the power of womanhood through movement and style, in collaboration with New Zealand dancer, choreographer and Nike partner ...
