All Lifestyle products articles – Page 9
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News briefsCanada Goose to open stores in Australia
Canada Goose is entering Australia in partnership with the Australian retail group Brand Collective, with plans to open stores in Melbourne and Sydney later this year. The partnership with Brand Collective is the company’s first foray into the luxury market. In addition, Canada Goose will establish an e-commerce platform and ...
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ArticleHoka sales up 20% in FY24, further supporting Deckers’ growth
Deckers Brands expects Hoka will continue to lead sales growth in the current financial year, forecasting the brand will see a 20 percent increase in its top line after a 58.5 percent jump in the financial year that ended March 31. The majority of Hoka’s growth is expected to come ...
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News briefsAdidas and Prada launch first joint football boot collection
Adidas and Prada have unveiled their first joint collection of football boots. The Adidas Football for Prada collection for men and women combines Prada’s sophisticated codes and materials with Adidas’ performance football technologies. The collection reimagines three Adidas products – the Predator Accuracy, Copa Pure and X Crazyfast. The boots ...
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ArticleVF Corp. has a “realistic” turnaround strategy in place
VF Corp., which has begun a rigorous six- to 12-month process to find a new CEO, says it has a plan in place that will improve its sales and profitability fortunes over the next 12 months. It centers on continued growth for its The North Face (TNF), EMEA, and direct-to-consumer ...
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ArticleFarfetch reports Q1 loss, but GMV grows in key markets
Farfetch Limited, the Internet platform for luxury goods whose year-over-year SKU base grew to a record 17 million units from over 1,400 sellers in Q1, lost $174.3 million against a profit of $728.8 million in the period ended March 31. Revenues increased by 8.1 percent to $556.4 million from $514.8 ...
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News briefsGoldwin swings to strong FY profit
Goldwin’s operating profit surged by 33 percent to ¥21,904 million (€159.9m) from ¥16,501 million for the 12 months ended March 31. Annual net profit increased by 46 percent to ¥20,977 million (€153.1m) from ¥14,350 million as 12-month revenues rose by 17 percent to ¥115,052 million (€839.9 m) from ¥98,235 million. ...
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ArticleEMEA, Asia-Pacific fuel Q4 sales growth for Canada Goose
Higher direct-to-consumer revenues coupled with the absence of pandemic-related restrictions helped Canada Goose achieve double-digit revenue growth in the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions in Q4 ended April 2. Period operating income was C$17.2 million (€11.9m) versus C$0.9 million, but the group reported a net loss of C$10.0 million (€6.9m) against ...
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News briefsPuma introduces chess-inspired sneaker with Magnus Carlsen
Source: Puma Magnus Carlsen and the Clyde Chess Puma and brand ambassador Magnus Carlsen have teamed up on a sneaker as a tribute to the game of chess. Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster and former five-time World Chess Champion. As previously reported, Puma signed a long-term ...
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News briefsSelfridges wraps resale/repair services in stock market disguise
Source: Selfridges Circular services at The Stock Market at the Corner Store British luxury department store chain Selfridges, owned by Central Group and Signa Holding since August 2022, has opened “The Stock Market at the Corner Shop” at its flagship on London’s Oxford Street, a month-long experience ...
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ArticleDescente forecasts 9 percent FY23 operating income growth
Descente’s annual revenues of ¥120,614 million (€815.5m) in FY22 exceeded its Nov. 2022 forecast of ¥118,000 million as the company generated higher year-over-year sales in Japan, South Korea and China. The group realized significant profit improvement in both Japan and South Korea but lower year-over-year profits in China due to ...
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ArticleMichelin Soles expands to the US
JV International Srl, an Italian manufacturer of engineered soles and worldwide licensee of Michelin Soles, has expanded to the USA to further expand its global presence. Founded in 2013, the Italian company has already been able to strengthen its presence on two important continents for the development of footwear: Europe ...
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News briefsAdidas and queer designer Mnisi launch Pride 2023 collection
Adidas announced its latest collaboration with South African queer designer Rich Mnisi with a unique collection and campaign for Pride 2023 called Let Love Be Your Legacy. With a shared ambition to encourage allyship and freedom of expression without bias in all spaces of sport and culture, the Adidas x ...
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ArticleMoncler Q1 revenues driven by DTC; new CEO for Stone Island
The DTC channel paced Q1 sales growth for the Moncler Group, rising by 34 percent on a constant-currency basis to €501.5 million for the Moncler brand and 40 percent to €39.1 million for the Stone Island business, which will have a new CEO in Robert Triefus on June 1. ...
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News briefsFormer Superdry COO Silvana Bonello to join Oceansapart as CEO
Silvana Bonello, former chief operating officer at Superdry, is set to become the chief executive officer and joint managing director of Berlin-based activewear brand Oceansapart. She will succeed Henry Brodski, Oceansapart’s chief financial officer and managing director, who has been serving as interim CEO since leadership responsibility was handed over ...
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News briefsPuma signs contract with Formula 1
Puma will be the official supplier of Formula 1 (F1), giving it the right to produce apparel, footwear and accessories bearing the F1 logo. The German sports brand will also equip F1 personnel at the race tracks and produce Formula 1 fan apparel. The contract signed between Puma and Formula ...
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News briefsK-Swiss and McLaren debut collab team collection
For the first time since announcing their multi-year partnership with McLaren Racing, L.A.-based tennis performance and heritage footwear brand K-Swiss is releasing the first of three joint collections: the Fan’s Starter Pack. K-Swiss has reimagined the McLaren Team shoe, offering its Tubes technology for everyday wear. The K-Swiss x McLaren ...
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News briefsAuthentic Brands Group and Global Citizen present Take Action initiative
Reebok’s owner Authentic Brands Group is teaming up with international advocacy organization Global Citizen on Take Action, an exclusive initiative “to encourage consumers to activate their purchasing power and drive change toward the most urgent issues facing humanity and our planet.” As we previously reported, Authentic and Global Citizen announced ...
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News briefsSuperdry confirms equity raise
As reported by RetailWeek, Superdry has officially announced a capital increase to strengthen its balance sheet as part of a turnaround program. The brand intends to raise gross proceeds of approximately £12 million (€13.6m) by issuing new shares in a placing and retail offering. Founder and chief executive Julian Dunkerton ...
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News briefsAW LAB launches new store concept in Italy
Sneakers and lifestyle retail chain AW LAB has introduced a new retail concept in its Italian stores in Rimini, Viareggio, Rome, Verona and Carini. The new store concept, developed in partnership with London-based agency TRC, is meant to provide a contemporary feel and enhance the shopping experience. The retail concept ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands announces next acquisition
In another acquisition move, Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a global brand development, marketing and entertainment platform that owns more than 40 lifestyle, entertainment and media brands, including Reebok, Eddie Bauer, and Spyder, announced on April 24 that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vince Holding Corp. (VNCE) to ...
