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Bargain rate for Victoria’s Secret proves it was ‘asleep in a woke market’
That L Brands has opted to sell a majority stake in Victoria’s Secret is a tacit recognition that the brand was on the road to nowhere under its previous leadership. This is underlined by the departure of Les Wexner as CEO and chairman of the company. The deal with private-equity company Sycamore potentially gives Victoria’s Secret a chance to reassess and rebuild. However,…
Lululemon bucks trend thanks to ‘strong brand, great products’
While some retailers lost momentum in the third quarter, Lululemon firmly bucked the trend and continued its run of strong growth unabated.
Tiffany in ‘a difficult position’ on lacklustre Hong Kong, home market sales
Both overall and comparable-store sales growth at Tiffany came in flat during the last quarter, neither metric helped by the challenges in Hong Kong which overshadowed strong trading in the Chinese mainland.
Poor sales, weak profit: Gap’s outlook is gloomy
There is no real surprise from Gap’s third-quarter figures: sales are poor, profit is weak although marginally better than forecast, and the outlook remains gloomy.
Gap’s second quarter sales decline reflects ‘a company in retreat’
Gap’s second quarter has proven to be mostly a continuation of the first, with negative results across nearly all segments of the business.
Bath & Body Works delivers ‘blistering performance’ for L Brands
As usual, the latest results from L Brands show a tale of two companies: Bath & Body Works put in a blistering performance, while Victoria’s Secret lost ground.
Versace adds gloss to Capri results
At headline level, the latest Capri results looks to have been a good quarter for the fashion retail owner, with revenues up by a solid 11.9 per cent.
Ralph Lauren now ‘headed in the right direction’
After a long run of fairly mediocre performance, Ralph Lauren has finally delivered a solid set of numbers.
Amazon income soars 63 per cent – here’s why
The latest Amazon results are positive – but there is now a clear divergence in performance between the top and bottom lines.
Abercrombie & Fitch results shows brand on ‘road to recovery’
Abercrombie & Fitch is on the right road to recovery.
J Crew CEO in ‘worrying’ sudden exit
The sudden departure of J Crew CEO Jim Brett worrying as it leaves the company leaderless at a time it desperately needs focus.
‘Anemic’ Ralph Lauren results shows more work to be done
The Ralph Lauren results are “characteristic of a brand that is still not entirely confident about its place in the fashion world”.
