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The Future of Watches: A High Stakes DTC Shake-Up

$2.4 billion in annual revenues are set to shift from retailers to brands by 2025 as consumers demand better online shopping experiences and brands aim for higher margins.

Luxury

The Future of Watches: A High Stakes DTC Shake-Up

$2.4 billion in annual revenues are set to shift from retailers to brands by 2025 as consumers demand better online shopping experiences and brands aim for higher margins.


Media

Fashion Magazines Hit as Luxury Ad Spend Dwindles

Global fashion houses are slashing their marketing budgets by 30 to 80 percent to weather the economic fallout of the pandemic.

Media

Fashion Magazines Hit as Luxury Ad Spend Dwindles

Global fashion houses are slashing their marketing budgets by 30 to 80 percent to weather the economic fallout of the pandemic.


Luxury

Swiss Watchmakers Caught in the Middle of US-China Trade War

Claims of the trade war's effects on the industry are not due to tariffs from either country, but because the dispute saps growth prospects in the two largest markets for watches.

Luxury

Swiss Watchmakers Caught in the Middle of US-China Trade War

Claims of the trade war's effects on the industry are not due to tariffs from either country, but because the dispute saps growth prospects in the two largest markets for watches.


Luxury

Watches of Switzerland Plans a US Invasion

The UK’s biggest retailer of luxury Swiss watches is pushing into America with its glossy showroom model intent on luring investors as much as millennials, as hedge fund owner Apollo prepares for an exit.

Luxury

Watches of Switzerland Plans a US Invasion

The UK’s biggest retailer of luxury Swiss watches is pushing into America with its glossy showroom model intent on luring investors as much as millennials, as hedge fund owner Apollo prepares for an exit.


Marketing

Breitling CEO Axed Unsuitable Ads Featuring Women in Shorts and Flight Suits

Georges Kern told the SonntagsZeitung that he intervened after finding complaint letters from people concerned about the ads' portrayal of women.

Marketing

Breitling CEO Axed Unsuitable Ads Featuring Women in Shorts and Flight Suits

Georges Kern told the SonntagsZeitung that he intervened after finding complaint letters from people concerned about the ads' portrayal of women.


News & Analysis

Inside Richemont’s Leadership Crisis

An unconventional management structure, combined with serious ongoing business challenges, has upset senior ranks at the Swiss luxury conglomerate.

News & Analysis

Inside Richemont’s Leadership Crisis

An unconventional management structure, combined with serious ongoing business challenges, has upset senior ranks at the Swiss luxury conglomerate.


Luxury

Breitling Agrees to Sell to CVC in $870 Million Deal

Breitling is one of the last remaining large independent Swiss watch brands while many others have been acquired by competitors such as Swatch Group, Richemont, LVMH and Kering.

Luxury

Breitling Agrees to Sell to CVC in $870 Million Deal

Breitling is one of the last remaining large independent Swiss watch brands while many others have been acquired by competitors such as Swatch Group, Richemont, LVMH and Kering.


Financial Markets

Op-Ed | Breitling's Deal Hits on a Stretch of Good Timing

The Swiss watchmaker's family owners have done well to get a deal at all. At least by keeping a 20 percent stake, they won't be shut out from all the upside.

Financial Markets

Op-Ed | Breitling's Deal Hits on a Stretch of Good Timing

The Swiss watchmaker's family owners have done well to get a deal at all. At least by keeping a 20 percent stake, they won't be shut out from all the upside.


News & Analysis

Report: Swiss Watchmaker Breitling is Considering a Sale

The most likely suitors are luxury goods companies rather than private equity firms.

News & Analysis

Report: Swiss Watchmaker Breitling is Considering a Sale

The most likely suitors are luxury goods companies rather than private equity firms.


Retail

World Trade Center Shops to Open in 2015 With Eataly, Kors

Leasing of stores at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan is almost complete, with a tenant list that includes Breitling, Michael Kors and an outpost of Mario Batali’s Eataly.

Retail

World Trade Center Shops to Open in 2015 With Eataly, Kors

Leasing of stores at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan is almost complete, with a tenant list that includes Breitling, Michael Kors and an outpost of Mario Batali’s Eataly.