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Designer, Michael Kors

The designer and previous Project Runway personality infused his once-bankrupt brand with a clean, sporty glamour and took the company public in 2011.

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News & Analysis

Differential Brands to Buy Global Brands' North American Unit

The $1.38 billion deal will give Differential Brands access to licenses for brands including Calvin Klein, Under Armour and Michael Kors.

News & Analysis

Differential Brands to Buy Global Brands' North American Unit

The $1.38 billion deal will give Differential Brands access to licenses for brands including Calvin Klein, Under Armour and Michael Kors.


Luxury

Amidst Consolidation Wave, Acne Studios Could Fetch €500m

The luxury market has seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions and the pace is picking up with Dries Van Noten and Missoni signing deals in the past week alone.

Luxury

Amidst Consolidation Wave, Acne Studios Could Fetch €500m

The luxury market has seen no shortage of mergers and acquisitions and the pace is picking up with Dries Van Noten and Missoni signing deals in the past week alone.


News & Analysis

Frame Wants to Be the Next Calvin Klein

Jens Grede and Erik Torstensson have grown their former side project into a $100 million business. Can the duo behind so many other blockbuster brands turn their own label into a global player?

News & Analysis

Frame Wants to Be the Next Calvin Klein

Jens Grede and Erik Torstensson have grown their former side project into a $100 million business. Can the duo behind so many other blockbuster brands turn their own label into a global player?


Retail

Ralph Lauren Wants to Increase Sales by $1 Billion Over the Next 5 Years

Chief executive Patrice Louvet unveiled a five-point strategic plan to significantly boost revenue, operating income and payouts to shareholders on Thursday. Here's how the company plans to reach those lofty goals.

Retail

Ralph Lauren Wants to Increase Sales by $1 Billion Over the Next 5 Years

Chief executive Patrice Louvet unveiled a five-point strategic plan to significantly boost revenue, operating income and payouts to shareholders on Thursday. Here's how the company plans to reach those lofty goals.


Luxury

Luxury Results Tell a Tale of Two Extremes

Luxury results were good, bad and ugly this month, causing a divergence in stock performances among our SLI constituents.

Luxury

Luxury Results Tell a Tale of Two Extremes

Luxury results were good, bad and ugly this month, causing a divergence in stock performances among our SLI constituents.


News & Analysis

Supreme, Ralph Lauren, Raf Simons Honoured at the 2018 CFDA Awards

The American fashion industry’s annual awards ceremony aimed to strike a balance between honouring industry stalwarts and recognising the disruptors paving a new way forward in tough times.

News & Analysis

Supreme, Ralph Lauren, Raf Simons Honoured at the 2018 CFDA Awards

The American fashion industry’s annual awards ceremony aimed to strike a balance between honouring industry stalwarts and recognising the disruptors paving a new way forward in tough times.


Retail

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?

Retail

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?


Financial Markets

Michael Kors Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates

The projection overshadowed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, driving the handbag maker's shares down 7 percent.

Financial Markets

Michael Kors Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates

The projection overshadowed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, driving the handbag maker's shares down 7 percent.


Financial Markets

Bargain-Hungry Shoppers Help TJX Beat Sales Estimates

Online shopping has taken a toll on traditional brick-and-mortar stores, but TJX  has not seen huge cuts in inventory and store closures.

Financial Markets

Bargain-Hungry Shoppers Help TJX Beat Sales Estimates

Online shopping has taken a toll on traditional brick-and-mortar stores, but TJX  has not seen huge cuts in inventory and store closures.


News & Analysis

Stuart Weitzman Creative Director Exits as Tapestry Cites Inappropriate Behaviour

Giovanni Morelli joined the footwear brand in May 2017.


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