Briefing
The latest from across luxury business: the moves, deals and numbers that matter, gathered as they break.
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Marine Serre has filed for bankruptcy protection in Paris, becoming the latest independent French label to seek court-supervised reorganisation.
The upcycling-focused French designer has been placed under court-supervised reorganisation, the latest independent label to buckle under the cost pressures facing young fashion houses.
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Used gold Rolex prices have dropped alongside bullion, with the Bloomberg Subdial Index showing a decline in a benchmark Daytona model since April.
Secondary-market prices for gold Rolex models are falling in step with the gold price, a reminder of how tightly the watch resale market now tracks the metal it is made from.
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Aritzia posted a 35.1% jump in comparable sales, underscoring how far its everyday luxury positioning has travelled with shoppers.
The Vancouver-based retailer's first-quarter results show its store expansion and premium positioning are still finding new customers.
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Marine Serre has gone into receivership., and is seeking an investor after client defaults and geopolitical pressures strained its finances.
The French designer's company blames client defaults and geopolitical turmoil for a financial restructuring.
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Bremont is narrowing its collection and holding prices., with chief executive Davide Cerrato citing discipline, rather than discounting, as the route back to health.
Chief executive Davide Cerrato says cutting output, holding prices firm and a lunar rover tie-up underpin the brand's recovery.
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Hugo Boss urges shareholders to reject Frasers., calling the €38-a-share cash offer financially inadequate and only a slim premium to the market price.
The German menswear group says the Mike Ashley-controlled retailer's offer undervalues its turnaround and its future.
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Levi Strauss topped Q2 estimates and raised its outlook, with chief executive Michelle Gass pointing to strength across the core denim business.
The denim group topped second-quarter earnings expectations and lifted guidance despite World Cup-related headwinds.
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Destination XL rejected Zodiac Partners' sweetened bid, which had been raised to 84 cents a share in June.
The men's big and tall retailer turned down an improved acquisition offer from Zodiac Partners for the second time.
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Luxury shares slid on Iran war fears, but Capri's John Idol and others insist demand fundamentals remain intact.
Shares in high-end brands fell as the US-Iran conflict intensified, though some executives are still projecting confidence.
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Air Canada has named Anko van der Werff, currently chief executive of SAS, as its new CEO, succeeding an outgoing leader who did not speak French.
The appointment brings an executive with turnaround experience at a smaller European carrier into one of North America's largest airlines, at a moment when premium travel demand remains a key battleground.
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Dorchester Collection will shut Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan for two years, for an extensive restoration the group calls one of the most significant in the property's history.
The Milan landmark will undergo what its owner calls one of the most significant investments in its history, a sign of how ultra-luxury hotel groups are willing to sacrifice short-term revenue for long-term repositioning.
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Accor and China's H World have detailed plans to connect their networks, spanning roughly 19,000 hotels and a combined 430 million loyalty members.
The two hospitality giants are combining loyalty programmes across a combined 430 million members, a bet on cross-border demand between China and the rest of the world.
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Phillips posted $507 million in spring auction sales, up 60% year on year, with watches alone contributing $235.5 million of that total.
Timepieces drove nearly half of Phillips's $507 million spring total, underscoring collectors' continued appetite for watches even as broader luxury spending cools.
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Louis Vuitton is reviving its Classic Run car rally, starting in Venice this autumn and continuing through Monza and the Dolomites over four days.
The maison is bringing back its vintage car rally for the first time since 2012, starting in Venice this autumn.
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L'Oréal has struck a 50-year licence with Gucci for beauty, bringing forward the exit of incumbent licensee Coty and paying it a termination fee reported at £400 million.
L'Oréal, Kering and Coty have agreed to accelerate the handover of Gucci Beauty, with Coty paid a termination fee to exit early.
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Bernard Arnault and family are back atop France's rich list, reclaiming the position from a year ago according to Challenges magazine's annual ranking.
The LVMH chairman and his family have returned to first place in Challenges magazine's annual ranking of French fortunes, a year after losing the title.
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Louis Vuitton takes on a bubble-tea chain, a reminder that trademark enforcement in China remains a constant drain on luxury groups' resources.
Louis Vuitton's legal action against a Chinese bubble-tea chain over its logo underlines how brand protection remains a persistent and costly challenge for luxury groups operating in China.
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Coty exits Gucci beauty early, handing the licence to L'Oréal from mid-2027 instead of the original expiry date.
Coty has agreed to end its Gucci fragrance and cosmetics licence ahead of schedule, clearing the way for L'Oréal to take over the business in mid-2027.
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Valentino plans a €450 million bond sale, swapping bank debt for market financing as it works through a period of soft luxury demand.
The Italian fashion house plans to sell €450 million in senior secured notes to replace bank debt, a move that signals how luxury groups are managing financing costs after a period of slower demand.
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Givaudan has taken an equity stake in Microcaps, a Swiss microencapsulation specialist, as part of a strategic collaboration to bolster its technology offering.
The fragrance and beauty giant is investing in Swiss technology firm Microcaps to strengthen its ingredient delivery capabilities, part of a wider push by flavour and fragrance houses to control the science behind scent longevity.