Briefing
The latest from across luxury business: the moves, deals and numbers that matter, gathered as they break.
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Aston Martin delays its first EV to between 2033 and 2035, keeping V-12 alive
Chief executive Adrian Hallmark says the company will keep its V-8 and V-12 engines until the later date.
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Nike extends its turnaround as Converse sales tumble 28% and revenue falls 4%
China and Converse together account for 86% of the group's net sales decline.
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Amorepacific backs Junevity to hunt skin-ageing pathways
Junevity's lead candidate is an obesity drug; the cosmetic licence is a side door into skin.
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Caesars shareholders back $17.6 billion Fertitta takeover
Antitrust clearance and per-jurisdiction gaming approvals still stand between the deal and its close.
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Dua Lipa's Augustinus Bader brand opens first permanent boutique in Paris
Chief executive Charles Rosier says the pop-ups beat expectations and that a US store would be a logical step, with the line aimed at 18-to-35-year-olds.
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Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam factory, its first outside Thailand
The plant will employ 7,000 workers once fully operational, and Pandora says it is a bet on platinum plating as well as silver.
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Hyatt names Amar Lalvani its first-ever Chief Creative Officer
The new role sits alongside his job leading the Lifestyle Group and reports directly to the chairman.
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Balmain opens a 3,200-square-foot Milan flagship at 23 Via della Spiga
The store replaces the Via Montenapoleone boutique and debuts a design by architect Andrea Faraguna, as the chief executive rules out expansion for its own sake.
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Davide Cenci turns 100 and its president is planning for a fourth generation
Rome sales have been flat for two or three years, while New York is described as extremely good and a food concept is planned for the Rome store.
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Mattel names board member Roger Lynch CEO as Ynon Kreiz steps down
Legal chief Jonathan Anschell takes over as interim principal executive officer from Friday, until Lynch starts.
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Choice Hotels buys RV club Harvest Hosts for $130 million in cash
Harvest Hosts keeps its brand and its chief executive Joel Holland, while seller Stripes exits an investment it made for $37 million in 2021.
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Oura delays its IPO, blaming Wall Street jitters despite 90% growth
The smart ring maker gave no new date, and had set a range of $40 to $44 a share before stepping back.
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Selfridges swings to a £13m pre-tax profit after a £15.9m loss
Operating profit rose 89% to £79.7m, and chief executive André Maeder used the results to lobby the new prime minister on tax-free shopping.
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CFDA names Hildy Kuryk interim CEO after Steven Kolb resigns
She is not a candidate for the permanent role, and the board expects the search to run three to six months.
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Shein's first-half profit falls 55.6% in its first report as a listed company
Shares fell 9.2% to a record low on Tuesday morning, leaving Shein valued at $17.3 billion, against around $26 billion at listing.
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Sephora will open shops in about 100 M&S stores from spring 2027
M&S holds a little over 1% of UK beauty, and the deal echoes a Kohl's tie-up that has weighed on that retailer's results this year.
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Prada and Gucci are retailers' top picks from Milan's spring 2027 shows
Buyers from Bergdorf Goodman to Galeries Lafayette singled out Prada's skirt-focused show and Gucci's store staged as a runway.
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Tommy Hilfiger tops NYFW media impact value rankings at $58 million
Nearly 90% of the brand's impact came from social media, powered by a cast spread across Korea, Italy, Colombia, Brazil and Germany.
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JLR recalls 23,677 SUVs over power-loss risk in 48-volt hybrid system
Owners will get a free software fix and notifications by 13 November, five months after JLR's first attempt at the repair.
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Royal Caribbean Group agrees $3 billion deal for half of Sandals Resorts
The deal, expected to close in early 2027, follows reports the two sides were negotiating a $6 billion valuation for the stake.