Smythson of Bond Street, the high-end British leather goods business, has been acquired from Jacques Bahbout’s Tivoli Group by Oakley Capital, a pan-European, mid-market private equity investor. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed. Smythson The company said it “marks an exciting new chapter in Smythson’s 137-year history of British craftsmanship. Following years of strengthening the brand’s…
2024 was a year of “transition” within the Clarks business “as internal and external factors created a variety of challenges”, its owner said in its latest results filing at Companies House. Clarks The parent company of the Clarks brand, C&J Clark (No1) Limited has filed its figures for the full 2024 financial period and said…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 27, 2025 2024 was a positive year for Italian childrenswear specialist Catapano Group, based in Nola, near Naples, owner of Fun&Fun and HLove and licensee of Seville and Marc Ellis, for which it also produces womenswear. Catapano Group regularly exhibits at Pitti Bimbo, where founder and owner Giovanni Catapano told…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published June 16, 2025 With a shared passion for refined tailoring and premium materials, Elisa Bosi, Luca Testa and Antonella Arpaia founded Manto Italia in 2016 in Mantua, northern Italy. Their goal: to deliver authentic men’s elegance through discreet detailing and true Italian craftsmanship. Manto Italia, SS26 “All three of…
By Reuters Published June 11, 2025 Some of China’s top beauty brands such as Proya and S’Young are exploring acquisitions of smaller foreign rivals to expand their portfolios and replicate the success of global leaders like L’Oreal or Estée Lauder amid slowing growth at home. Proya While still relatively unknown internationally, these Chinese brands have…
Calvin Klein owner PVH Corp. on Wednesday announced first-quarter sales beat expectations to rise 2% to $1.984 billion, thanks to growth at its Tommy Hilfiger brand. Calvin Klein The New York-based company said Calvin Klein brand sales were flat at for the three months ending May 4, outpaced by a 3% sales uptick at brother brand, Tommy…
By Reuters Published May 20, 2025 French luxury group Chanel will continue to invest heavily this year, drawing on its deep pockets as other sector players pull back, with plans for new stores in China and the United States, despite volatility in both markets, it said on Tuesday. Chanel pushes growth with 48 new stores…
Several messages were very clear from the World Retail Congress (WRC) in London this week — it’s an uncertain world that isn’t going to get more certain any time soon, the industry is evolving at speed, and retail business models need to adapt to drive growth. Photo: Pexels That latter point is the key one…
Watches of Switzerland Group delivered a 52-week trading update on Thursday and said its performance was “in line with market expectations” plus it made “strong strategic and operational progress with significant performance improvement in H2”. The company was formerly a perennial outperformer but had seen its seemingly unstoppable growth stalling in recent periods so any…
LuxExperience has reported Q3 results for its legacy Mytheresa business and said it saw a “solid” net sales rise of almost 4% plus “continued strong adjusted EBITDA profitability at a 4% margin”. MYTHERESA Q3 of FY25 covers the three months to the end of March and the company said it saw the growth despite a…
