Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 30, 2025 Prada Group reported a 9% increase in first-half sales at constant exchange rates on Wednesday, defying the luxury sector’s slowdown thanks to the strong performance of its smaller but fast-growing brand Miu Miu, even as its core Prada label declined. Miu Miu powers Prada Group’s growth…
Debenhams Group has had plenty of news to share of late and this week’s no different with an update on the progress of its Pinterest partnership and the launch of an illustrator collab. Debenhams To “increase brand awareness and boost customer growth”, the group earlier linked up with Pinterest and as part of its growth…
By Bloomberg Published July 29, 2025 L’Oréal, the French beauty giant known for brands such as Lancôme, Maybelline and CeraVe, reported weaker-than-expected sales in the second quarter, as a slowdown in North Asia, travel retail, and its core European market weighed on results. L’Oréal Q2 sales miss expectations as global demand softens – L’Oréal Quarterly…
Retail sales volumes are estimated to have risen by 0.9% month on month in June 2025, following a fall of 2.8% in May 2025, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday. Photo: Pixabay That May figure was actually revised downwards from the estimated 2.7% the ONS had released this time last month. So while…
By Reuters Published July 24, 2025 Luxury bellwether LVMH reported lower than expected quarterly sales on Thursday, with its core fashion and leather division losing further ground as the sector awaits an easing of trade tensions between Europe and the US. LVMH’s brands include Louis Vuitton – LVMH France-based LVMH, which owns over 70 brands…
Heritage fashion brand Cotton Traders said on Tuesday that its 2024 profit rose as its online market share increased and marketplaces expansion boosted the business. And despite an overall turnover dip, the sales story online looked strong even with lower marketing spend. Cotton Traders It called the 2024 performance “steady… in the face of a…
The news around UK retail sales hasn’t been great of late, but on Tuesday the regular monthly BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed a more encouraging development. Retail sales rose fairly strongly in June. Photo: Pixabay In fact, in the five weeks from the start of June to the first few days of July, total retail…
British off-price e-fashion marketplace Secret Sales has been on the acquisition trail in recent periods and on Wednesday it announced it has bought another big name — Vroom & Dreesmann (V&D) — from Cool Investments, as well as buying webstore To be Dressed. V&D It now owns what was one of the Netherlands’ most iconic…
Footasylum has released its final FY25 results showing a strong rise in both sales and profit. And it said that the first months of the current trading year have also been ahead of expectations so far. Footasylum CFO Nick Scott and CEO David Pujolar Looking first at FY25, sales reached a record for the footwear…
By Reuters Published July 2, 2025 Indian footwear sellers and artisans are tapping into nationalist pride stoked by the Prada ‘sandal scandal’ in a bid to boost sales of ethnic slippers with history dating back to the 12th century, raising hopes of reviving a struggling craft. See catwalkPrada – Spring-Summer2026 – Menswear – Italie –…