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Andrea Felsted

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Nike Killshot Is the Next Adidas Samba

20.03.2025 7

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Kim Kardashian Can Shape Nike’s Recovery

19.02.2025 4

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Shein $30 Billion IPO Would Still Be a Stretch

19.02.2025 10

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Dry January Is the Least of Big Booze’s Problems

17.02.2025 10

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Kering Investors on Hold for Gucci's Next Costume

06.02.2025 2

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Retail Was Ready for Tariffs on China. It Can Do Even More.

04.02.2025 3

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Swatch Short Sellers Still Have Time

03.02.2025 8

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Ditching Guinness for Moet Is a Hard Choice for Diageo

28.01.2025 9

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Luxury Needs Its Logos Back. Trump Can Help.

24.01.2025 10

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Taylor Swift Is Breathing Some Life Into Target

Taylor Swift helped save Christmas — or at least Target Corp.’s holiday season. The Minneapolis-based retailer on Thursday upgraded its sales...

18.01.2025 20

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Not All of Luxury Can Glitter Like Cartier

The bling bloodbath is so last season.Cie Financiere Richemont SA on Thursday reported a 10% increase in sales excluding currency movements in the...

17.01.2025 100

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Albertsons Shouldn’t Make the Same Mistake as Walmart

The collapse of Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. leaves both companies facing futures alone. Albertsons has a long history...

16.01.2025 10

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Versace Is the Wrong Fit for Prada’s Ambitions

Ready for Pradace anyone?Italian luxury group Prada SpA may be evaluating a purchase of rival Versace, owned by Capri Holdings Ltd., the Italian daily...

15.01.2025 4

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Private Equity’s Bad Tidings in UK Holiday Retail

Britain’s Christmas shopping season always spawns winners and losers. This year it was the big, listed chains that dominated. It’s a theme that...

10.01.2025 20

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Next Sounds the Alarm About the UK Consumer

As usual, Next Plc has defied the festive gloom and delivered a good Christmas, upgrading its profit outlook for the current fiscal year. The...

08.01.2025 10

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Nordstrom’s Holiday Gift Needs to Be More Generous

Nordstrom Inc. has wrapped up a $4 billion holiday gift for shareholders. But independent investors have room to ask for a more extravagant...

25.12.2024 5

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Is Rachel Reeves the Grinch Who Stole UK Christmas?

If you have spotted any of the British retailers’ Christmas ads on the TV this year, you’ll notice they have gone back to basics. National treasure...

19.12.2024 4

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Can Crypto Bros Save Luxury in 2025?

New York is obsessed with Louis Vuitton. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE’s biggest brand is refurbishing its flagship on the corner of East...

14.12.2024 100

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Walgreens Investors Should Swallow Their Medicine

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is in talks with Sycamore Partners about going private. With Walgreens’ market value plummeting to less than $10...

12.12.2024 5

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Macy’s Has New Activists With the Same Old Ideas

The latest department store fashions are often a reinterpretation of styles that have come before. So, too, are their investors. On Monday,...

11.12.2024 4

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Black Friday Was Good for Retailers — Maybe Too Good

Here’s a holiday riddle for retailers: Can Black Friday ever be too good? Americans pulled out their credit cards en masse during what is now a...

06.12.2024 3

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The ‘90s Are Back — and So Is The Gap

If your ‘90s look included a pair of Gap khakis or an iconic blue and white logo sweatshirt, you’re not alone. But the brand that was once...

25.11.2024 3

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Walmart Earnings Bring Good Tidings for the Holidays

One year ago, Walmart Inc. warned that it had seen a sudden slowdown in spending in the second half of October. Tuesday morning, the retailer once...

20.11.2024 5

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Zara and Primark Are Beating US Retailers at Their Own Game

Some of the most compelling retailers in the US right now have a distinctly European flair. You can see it in Greenwich, Connecticut, where the...

13.11.2024 5

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Moncler Can Keep Itself Warm With Burberry This Winter

The days are getting colder — in Europe at least. Perhaps a black, white, tan and red down jacket will keep Burberry Group Plc investors warm....

07.11.2024 30

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Tapestry Should Turn to Plan Burberry After Capri Deal Blocked

Tapestry Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings Ltd. has been handbagged. On Thursday, US District Judge Jennifer...

25.10.2024 40

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Gucci Needs More Than ‘Demure Fall’ to Move the Needle

25.10.2024 2

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Victoria’s Secret Is Finding Its Wings

17.10.2024 4

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The Denim Bubble Is Bound to Pop Soon

In Beyoncé’s first ad for Levi Strauss & Co., she walks into a laundromat with a bucket of diamonds and pours them into the washer to stonewash her...

14.10.2024 3

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LVMH Is in the Luxury Driver’s Seat With F1 Deal

Bernard Arnault is firmly in the luxury industry’s driver’s seat with LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE’s sponsorship of Formula One motor...

07.10.2024 5

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Retailers Have No Room for Error This Holiday

With interest rates lower, inflation collapsing and wages rising faster than prices, there’s potential for a very happy holiday for US retailers....

04.10.2024 2

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Nike Needs to Tread in Adidas’ Footsteps

Incoming Nike Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elliott Hill could learn a lot from his counterpart at Adidas AG Bjorn Gulden. In formulating his...

02.10.2024 4

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LVMH Prepares for a Long Winter With Arnault’s Moncler Deal

Bernard Arnault just got a hotline to some more bling. But he might have to wait for the call. His LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has agreed...

30.09.2024 4

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Tapestry-Capri Misses the Point in Luxury Fight

We’ve had Taylor Swift, Emily in Paris and more designer purses than Saks Fifth Avenue’s handbag floor. But there has been one $400 billion...

27.09.2024 4

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Luxury Stocks Are Heading to the Clearance Bin

The best luxury brands rarely go on sale. Not so their share prices. Valuations across the sector have tumbled on a deteriorating Chinese economy...

24.09.2024 2

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Nike Has Gone and Done It

20.09.2024 2

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Asda's Billionaire Issa Brother Era Is Drawing to a Close

Walmart Inc.’s entrepreneurial experiment in the UK grocery market is coming to an end. On Wednesday, Asda Group Ltd said Mohsin Issa, one of the...

19.09.2024 10

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Burberry Desperately Needs the Return of Britpop

What a difference a year makes. During September 2023’s London Fashion Week, Burberry Group Plc dominated, renaming Bond Street underground station...

18.09.2024 2

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Has It Gotten Too Hard to Buy a Birkin or Kelly?

“My baby want a Birkin, she’s been tellin’ me all night long,” sings Shaboozey in his chart-topping single “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The lady in the...

16.09.2024 3

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Nestle CEO Switch Signals Tough Times Ahead

Who knew the world of cat food and coffee could be so brutal? Nestle SA has abruptly parted company with Mark Schneider, its first outside chief...

23.08.2024 2

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For Walmart and Target, It Only Gets Tougher From Here

Walmart Inc. wasn’t an outlier. Quarterly earnings last week that topped forecasts along with data showing robust US retail sales in July provided...

22.08.2024 2

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Estee Lauder's Next CEO Needs to Think Makeover

21.08.2024 3

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Tourism Protesters May Get What They Wish For

If you’re about to head off on your annual summer holiday, the anti-tourism protests in parts of Europe might be on your mind. The movement has...

15.08.2024 3

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A $36 Billion Deal Is a Sign Mars Sees Trouble Ahead

14.08.2024 3

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New Starbucks CEO Must Strike While the Coffee Is Hot

Brian Niccol is swapping burrito bowls for cold brew. The chief executive officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has been appointed CEO and...

14.08.2024 10

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Don't Count on the Lipstick Index for the Next Recession

When the economy takes a turn for the worse, consumers choose affordable treats such as cosmetics. That’s been the wisdom since the 2001 recession,...

09.08.2024 3

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Goodbye Grocery Greedflation and Shrinkflation. Hello Deals.

Greedflation in the grocery aisle is over. That’s the message from the consumer giants on both sides of the Atlantic. It’s great for consumers —...

06.08.2024 5

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Starbucks CEO Gets Some Cover for Needed Refresh

The arrival of Elliott Management Corp. can give Starbucks Corp. a needed shot of caffeine. The world famous coffee chain doesn’t require the...

30.07.2024 2

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Time Is Running Out for Gucci's Makeover

It’s even worse at Gucci than we thought. Sales excluding currency movements and mergers and acquisitions at the Italian fashion house fell 19% in...

25.07.2024 2

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LVMH Shows the Luxury Sector Is in Pain

We’re all drinking less champagne as the world becomes a scarier place. That was the message from LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. It...

24.07.2024 2

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