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Nike Is Losing Its Competitive Edge

Nike delivered some coal to investors’ stockings in the second quarter 2024. The quarter ended November 30, so it includes a good chunk of holiday sales. Revenues advanced a mere 1% to $13.4 billion, and the company warned third-quarter revenues would be down slightly, suggesting it doesn’t expect a robust late-season holiday surge either. Given […]

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J.McLaughlin: Out Of The Shadows Into The Fashion Spotlight

J.McLaughlin started as a men’s haberdashery shop on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 1977. Opened by brothers Jay and Kevin McLaughlin, the store was designed to fit into its upscale neighborhood with classic men’s fashion that fit right in too. Originally, J.McLaughlin dressed men, but early on, women asked for the same fashion sensibility for […]

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Hitting The Wall? Luxury Market Leader LVMH’s Growth Slows

On the surface, LVMH just reported very reassuring numbers in its third-quarter earnings update. Organic growth totaled 14% through the first nine months of 2023. However, the company took a 4% hit due to exchange rate fluctuations, so adjusting for that, sales advanced 10%, from $60 billion last year to $66 billion this year (€56.5 […]

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Boot Barn: Realizing the American Dream

Newsweek just named Boot Barn to the top of its list of the most powerful U.S. retailers for 2023. It’s an interesting list, filled with the usual suspects like Wegman’s, Trader Joe’s, L.L. Bean, Target, Costco, and Wawa, then there are the not-so-usual ones, like Boot Barn. And it wasn’t just an honorable mention but with its […]