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Investors Are Losing Confidence In Luxury Brands

When sales should be booming, many luxury brands saw their sales slow or even decline in the last quarter of 2022.For example, LVMH, the industry’s pacesetter and market-share leader generating $86 billion last year, experienced a slowdown during the fourth quarter, with organic revenues up only 9%, after double-digit increases in the ~20% range during […]

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Just Adding Home Won’t Make Banana Republic A Lifestyle Brand

Banana Republic is a brand with a mission: to build a brand with character and a personality that truly resonates with customers. It had that in spades on its founding in 1978 by Mel and Patricia Ziegler when it was named Banana Republic Travel & Safari Clothing Company, selling the virtual safari experience through clothes. […]

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King Charles’ Coronation Gave British Luxury A Boost

When King Charles III was coronated in Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, it reignited ongoing questions about the value of the monarchy. Many watched all the pomp and circumstance of the event and the three-day holiday weekend surrounding it and measure it in money wasted.The coronation alone is estimated to cost between $63 to […]

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Sephora At Kohl’s Proves The Power Of A Platform Approach To Store Openings

Kohl’s just announced it’s opening another 250 Sephora at Kohl’s locations this year, bringing the total number of Sephora-enhanced locations to 850 by year-end, reaching nearly 80% of Kohl’s total footprint with the ultimate goal to be present in every store.The Sephora at Kohl’s shops are 2,500 sq. ft. full-sized stores, not just little popups, […]

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Luxury Companies Are Poorly Prepared For The Changes 2023 Will Bring

Luxury company executives and those who work alongside them supporting advertising and marketing overwhelmingly believe that the luxury market is headed for a reset.Some 56% of the 400+ luxury insiders surveyed expect business conditions in the luxury market to get worse in 2023 and even more troubling, nearly three-fourths believe their companies are only somewhat […]

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