The personal luxury goods market has come through the most disruptive year in recent history and emerged on the other side stronger than ever. After reaching a global high of $307 billion in 2019, industry sales dropped a whopping 22% in 2020 only to recover and even top it in 2021, reaching $309 billion, according […]
Retail Unionization Is on the Rise at Amazon, Starbucks, REI and Apple
During the early days of the pandemic, a new phrase entered our lexicon: essential workers. Defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Essential workers are those who conduct a range of operations and services that are typically essential to continue critical infrastructure operations.” Many retail employees fit that definition including those working in grocery […]
Diamond Jewelry Industry Faces a New Threat: Russia Sanctions
Mere weeks ago, Bain and the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC) issued their annual “Global Diamond Industry” report, recounting the diamond jewelry industry’s “brilliant recovery” from the pandemic downturn. Covering the entire diamond value chain from production to consumer sales, it reported, “In 2021, revenue increased 62% [year-over-year] in the diamond mining segment, 55% for […]
Louis Vuitton Leans Into the Slippery Slope of Culture as the Calls for Equity Grow
In LVMH’s recent earnings call reporting fourth quarter and year-end 2021 results, CEO Bernard Arnault took a victory lap. He reported record-breaking financial results, with revenues reaching $73 billion on organic growth of 36% over 2020 and 14% compared to 2019 and profit from recurring operations at $19.5 billion that doubled over 2020 and rose […]
Canada Goose Breaks Records This Winter As It Plans To Be a Brand For All-Seasons
As an outerwear brand that promises to protect its wearers against the worst that winter can throw at it, Canada Goose Holdings just reported it’s weathered the worst of the Covid pandemic and come out stronger. Boosted by third quarter 2022 revenues up 26.5% over previous year, Canada Goose is on track to exceed C$1 […]