9 May 2019Austria, no more options for Charles Vögele: the restructuring process fails and bankruptcy is around the corner
9 May 2019Stefanel, the restructuring process continues: the search for a buyer for Asian rights is underway
4 Mar 2019 PremiumMuch ado about Brexit: what’s going to happen on March 29? Luxury won’t be that affected, but it could be a big mess for CITES hides and skins
25 Feb 2019The president first saves the company, then he resigns (he is still “around” though): Sears’s odyssey is over perhaps
14 Jan 2019Christmas retail: in the USA they turn the light on again to boost footwear sales. Lights out in London, where “just on sale goods are sold”
24 Sep 2018US footwear and retail keep running up, while achieving top record sales in July: “The best performance over the last 5 years”
24 Sep 2018Is US retail crisis over? Perhaps for Macy’s, Nordstrom and Kohl’s. Not really for Sears, JC Penney and Hudson’s Bay…
2 Jul 2018US consumers say stop to special offers and discounts as quality is more important than price, points out First Insight
26 Jun 2017France: terrorism alert lowers prompting tourists to return. Galeries Lafayette’s sales grow double-digit
21 Nov 2016Blood and tears for Marks and Spencer: 30 stores shut down but analysts suggest the number should be higher
7 Nov 2016‘Less is more’: US department stores to reduce leather goods offering. “It will sell better and at full price”
5 Sep 2016Some are going bankrupt (BHS), some are closing down (Prada, in Milan), some are going online (Macy’s): the crisis is transforming the retail world
