Fruit of the Loom names Reebok veteran new SVP of brands
Fruit of the Loom Inc. announced on Tuesday the appointment of Scott Daley to the role of Senior Vice President – Brands, effective November 3. Read More
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Ciele Athletics expands across Latin America region
Running brand Ciele Athletics has inked a new distribution deal with Latin American retailer Run the World expanding the Canadian brand’s presence in the region. Read More
LVMH explores sale of its 50% stake in Rihanna-backed Fenty Beauty, sources say
Luxury goods giant LVMH is exploring a sale of its 50% stake in Fenty Beauty, which it co-owns with Grammy Award-winning singer and entrepreneur Rihanna, according to four people familiar with the matter. Read More
UK inflation figure surprises in September, clothing prices rise but only slightly
All the doom and gloom news reports on Tuesday were shown to be wrong on Wednesday as UK annual consumer price inflation (CPI) for September didn’t come in at the predicted 4% but stayed at 3.8%. Read More
L’Oreal drops 7% after quarterly sales miss
L’Oreal’s shares dropped sharply in Paris after the French cosmetics maker’s third-quarter sales missed expectations. Third-quarter sales of 10.3 billion euros were hampered by weaker performance in North America. Read More
Hermès makes Q3 progress in China, US; says leather goods and RTW are strong
Hermès had some good news on Wednesday as it reported a slight sales improvement in key market China and said US shoppers continued to buy its ultra-luxury products in large numbers. Read More
Advent International considering $2 billion sale of Parfums de Marly business, FT reports
Private equity firm Advent International is in early discussions to potentially sell its Parfums de Marly business as soon as next year at a likely valuation of more than $2 billion, the Financial Times reported. Read More
UK Christmas shopping to be buoyant this year says VoucherCodes
It’s that time of year again when the forecasts about festive season spending come thick and fast. And the verdict from one study is that Britons will spend almost £23 billion on festive products. Read More
Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol
Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner expressed regret over getting a tattoo that appears similar to a Nazi symbol nearly two decades ago and plans to have it removed, his latest mea culpa after a week of damning headlines over resurfaced social media posts. Platner’s campaign sought to front-run opposition research about his tattoo —…
Driver crashes car into White House security gate
A person drove a vehicle into a gate outside the White House on Tuesday night, according to the Secret Service. “At approximately 10:37 p.m., an individual drove a vehicle into the Secret Service vehicle gate located at 17th & E St, NW,” the Secret Service said on X. The law enforcement agency, which is responsible…