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LVMH’s sales decline in Q1
LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division posted revenues of €10.490 billion in the first quarter of 2023, down by a reported 2 percent year-over-year but up by 2 percent organically. Sales for the whole French luxury-goods conglomerate were down by a reported 2 percent to €20.694 billion, but up ...
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ArticleTod’s shareholder calls for higher bid price to delist company
Tabor Asset Management, a US investment company that has a 1.1 percent stake in Tod’s, is urging shareholders to reject a public tender to delist the Italian fashion group on the grounds that it does not fully value the company. On March 22, the Italian stock market regulator Consob approved ...
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Italian regulator clears bid to delist Tod’s
The Italian stock market regulator Consob has approved the prospectus for the offer on Tod’s launched by the investment vehicle of L Catteron, a private equity firm backed by the French luxury goods group LVMH. The bid is for 9,255,498 ordinary shares, representing 27.968 percent of the share capital of ...
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Della Valle family does not plan to sell Tod’s
The Della Valle family that controls Tod’s has no intention of selling the Italian producer of luxury goods, said Diego Della Valle, the chairman and CEO of Tod’s. “We don’t have to sell anything, we have a family business with young people who want to do this job,” Della Valle ...
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ArticleNew delisting attempt for Tod’s
After failing at the end of 2022, Tod’s’ key shareholders are trying again to delist the Italian company by offering a higher price. Financial analysts are divided on whether the new attempt will be successful. Under the current offer, Crown Bidco, a company controlled by L Catterton, a private equity ...
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News briefsNew top executive at LVMH Fashion Group
Michael Burke will be taking charge of LVMH Fashion Group as chairman and CEO on Feb. 1. He will be succeeding Sidney Toledano, who is leaving the LVMH executive committee and becoming advisor to Bernard Arnault, the founder, chairman and CEO of LVMH. Arnault noted that Toledano has been at ...
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Tod’s joins the Aura Blockchain Consortium
Tod’s has joined the Aura Blockchain Consortium, securing digital product passports for the handbag Di Bag.“Using Aura Blockchain technology and the NFC tag that guarantees its authenticity and traceability, you are able to access all the information about the bag and its supply chain directly through your smartphone. This unique ...
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ArticleArnault family’s control over LVMH now secured for decades
On Oct. 23, 2023, Jean Arnault, the son of Bernard Arnault, turned 25 ensuring that the control of the LVMH group remains in the hands of the Arnault family for the coming decades, reported the Italian daily, Il Sole 24 Ore. In Dec. 22, 2008, Bernard Arnault, the chairman and ...
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ArticleLVMH’s sales growth slows down in Q3
LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division posted revenues of €30.912 billion in the first nine months of 2023, up by a reported 11 percent and by 16 percent organically. However, third-quarter sales only rose by an organic 9 percent year-over-year compared with a 20 percent growth in the first half ...
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ArticleThe stocks of footwear companies continued to be under pressure in Q3
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence fell by 7 percent on average in the third quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months amid ongoing concern about the economic outlook due to weak demand, higher interest rates and stubborn inflation. In the second quarter, the panel was ...
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Birkenstock reportedly mulls an IPO
The U.S. private equity L Catterton is considering strategic options for Birkenstock including an initial public offering in the U.S. this year or in 2024, which could value the German sandal maker more than $6 billion, according to the news agency Bloomberg. The private equity’s advisers include Goldman Sachs and ...
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LVMH Q1 sales up by 18%
LVMH saw organic and reported sales of its fashion and leather goods division rise by 18 percent year-over-year in the first quarter to €10.728 billion. Sales for the whole French luxury-goods conglomerate were up by 17 percent to €21.035 billion. Europe and Japan, which enjoyed strong growth momentum, benefited from ...
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LVMH launches €1.5bn share buyback
LVMH has begun a €1.5 billion share buyback program. In a statement, the French luxury goods group said it has entrusted an investment service provider with a mandate for the acquisition of up to €1.5 billion of its own shares over a period beginning March 1 and ending on or ...
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Loro Piana opens a new footwear factory
Loro Piana, the Italian fashion brand bought by the French luxury goods group LVMH in 2013, has inaugurated a new footwear factory in Porto San Giorgio, in the central Italian region of the Marche. Production will focus on the brand’s White Sole shoes.
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LVMH’s FY fashion and leather goods organic sales up 20%
LVMH saw organic sales of its fashion and leather goods division rise by 20 percent in 2022. On a reported basis, the division of the French luxury goods conglomerate posted increased sales by 25 percent to €38.648 billion. The division’s full-year profit from recurring operations grew by 22 percent to ...
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Nike launches a sneaker with Tiffany
Nike and Tiffany & Co. are releasing a Nike x Tiffany & Co Air Force 1 1837 sneaker, with a limited-edition sterling silver accessories range. The collaborative sneaker, made of black suede, features a Tiffany Blue-colored swoosh and sterling silver badges over each heel. The accessories include a shoe horn, ...
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Leadership changes at Dior and Louis Vuitton
The French luxury goods company LVMH announced management changes at two of its top brands. It said that Delphine Arnault has been appointed the chairwoman and CEO of the brand Christian Dior. Christine Arnault, the daughter of Bernard Arnault, who is the chairman and CEO of LVMH, replaces Pietro Beccari, ...
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ArticleStocks of U.S. footwear companies rebound in Q4
Trading remained very volatile in the fourth quarter of 2022 with the various clusters of our universe of stocks often fluctuating significantly compared with the previous three months. Overall, Shoe Intelligence’s selection of stocks continues to trend water, rising by just over 2 percent on average. Shares of Brazilian footwear ...
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Christian Dior names Antoine Arnault CEO
The French fashion house Christian Dior, a unit of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, has named Antoine Arnault as chief executive and vice chairman of the board, succeeding Sidney Toledano. The company said that the nomination was made in the context of the conversion on Dec. 6 of Financière Agache, ...
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ArticleTod’s’ minority shareholder buyout to start on Sept. 26
DeVa Finance, which is controlled by DI.VI. Finanziaria di Diego Della Valle & C, announced that its offer to buy out Tod’s’ minority shareholders will run from Sept. 26 to Oct. 25. The company is offering €40 per share and is seeking to buy a 25.55 percent stake in the ...
