
Paris-based luxury group Hermes on Friday posted a solid rise in first-half profits, helped by resilient demand from non-French buyers for its themed silk scarfs and upmarket leather goods.
Paris-based luxury group Hermes on Friday posted a solid rise in first-half profits, helped by resilient demand from non-French buyers for its themed silk scarfs and upmarket leather goods.
French retail and luxury group PPR confirmed its full-year outlook as it posted a first-half current operating profit slightly above forecasts, helped by the sparkling performance of its luxury arm Gucci.
Brown Shoe Co Inc posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and cut its full-year outlook and store growth plans, citing caution as shoppers curb spending on items such as shoes and clothing.
The owner of Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre turned in a 44 percent fall in first half operating profit on Wednesday August 27th , hit by adverse exchange rates and lower sales of the group's autumn/winter collections.
Women carrying corn on their heads and children selling peanuts stop to stare as a leggy model in a tiny, blue dress strikes a pose outside a steel-doored clothes shop in Sierra Leone's capital.
Two Russians who carried out armed robberies in which jewellery worth 1.2 million euros (1.7 million dollars) was stolen have been jailed in Switzerland.
Shares in watchmaker and retailer Peace Mark were suspended Monday after private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific made an indicative offer for shares in the company in what sources called a "white knight" bid.
Swatch Group posted a 9 percent fall in first-half net profit on Friday as the weak dollar and a loss on investments weighed, but gave a confident outlook due to demand in emerging markets.
Gold prices tumbled underneath 800 dollars per ounce on Friday August 15th, hitting a ten-month low point as the precious metal was hampered by the strong US currency and weak oil prices, analysts said.
By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Alessandro Nivola will star opposite Audrey Tautou in the Coco Chanel biopic "Coco avant Chanel." Anne Fontaine is directing the French film.
U.S. jeweller Tiffany on Monday said it appealed a recent court ruling that found eBay was not responsible for policing fake Tiffany jewellery sold on its website.
Is the tech-savvy fashionista ready to shop by mobile phone? Polo Ralph Lauren Corp hopes so.
Madonna has chosen French Haute Couture house Givenchy to design clothing for her new "Sticky and Sweet" world tour which starts in Wales this month, the fashion firm said on Tuesday.
Watchmaker Fossil Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by strong international sales, and boosted its full-year earnings forecast, sending its shares up as much as 14 percent.
Swiss firm Richemont, maker of Cartier watches and Piaget jewellery, said it will spin off its stake in British American Tobacco under a revamp prompted by tax changes.