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Activist shareholder Bluebell Capital Partners on Monday claimed a partial victory in its efforts to overhaul management at luxury group Richemont after the company proposed the appointment of a director to look after the interests of ordinary shareholders.
The German retailer anticipates sales in 2022 to increase between 20 percent and 25 percent to hit a new “record level” between €3.3 billion and €3.5 billion.
The automaker worked with shoe label Athletic Propulsion Labs on its footwear debut.
A report in the Wall Street Journal said that the beauty conglomerate is in acquisition talks with the Los Angeles-based luxury fashion brand, which went on the market earlier this summer.
Birkin bag maker Hermes is not interested in getting involved in the fast-growing second hand luxury market which has attracted some its rivals, its chief Axel Dumas said on Friday.
The maker of Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglasses said its adjusted operating margin rose by 100 basis points to 18.4 percent in the six months to June 30.
The French company’s shares soared as much as 8.5 percent after it said its recurring operating margin reached a historical high of 42 percent, up from 41 percent a year earlier.
The Italian fashion house said in a statement Thursday that it remains confident on medium-term targets despite macroeconomic uncertainty, citing the global health situation, the rate of recovery in Chinese consumer spending, and global geopolitical developments as risk factors.