Business · Results
According to results published by the parent company of Havaianas, consolidated net sales reportedly reached 1.23 billion Brazilian reals in the second quarter, driven by Brésil and Europe, while États-Unis reportedly declined amid a commercial transition.
Retail · Strategy
APAr's founder, Jean-Christophe Chanjou, announced this Thursday on BFM Business that he was abandoning the plan to take over Duralex, on the very day the deadline for submitting bids expired. Two candidates remain in the running to save the glassmaker, which is under court-ordered receivership for the fifth time in around twenty years.
Retail · Strategy
The two professional footwear trade shows would come together under the name Centro Crecendo, on 20 and 21 September 2026 at the Espace Champerret, ending a split that had lasted several seasons.
Business · Strategy
According to FashionUnited France, a new French platform, Revealthing.com, offers to handle the entire luxury resale journey, from pickup to authentication by artificial intelligence.
Business · Results
The logistics specialist saw its stock drop on Wednesday after releasing results marked by strong commercial activity but margins under pressure. Management promises to narrow the gap with competitors.
Fashion · Partnership
The French house is said to be announcing an event dedicated to art, from 4 to 6 September 2026, bringing together some thirty international artists around the theme of movement, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Fashion · Results
The former CEO of R.e.m. Beauty, Ariana Grande's brand, would take up the role of president of Pandora North America on 15 August, according to WWD. He would succeed Luciano Rodembusch, who departed in February.
Retail · Appointment
According to Retail Gazette, the retailer has tripled the floor space of its Kent site, now reaching 132,000 square feet, with 83,000 square feet of retail space designed by Dalziel & Pow.
Beauty · Acquisition
Procter & Gamble is reportedly about to acquire American dietary supplements maker Thorne, divested by LVMH-backed fund L Catterton, for $3.8 billion in cash.
Retail · Strategy
The Spanish group, owner of Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti, is said to have crossed a new historic threshold on the stock market on Tuesday, according to FashionUnited France, buoyed by favourable assessments from several investment banks.
Retail · Partnership
The British outlet village would launch, according to WWD, a three-year collaboration with the arts organisation Studio Voltaire, starting with an outdoor installation dedicated to painter Beryl Cook and a House of Voltaire pop-up.
Business · Legal
The Hong Kong High Court sentenced four former employees of a Chanel warehouse to between four and seven years in prison, for diverting more than 700 bags and wallets slated for shredding between 2016 and 2017.
Retail · Partnership
According to WWD, the Japanese retailer would also donate 50,000 garments and launch an in-store collection, as the wildfires have forced thousands of evacuations in the south of France.
