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Vestiaire Collective: New management, returning to growth, AI and a culture of 'delivery'

Four months after their appointment, Thomas Hézard, chief product officer, and Rémi Bouchez, chief technology officer, met with FashionUnited to detail the initial changes made at Vestiaire Collective. Fewer projects running in parallel; more decisions left to the teams; targeted use of artificial intelligence; and lower fees. Behind these...

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Eoin Tonge: The finance chief steering Primark toward life without ABF

On April 21, the British food and retail group Associated British Foods (ABF) confirmed what investors had been circling for months: Primark, the Dublin-headquartered value fashion chain trading as Penneys in Ireland, would be split from the group's food, sugar and grocery businesses and listed as its own FTSE 100 company. The separation,...

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Kontoor Brands raises full-year EPS forecast after strong Q2

US-based apparel group Kontoor Brands has released its financial results for the second quarter ended July 4, 2026, reporting a 19 percent increase in revenue to 584 million dollars. The performance was supported by sustained growth from Wrangler, expanded direct-to-consumer (D2C) channels, and an above-expectation contribution from Helly...

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Chanel, Miu Miu, Burberry: does a 'return to product' signal the end of outrageous price hikes in luxury?

After two years of a slowdown in the luxury market, Chanel has reportedly recorded a 16 percent growth in its like-for-like revenue for the first half of 2026. This result was notably driven by the first collections from Matthieu Blazy. Beyond the case of Chanel, this performance prompts the question: what if, after years of price hikes,...