Retail luxury investors are missing the biggest red alert sounded off by Burberry yesterday. I am starting to sound like a broken record but sounds like that record is starting to crack. Yes we know Mainland China is slowing. We have heard that from countless retailers (NKE, TIF, COH, LVMH, Burberry). But my concern has …
Tag Archive: Hermes
Feb
14
Valentine’s UK Style; Aspirational, Accessible & Something for the Blokes
Remember the Hermes red crocodile Birkin with white gold and diamonds that went up for auction in December? Now that would be a perfect Valentine’s Day gift. You can stop sweating gentleman. Unfortunately, the bag has been spoken for at a mere $203k, a world record price for a purse sold at auction. While most …
Mar
13
The Good Times Continue to Roll for Luxury-A Look At Possible Tiffany Suitors
We just can’t get enough good news in the luxury sector, especially as more moderate retailers are issuing conservative guidance for 2011 and citing rising labor and commodity costs. Question marks over how much of the rising input costs will be pushed down stream to the consumer are still in the test them out phase …
Wall Street Journal Retail News
- SABMiller Warns on Key Markets May 23, 2013SABMiller warned weaker demand for lager in the U.S. and volatile markets in Latin America are putting pressure on its beer sales, echoing comments from other major brewers about the industry's prospects. […]
- Boeing Clears China Hurdle May 23, 2013China's aviation regulator cleared Boeing's 787 aircraft for commercial service with the nation's airlines. […]
- U.K. Regulator Fines J.P. Morgan May 23, 2013The U.K.'s financial regulator said it has fined a J.P. Morgan Chase wealth-management unit $4.7 million for control failings. […]
- Wary of China, U.S. Steps Into Sprint's Board May 23, 2013SoftBank is readying a plan to allow the U.S. government an unusual level of influence over the operations of Sprint, a concession to ease security concerns raised by the proposed cross-border takeover. […]
- UBS to Meet Activist Investor May 23, 2013An activist investor pushing for a breakup of UBS will meet with a top executive of the Swiss bank next week, according to a person familiar with the situation, providing a chance to pitch the financial giant on the idea of shedding its investment bank. […]
NY Times Retail News
- Tiny Mall Kiosks Make a Surprisingly Big Impact May 23, 2013
- Scouting Report May 23, 2013
- Worth a Second Look May 23, 2013
- Wal-Mart Hires Former Bush Aide as Chief Image Maker May 23, 2013
- Relaxing Into Masculinity May 23, 2013
- Sales at Natuzzi’s, DwellStudio and Others May 23, 2013
- Wine Racks May 23, 2013
- IHT Quick Read: May 20 May 20, 2013
- Is It Time to Bag the Plastic? May 19, 2013
- Wal-Mart Sales Go Cold, and Its Shares Feel the Chill May 17, 2013
CNBC Retail News
- Manufacturing Slips to Seven-Month Low May 23, 2013
- Does Asia Slump Signal US Correction? May 23, 2013
- Need Beer? Try These Ballpark Mobile Apps May 23, 2013
- Jobless Claims Get Better, but Remain at High Level May 23, 2013
- Assessing How Much Bond Investors Lost May 23, 2013
Fox Business Retail News
- Legal Marijuana can Still Spell Trouble for Drivers May 23, 2013
- Mercedes dealer review opens home front in luxury war May 22, 2013
- Microsoft Reveals New Xbox Console May 21, 2013
- Burberry Back to Growth as China Recovers May 21, 2013
- Apple Chief Tim Cook Takes on the Senate May 20, 2013
CNN Retail News
- Inside Amazon's tax fight
- JLo's new gig: Verizon retailer
- Bitcoin more powerful than fastest supercomputers
- Shazam overhauls iPad app as music market heats up
- New startups prime targets for cyberattacks
- HP soars as Meg Whitman turnaround continues
- How police can find your deleted text messages
- Guess which senator asked Apple the smartest questions?
- It's been 10 years: Google is officially a New Yorker
- Tim Cook's testimony on Apple's taxes: The reviews are in
Retailing Today
- Banana Boat rides shotgun with Target Chip Ganassi Racing May 23, 2013
- Eddie Bauer’s Arnot achieves new heights May 23, 2013
- PetSmart reports ‘solid’ Q1 May 22, 2013
- Vizio launches Father’s Day contest May 22, 2013
- Dannon capitalizes on cloud tech for #1 spot May 22, 2013
Baaron’s
- U.S. Debt Pollyannas Due for Rude AwakeningCBO's most plausible projection puts national debt at 83% of GDP by 2023. A look at the mythology of Medicare-fee cuts and tax-break expirations. […]
- Unimpressed Forecasters; How I Got My JobThe Blue Chip consensus opinion points to 2.3% real GDP growth this year and 2.8% in 2014. And, how Alan Abelson made me a columnist. […]
- No Real Shadow on JobsThe media find surprises and shadows in monthly employment reports, but growth has been merely mediocre, though not weak. And language sloppiness puts a wrong label on the Social Security "trust fund." […]
- The Private Sector Must Step on the GasInflation-adjusted GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.5% in the first quarter, weaker than the consensus estimate. […]
- The Right Way to Cut EntitlementsMeans-testing is the ticket, not reliance on a different version of the consumer price index, as the Obama-Boehner plan suggests. […]
