On April 17, L’Oréal announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. The company reported sales of €11.73 billion, marking a 4.4% increase year-over-year and a like-for-like growth of 3.5%, excluding currency and structural effects.
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On April 18, Italian luxury house Valentino announced its full-year financial results for 2024, reporting…
On April 17, Hermès announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing that revenue reached €4.1 billion (approximately $5.3 billion), marking a 9% increase year-over-year (+7% at constant exchange rates).
On April 13, French luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.
On April 11, fast fashion giant Shein received preliminary approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to proceed with its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange.
On April 10, Prada Group officially announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Italian luxury brand Versace from U.S.-based Capri Holdings.
On April 9, ZOZO, Inc. officially announced that it has acquired all shares of Lyst Ltd, a London-based fashion shopping platform, for $154 million.
On April 3, Kering Eyewear announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Visard’s share capital, an eyewear manufacturer based in the Belluno region of Italy, and to become a minority shareholder in Mistral.
On April 2, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced a new tariff policy, imposing a flat 10% base tariff on all imported goods, along with significantly higher “Reciprocal Tariffs” targeting key trading partners such as China, Vietnam, Japan, and South Korea.
On April 1, GUESS JEANS, led by Nicolai Marciano, announced a new partnership with globally acclaimed Japanese artist VERDY.