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...Having previously relied on online department stores and other wholesale channels for the majority of their online sales, brands such as Gucci and Alexander McQueen are migrating to consignment models and...
...Microsoft is also updating its accessories, with the Surface Headphones 2+ featuring noise cancellation and an eight-microphone system for $300....
...Lower shipments in the firearms business were brought about by a drop in wholesale and retail orders versus a year ago, he noted....
...When the Apple watch was launched three years ago, the worry was whether smart devices would replace mechanical Swiss timepieces as a must-have wrist accessory....
...“The customer is also telling us in no uncertain terms the apparel and accessory offerings are currently off-pitch,” he said in March....
...There were even cheerleader pom-poms, albeit slightly droopy and deflated ones, which were worn as wrist accessories or deconstructed further and strung together as dresses....
...The New York-based company, which holds the license to make and distribute clothing and accessories for popular names like Kenneth Cole and Karl Lagerfeld in addition owning DKNY outright, saw its shares...
...Those goods have so far been met by warm consumer interest, despite the company’s decision to cut discounts and pull its goods from some wholesale distributors....
...And he might ask whether a return to licensing beauty products — after three years making them in-house — provides a model for other wholesale operations....
...“Handbags and accessories are a $41bn opportunity globally in the premium space. And footwear is $27 to $28bn....
...Jukedeck is the latest effort at writing songs through artificial intelligence and Apple has finally come up with an accessory to keep your iPhone alive....
...But CCS said that traditional telecoms operators could be joined by Google using a wholesale network deal with CK Hutchison, and Carlos Slim’s America Movil which will continue to expand on the continent...
...Analysts at Credit Suisse had previously expected that the US handbag and accessories maker could sustain earnings growth of more than 15 per cent despite slowing comparable sales in the US because the company...
...The company continues to outshine rivals in the aspirational luxury sector such as Coach Inc and Ralph Lauren with its range of jet-set-inspired accessories, footwear and clothing lines....
...Leaks and rumours have centred on a wearable device accessory, an improved TV set-top box that could act as a hub for controlling the “smart home” and an iPhone-centric payments service....
...Last Wednesday, Michael Kors reported a 97 per cent increase in fourth-quarter sales revenue for Europe, as well as revealing plans to double both its retail and wholesale presence in the region over the...
...He blamed the slowdown partly on a significant drop-off in foot traffic within both full-price and factory stores, and wholesale division weakness. ....
...But in the second quarter, wholesale net sales in Europe were up 14 per cent compared with a year earlier, according to the earnings release....
...But funeral industry experts believe the trend may shift as the baby boomer generation demands personalised funeral accessories that reflect their preferences and lifestyles....
...Kenneth Cole Productions, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, sells clothing and accessories through its own retail locations, wholesale distribution and licensing agreements....
...Anya Hindmarch, the luxury leather accessories group, more than doubled pre-tax profits in 2010 according to accounts filed with Companies House on Monday, but is rethinking its international expansion strategy...
...However, the majority of its wholesale and retail sales now come from accessories such as handbags, leather goods, jewellery and watches....
...This has been driven by growth in the wholesale division of the business, which sells Nails Inc polish to branches of Boots, House of Fraser and Sephora, the cosmetics chain owned by LVMH....
...“They perhaps cannot afford a $300 Coach handbag but they are willing to buy a less expensive Coach accessory that represents the experience.”...
...The figures released on Thursday followed the announcement of a strong quarterly performance last week from Coach, the handbag and leather accessories brand, which predicted double-digit sales increases...
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