Continuing his 50th anniversary celebration, Ralph Lauren is launching the Polo Bear Collection, which combines Swiss watchmaking with the Polo Bear — a favorite icon in the designer’s world. The collection represents the first time Lauren has created…
Fashion label Ralph Lauren sales reached US$1.4 billion for the first quarter of this fiscal year, driven by sales in Asia and Europe. Ralph Lauren sales in Asia increased 19 per cent to US$248 million on a reported basis and by 16 per cent in constant…
Ralph Lauren has reported another decline in net sales, but the overall results confirm the company is headed in the right direction, albeit slowly. The company says its fourth-quarter sales decreased by 2.3 per cent to US$1.5 billion on a reported basis and…
The latest Ralph Lauren sales figures come with a mixed dose of both optimism and pessimism. The pessimism is from the continued slide in sales, which tumbled on both a total and comparable basis. More optimistically, the drop in sales is now flattening out,…
US fashion label Ralph Lauren is bringing its new F&B venture, Ralph’s Coffee, to Hong Kong. It opens next month beside Ralph Lauren’s Ocean Terminal store in Tsim Sha Tsui. It will be the Asian debut for Ralph’s Coffee, which is already established in New…
Ralph Lauren Asia sales rose marginally in the second quarter as the company continued with its turnaround strategy. Group-wide global sales, however, fell 9 per cent to US$1.7 billion, as the troubled brand pursued initiatives aimed at increasing the quality…
Ralph Lauren Asia sales rose marginally in the second quarter as the company continued with its turnaround strategy. Group-wide global sales, however, fell 9 per cent to US$1.7 billion, as the troubled brand pursued initiatives aimed at increasing the quality…
Bangkok luxury mall Central Embassy has unveiled a new space, Open House, where customers can eat, work, study or just relax – even take a nap. Covering the entire top floor, Central Embassy Open House offers 7000 sqm of open-concept “co-living space” beneath…
Ralph Lauren may launch into India through a franchising agreement. The premium US lifestyle products company is reportedly negotiating a Ralph Lauren India debut along these lines with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail. Insiders say the first Ralph Lauren…
Ralph Lauren is in worsening trouble after posting a set of holiday season sales figures which one analyst termed “dire” and the loss of its CEO. A day after Ralph Lauren results were released showing a 12 per cent decline in sales the company announced its…
A “new wave” of Hong Kong store closures lies ahead, because many retailers have over-extended their footprints, says OC&C Strategy’s Pascal Martin. Commenting on the sudden closure of the Ralph Lauren flagship store in Causeway Bay this week, Martin said…
“We are in the midst of transforming our presence in China, a region that we believe will become an important driver of growth for us over the long term,” Ralph Lauren said in 2012 after the fashion conglomerate of which he was then chief executive announced…
After a slight uptick in performance at the close of last year, Ralph Lauren sales have tumbled. Compared to 2015 – when total revenues declined by 5 per cent, wholesale by 9 per cent, and retail by 3 per cent – the latest sales figures are decidedly weak. In…
Zara Vietnam’s flagship store is taking shape at Vincom shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City, and is expected to open soon. The Spanish fast-fashion brand announced in May that it would expand to Vietnam this summer, setting its debut store’s opening date for…
Ralph Lauren is closing stores, cutting jobs and focusing more on its most popular brands to try to reverse its declining fortunes. Shares of the fashion company tumbled 4 percent Tuesday. The changes are the first big moves from CEO Stefan Larsson, who…
Zara Vietnam says it will open its first store in July, just as Euromonitor International reveals the Vietnamese branded goods market may reach $2.7 billion in value by next year. As more than more people can afford branded goods, international fashion brands…