Columbia Sportswear Co posted lower quarterly net income on Thursday that beat Wall Street estimates, and the company raised its profit outlook for 2008, sending its shares up 8 percent.
Shoe maker Deckers Outdoor Corp posted better-than-expected third-quarter results, driven by strong demand for its UGG footwear products and raised its 2008 outlook.
Children's clothing retailer Carter's Inc raised its full-year growth outlook and said earnings may not fall as much as expected, citing continuing strong birth rates, sending its shares up as much as 16 percent.
Arcadia fashion group, owned by Philip Green, posted a 6.1 percent fall in full-year operating profit Tuesday and did not pay a dividend for the third year running.
Shares in Switzerland's Richemont surged on Tuesday, October 21st as markets welcomed the group's first trading day as a pure luxury play following the spin off of its stake in British American Tobacco.
Luxury goods maker Salvatore Ferragamo is uncertain about its performance in the fourth quarter, its chief executive said on Tuesday, October 21st after a mainly positive first nine months of the year.
Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz still expects sales in Germany to grow this year despite weakening consumer sentiment in Europe's largest economy, the company's German head said on Tuesday, October 21st.
Hong Kong shares jumped 4.3 percent on Monday, as blue chips bounced back from Friday's three-year closing low while Chinese property stocks cheered government steps to support the sector.
Nivea cream maker Beiersdorf sold its chemicals unit Bode Chemie for an undisclosed sum to Paul Hartmann AG , as it increasingly focuses on its cosmetics business, it said on Monday, October 20th.
VF Corp reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Friday as strong sales of its outerwear and fashion clothing brands offset declines in the manufacturer's jeans and sportswear businesses.
Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz reported on Wednesday a 2 percent year-on-year fall in sales at established stores in September as the growing crisis in the financial sector weighed on consumer spending.
Luxury goods group Burberry beat forecasts with a 13 percent rise in first-half underlying revenues, but said trading conditions were uncertain and weakness in Spain would hit full-year wholesale revenues.
Luxury goods group Burberry beat forecasts with a 13 percent rise in first-half underlying revenues, but said trading conditions were uncertain and weakness in Spain would hit full-year wholesale revenues.
Golf inspired sportwear maker Ashworth Inc said it will be bought by TaylorMade-adidas Golf, a subsidiary of the Adidas , for $1.90 per share in cash, in a deal valued at about $26.5 million.
LVMH , the world's biggest luxury goods group, reported a 4.5 percent rise in nine month sales on Thursday and maintained its full-year outlook. The Paris-based group reported revenues of 11.959 billion euros ($16.
