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Meta Teams Up With Oakley, Prada For Next-Gen AI Smart Glasses
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 7:06pm | 560Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and EssilorLuxottica are preparing to launch new AI-powered smart glasses under the Oakley and Prada brands, according to information obtained by CNBC on Tuesday. The move follows the strong performance of the second-generation Ray-Ban smart glasses, which...
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Versace Exit Is Capri's Big Bet On Michael Kors Revival, Says Analyst
Friday, April 11, 2025 - 2:35pm | 394Telsey Advisory Group analyst Dana Telsey reiterated a Market Perform rating on the shares of Capri Holdings Ltd (NYSE:CPRI) and lowered the price forecast from $23.00 to $17. Capri announced yesterday it will sell the Versace brand to Prada for $1.375 billion in cash, with the deal expected to...
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Versace Goes Prada: Capri's Big Exit Sparks Fashion Power Shift
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 10:47am | 644Capri Holdings Limited (NYSE:CPRI) saw its shares tick higher in Thursday’s premarket action after the company unveiled a definitive agreement to divest the luxury fashion house Versace to Prada S.p.A. in a $1.375 billion all-cash deal, subject to adjustments. The transaction, which still...
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Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton Brace For Sales Slump As China's Economic Turbulence Hits Luxury Market
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 4:37am | 732The luxury goods industry is preparing for a substantial decline in sales, attributed to China’s subdued demand and challenging comparisons with the sales spike following the COVID-19 pandemic last year. What Happened: Investors are bracing for a sharp fall in sales as luxury brands reveal...
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Hang Seng Index Set For Global Expansion With Prada, XPeng, And BeiGene On The Horizon
Friday, February 16, 2024 - 7:19am | 675Amid efforts to expand the Hang Seng Index, Hong Kong’s stock benchmark, Prada (OTC:PRDSY), XPeng (NYSE:XPEV), and BeiGene (NASDAQ:BGNE) are anticipated to be included. The potential addition of foreign companies may signal a significant shift in the global market and boost the city’s...
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Alibaba Could Shatter Singles Day Record With 3 More Shopping Days
Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 9:39am | 333Singles Day on Nov. 11 is an unofficial Chinese holiday. The holiday has surpassed Cyber Monday as the largest online shopping day of the year globally. What Happened: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) owns the trademark to Singles Day and is the largest participating retailer....
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7 Unusual Partnerships And How They Worked
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - 6:48pm | 968Odd couples often receive odd looks. Gawking and speculating onlookers nosily turn their heads trying to understand how two parties with such contrasting chemistry can come together to form successful partnerships and functioning relationships. Despite the gawk factor, and perhaps against all odds...
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Morgan Stanley's List Of Least-Preferred Global Stocks Features Coach And European Fashion Names
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 9:58am | 177Morgan Stanley unveiled on Friday a list of the firm's least-preferred global stocks. The list includes Prada, Swatch, Adidas (OTC: ADDYY) and Coach Inc (NYSE: COH). The analysts note that Prada's management team has shown no sign of improving recent declining trends and that the...
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Tiffany & Co. Latest Casualty In Tectonic Shift Of Consumer Preference
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 5:31pm | 717This piece contains the opinions of the author, Kristin Bentz, President at Talented Blonde, LLC, that do not reflect the opinions of Benzinga.com. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. On December 23, 2014, I posted a missive on my Tumblr page lamenting the recent weakness in traditional...
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Keep Your Eyes Peeled for These Product Placements in The Great Gatsby
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:23pm | 140Perhaps the most anticipated box office opening of 2013, The Great Gatsby hit theaters today. Reviled by some critics and loved by others, the film has spawned a bit of a cultural obsession with the Roaring Twenties. Both the Brooks Brothers and Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) have released...
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IPO Mania Continues: Prada Public Offering Generates 5 Times Demand
Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 9:40am | 295Iconic fashion house Prada, in its bid to raise more than $2.5 billion in an initial public offering, has generated five times demand for its offer, a source told Reuters on Sunday. Prada is only the latest company to announce its intention to go public in 2011, following a noticeable uptick in...
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With Prada IPO on the Horizon, a Look at Other Public Luxury Goods Companies
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 6:36am | 267Prada, the iconic fashion house based in Milan, Italy, is preparing a $2 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to a filing. The company expects to hit a profit of at least $215 million for the six months through June, likely boosting expansion and renovation of its stores when its...