Retail

  Bloomberg Bernard Arnault named his daughter Delphine to run LVMH’s second-biggest brand, Dior, the latest step by the 73-year-old billionaire to elevate his children to key posts in his luxury empire. The appointment comes a month after Antoine Arnault, the eldest son, was given a wider role in the business, replacing Sidney Toledano as chief executive officer and vice ...

  Bloomberg Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) agreed to acquire Mielle Organics, a beauty company that makes products for textured hair. Mielle will operate as an independent subsidiary of P&G Beauty and will continue to be led by husband-and-wife duo Monique and Melvin Rodriguez, who founded the company in 2014. The companies didn’t disclose terms of the deal. P&G Beauty’s ...

  Bloomberg Budget frozen food retailer Iceland Foods is reducing the amount of chilled food it sells to try to lower the business’s energy bills. The supermarket chain is stocking more room-temperature products instead of chilled, Chairman Richard Walker said in a phone interview. Iceland is also using more modern fridges, putting doors on warehouse fridges and putting solar panels ...

  Bloomberg Higher food and payroll costs are weighing on J Sainsbury Plc, squeezing the British grocer as it tries to hold down prices for cash-strapped shoppers. The supermarket chain’s shares fell as much as 3% in London even after it reported strong Christmas sales and said profit will be at the higher end of a previously guided range. That’s ...

  Bloomberg Retail store associates have the worst job in the US right now as the industry faces a series of post-pandemic headwinds, a US News & World Report analysis found. The magazine ranked 190 jobs across 17 categories on criteria including growth potential, work-life balance and pay. Retail salespeople ranked lowest, with a median salary of just $29,120 in ...

  Bloomberg Lululemon Athletica Inc. shares tumbled after the maker of fitness wear lowered its guidance for gross margin, stoking fears about profitability for a second-straight quarter. Gross margin is now expected to shrink by as much as 1.1 percentage point in the three-month period ending in late January, compared with a previous forecast for an increase of as much ...

  Bloomberg Former McDonald’s Corp Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stephen Easterbrook agreed to pay $400,000 over allegations from US regulators that he failed to disclose improper relationships with employees at the company. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that Easterbrook didn’t fully disclose violations of company policy leading up to his termination in 2019. The terms of his departure ...

  Bloomberg UK retailers saw an uplift in sales in December as shoppers braved rail strikes and cold weather to buy Christmas gifts, but soaring inflation meant consumers had to pay more for fewer items. Retail sales rise 6.5% last month compared with a year earlier, driven by food sales which grew almost 8%, according to data from the British ...

  Bloomberg Bezel, a US online watch reseller, won financial backing from a slew of investors including former Disney President Michael Ovitz, actor and comedian Kevin Hart, recording artist John Legend and professional athletes from the NBA and NFL. Launched in 2022, Bezel is taking aim at established watch resale platforms including Chrono24, Bob’s Watches and EBay Inc, seeking a ...

Bloomberg Lidl had its busiest ever day in the UK in 28 years on December 23, 2022 as cash-strapped British consumers turned to the German discounter for cheaper groceries. The bumper sales day helped swell Lidl’s sales by 25% in the four weeks to Christmas with more than 1.3 million extra customers shopping at the supermarket chain. The discounter gained ...