Bloomberg Cosmetics maker Coty Inc reported worse-than-expected results in its fourth quarter, posting a $1.2 billion drop in sales year on year as consumers stuck at home during the pandemic skipped beauty-product purchases. Sales of $922.1 million in the company’s fiscal fourth quarter were down 56% year on year and worse than analysts’ estimate of $1.34 billion. After a brutal ...

Bloomberg Gap Inc tempered the pace of its sales decline in the second quarter, outpacing analysts’ estimates by picking up e-commerce customers. Sales for the period, which ended on August 1, fell 18% from a year earlier to $3.3 billion, higher than analysts’ projection of $2.9 billion. The company, which owns the Old Navy and Banana Republic brands, increased comparable-store ...

Bloomberg When students at an elite university in Berlin charged the school with condoning racist attitudes, the administration had no formal procedures in place to deal with the spat. Even its diversity czar said it was out of her hands. The dispute at the Hertie School — one of Germany’s top training grounds for civil servants — was sparked by ...