Hugo Boss
This coverage focuses on Hugo Boss’s activities, strategy, and performance within the UK retail and fashion market. Reporting highlights store openings, wholesale and licensing developments, marketing campaigns, leadership appointments, and financial results. Tailored for retail executives, brand managers, and buyers analysing premium fashion trends, brand positioning, and commercial strategies.
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Aug- 2025 -5 AugustClothing & Shoes
David Beckham collab helps Hugo Boss sales inch up in Q2
Hugo Boss has revealed its currency-adjusted group sales increased 1% to €1.02bn (£871.4m) during the second quarter of the year, as its collaboration with David Beckham helped boost its Boss Men division. It comes as the partnership helped currency-adjusted revenues for Boss Menswear jump 5% in the second quarter, which…
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May- 2025 -19 MayPeople Moves
Frasers Group CEO Michael Murray joins Hugo Boss supervisory board
Frasers Group has announced that its CEO Michael Murray has joined the supervisory board of Hugo Boss. Frasers proposed Murray for election back in December, and he joins Stephan Sturm, chairman of the board of the Heinz Hermann Thiele Family Foundation and Andreas Kurali, a freelance business consultant, as its…
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7 MayNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-7/5/25
Asda has appointed Rachel Eyre as its new chief customer officer, replacing David Hills. Eyre joins from Morrisons, where she served as chief customer and marketing officer, overseeing brand strategy, digital, and PR. With prior experience at Sainsbury’s and Barclays, she aims to reinforce Asda’s position as the UK’s lowest-priced…
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7 MayLuxury Goods
Hugo Boss holds guidance despite 2% fall in Q1 sales to €999m
Hugo Boss is maintaining its sales outlook for the year, despite having reported that sales fell by 2% to €999m (£850m) during the first quarter of 2025. Q1 sales dipped by 1% in both EMEA and the Americas. In the Asia Pacific region, sales dropped by 8% due to persistently…
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Jan- 2025 -3 January
Today’s news in brief-3/1/25
Revolution Beauty has resolved its legal dispute with former shareholder Chrysalis Investments through a confidential settlement. Despite earlier threats of claims exceeding £45m, the company paid a “non-material sum” under 1% of Chrysalis’s stock market value. The agreement involved no admission of liability, and Chrysalis dropped further legal action. Chrysalis…
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3 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Hugo Boss appoints new senior vice president global marketing
Hugo Boss has announced the appointment of James Foster as senior vice president global marketing. He has officially joined the company as of January 2025, and takes over from Nadia Kokni. Kokni, who joined Hugo Boss in January 2023, left the company in December to pursue new business opportunities. Foster…
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Dec- 2024 -18 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Frasers CEO nominated for Hugo Boss board position
Hugo Boss has confirmed that Frasers CEO Michael Murray has been nominated for election to its supervisory board. Murray has been nominated alongside Andreas Kurali, the former deputy CFO of US tobacco firm Philip Morris International. The two men will be set to replace Gaetano Marzotto and Robin J. Stalker,…
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5 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-5/12/24
Police are investigating stalking and corporate espionage allegations from Boohoo executives, including CEO Dan Finley and co-founder Mahmud Kamani. Reports suggest the executives have been followed and watched in Manchester, London, and Kent, with Kamani allegedly assaulted and ex-CEO John Lyttle encountering trespassers. Surveillance equipment found outside Boohoo’s Manchester office…
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5 DecemberHigh Street
Frasers lowers profit guidance as H1 sales fall 8.4%
Frasers Group has lowered its profit guidance for FY25 to between £550m to £600m, having seen its sales fall by 8.4% to £2.45bn in the first half to 27 October. This downgrade is from an earlier boundary of £575m to £625m, as Frasers noted that recent trading conditions have been…
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Nov- 2024 -6 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-6/11/24
Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported a strong half-year performance, with profits rising 17.2% to £407.8m for the period ending 28 September 2024. Revenue increased by 5.7% to £6.48bn, attributed to the company’s “Reshape M&S for Growth” strategy. Food sales grew 8.1%, while Clothing and Home sales rose by 4.7%. Despite…
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