Fashion is filled with seasons — spring, summer, cruise, couture and, for the financially inclined, the quarterly rite of earnings season, which is currently in full swing.
Last week, Burberry, On Holding and Under Armour Inc. all opened up their books. This week LuxExperience, Walmart Inc., Ralph Lauren Corp., Compagnie Financière Richemont and more will take their turns.
Think of it as a runway for Wall Street.
And, as with every other runway, WWD is there, covering the news, interviewing chief executive officers and cross examining the smartest analysts — drilling down into the smallest details and opening up the broader narrative to understand it all.
Now that coverage will be all in one place — Earnings & Insights, under the Business heading on WWD.com.
An easy place to see all the latest numbers, Earnings & Insights is sortable by company, category and quarter, helping executives keep up with their rivals and investors scope out their next investment. The breadth of WWD’s coverage — from retail and fashion to beauty and footwear — is fully represented.
“With Earnings & Insights, we are creating a more accessible and intuitive way to engage with the reporting WWD has long delivered across the fashion, beauty and retail sectors,” said Amanda Smith, chief executive officer of Fairchild Media Group. “Our audience relies on WWD not only for breaking news, but for the context and industry expertise behind it. This new hub creates a more intuitive way to follow company performance, track competitors and stay informed throughout earnings season.”
WWD’s earnings coverage always includes the latest numbers — from net sales to net income — but also the latest take from top CEOs on their company, the consumer and the increasingly tricky business landscape.
Many industry leaders speak regularly to WWD reporters, going over their latest quarter to parse spending patterns, trends and more.
After reporting a blockbuster quarter earlier this month, Joanne Crevoiserat, CEO of Coach-parent Tapestry Inc., told WWD: “There are no shortcuts to what we’re doing. We’ve been disciplined in our approach to building this model, which is a very powerful growth engine. We know that we’ve built the capabilities and now it’s time for us to amplify the impact.
“It starts with our consumer obsession,” Crevoiserat said. “Our teams are insatiably curious about the consumer and getting closer to them to understand their needs at a deeper level.”
A certain insatiable curiosity is a trait we share.
This week, WWD will speak with Ralph Lauren CEO Patrice Louvet, Target’s new CEO Michael Fiddelke and more to see where the consumer is going next and how retail is reacting.
It will all be on Earnings & Insights.
