Fashion
Tapestry plummets with tariff costs weighing on profit outlook
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Bloomberg
Published
August 14, 2025
Tapestry Inc.’s annual outlook for a key profit metric missed analysts’ forecasts due in part to tariffs, a sign that Wall Street is still adjusting to the full cost of duties for US companies.
The owner of Coach and Kate Spade said it’s expecting earnings per diluted share between $5.30 to $5.45 in the current fiscal year. That would be a 4% to 7% increase versus the prior year. Analysts in a Bloomberg survey were expecting the profit metric to reach $5.49.
The difference likely lies in tariffs. Tapestry’s EPS outlook includes a negative impact of 60 cents from higher duties, the company said in a statement Thursday. It’s not clear that Wall Street has fully accounted for those costs.
Shares of Tapestry fell 17% in premarket trading. The stock had gained about 74% this year through Wednesday’s close. That hit tariffs represents about $160 million in extra costs in the current fiscal year, Chief Financial Officer Scott Roe said in an interview.
The “new information” on tariffs, he said, will have a “significant” effect in the current fiscal year. Still, Tapestry has “strong confidence in our ability to mitigate the impact of tariffs over time.” The handbag maker’s outlook for the year is “prudent given the backdrop,” Roe added.
Tapestry is forecasting revenue of nearly $7.2 billion in the current fiscal year that’s expected to end in June, slightly above analysts’ expectations of $7.12 billion. That excludes sales from shoe brand Stuart Weitzman, which Tapestry sold after it didn’t generate much revenue. That figure would be a mid-single-digit percentage increase in sales versus the prior year, the company said.
Offloading Stuart Weitzman will enable Tapestry executives to spend more time and resources on increasing sales at Coach and turning around Kate Spade. Revenue at Coach rose 13%, excluding currency fluctuations, and fell 13% at Kate Spade in the most recent quarter that ended on June 28.
“Coach outperformance continues,” Tapestry Chief Executive Officer Joanne Crevoiserat said in the interview. “We’re well ahead of the industry and we’re doing that at exceptional margins.” Sales at Coach have accelerated in the current quarter, she added. At Kate Spade, Crevoiserat said, “the work to reset the brand is underway.”
Coach was listed as the fifth hottest fashion brand as of June, according to the closely watched Lyst Index. Its Tabby and Brooklyn bags are top sellers and have been spotted on celebrities, while its cherry bag charm is a popular and less expensive purchase for shoppers.
Most of the brands at the top of the Lyst Index are European fashion houses such as Miu Miu, Loewe, Prada and Moncler. Coach and Ralph Lauren, at No. 11, are among the few US names on the list and have been able to successfully compete with more expensive European luxury labels even as the two companies have consistently raised prices in recent years.
Both brands’ prices are cheaper than many of their European peers, which makes their high-end products more accessible to a wider range of shoppers, helping to boost sales, executives have said.
The brands’ popularity “suggest a healthy outlook to support market-share gains and operating margin via full-price sales, even amid increased price sensitivity, low consumer confidence and tariff risk,” Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Deborah Aitken and Andrea Ferdinando Leggieri wrote in a recent research note.
Fashion
US’ Old Navy launches little navy, a new newborn essentials collection
“We designed this collection with parents in mind. Shopping for a newborn, as a gift or for your own, should feel joyful and easy. Everything is intended to be mixed together and matched — it’s fun, it’s emotional, and the value is incredible.”. – Sarah Holme, Head of Design & Product Development for Old Navy.
Old Navy has introduced Little Navy, a new collection of newborn essentials designed to simplify early-stage shopping and gifting.
The range includes layettes, hats, booties and mix-and-match basics in soft, seasonless colours and cosy fabrics.
Sized for babies up to 24 months, the line focuses on comfort, versatility, emotional appeal and strong value for modern parents.
Little Navy goes beyond onesies, offering layettes, hats, booties, and more, all in one convenient collection and no extra searching required. It features a soft, seasonless color palette, cozy fabrics, and versatile styles made for newborns and babies up to 24 months, with sizing that allows Little Navy to grow with baby.
Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the Fibre2Fashion staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)
Fashion
Bangladesh’s BGMEA seeks policy reforms, release of pending incentives
They said bank audit procedures have stalled numerous applications. Around Tk 57 billion in incentives for the textile and apparel sector remain unsettled in fiscal 2025-26, creating acute liquidity pressure and affecting exports.
Bangladesh trade body BGMEA representatives recently met Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and urged him to release pending cash incentives without waiting for quarterly release schedules and simplify the disbursement process.
They said bank audit procedures have stalled numerous applications.
They also raised concerns over loan rescheduling and working capital.
The authorities were requested to disburse incentives upon application submission instead of waiting for quarterly release schedules, according to a release from the trade body.
BGMEA vice president Mohammad Shihab Uddoja Chowdhury raised concerns over loan rescheduling and working capital. He said banks often reschedule loans to maintain non-performing loan ratios, but fail to provide the working capital factories need to resume operations.
He proposed that banks pair rescheduling with working capital support to create a win-win outcome, allowing factories to operate and repay loans. The finance minister agreed with the proposal.
BGMEA leaders also called for business facilitation and lower operational costs to help Bangladesh remain competitive in the global market. They sought policy support to remove obstacles in customs, ports and other administrative layers and to ensure an investment-friendly environment.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
Fashion
Bangladesh’s CPD calls for reforms in biz & tax climate, trade deals
Bangladesh think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue has called for major reforms in business environment, tax collection, trade deals and FDI management, cautioning that the country’s post-election economic transition may be at risk without evidence-based decisions and strong accountability.
A CPD study identified ‘leaking revenue’ as the weakest area across all decision-making indicators.
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