Swatch Group sales for the full year were 5.2 percent above the previous year to 7.9 billion Swiss francs. The company said in a statement that net profit rose by 8.1 percent to 890 million francs since there was a negative currency impact of 554 million Swiss francs or 7.4 percent, which weighed on profitability. The rapid erosion of major...
Jan 23, 2024
Watch manufacturer Swatch Group has announced the acquisition of a property on London’s New Bond Street in a transaction worth 90 million Swiss francs (81.2 million pounds). The location houses a salon for the group’s owned brand Harry Winston, which had initially launched a store there in 2006, and had later reopened in 2016 following a...
Oct 10, 2023
First half net sales of 4,019 million Swiss francs at Swatch Group, increased 18 percent to the previous year at constant exchange rates and by 11.3 percent at current rates, despite a massive negative currency impact of 242 million Swiss francs. The company said in a statement that net sales exceeded the previous record half-year 2018 by 8.5...
Jul 14, 2023
Omega, the renowned Swiss watchmaker, is preparing for another round of price hikes following a previous increase earlier this year. Swatch Group AG, the owner of Omega, has been closely monitoring the luxury market, where entry-level Rolex prices have skyrocketed, often reaching twice the cost of an Omega timepiece. Omega contributes around 60...
Jul 7, 2023
Swatch reported net sales of 7,499 million Swiss francs, up 4.6 percent for the year at constant exchange rates, or up 2.5 percent at current rates. In view of the strong position of the group brands in all segments worldwide and the robust numbers in January for Mainland China, the company aims to achieve a record year in 2023. “After the end...
Jan 24, 2023
Swatch Group is reshuffling its management team, with new appointments announced at Longines, Rado, Union, Tissot, Certina, and its Hamilton watch brands The group also announced changes to its Executive Group Management Board and its Extended Group Management. Raynald Aeschlimann, President and CEO of Omega and member of the Extended Group...
Jun 26, 2020
Swiss watch exports plunged by more than a fifth in March, the Swiss watch industry federation, FH, said Tuesday, warning it expected the situation to deteriorate further in April. Overall, Swiss watch exports fell 21.9 percent in March compared to a year earlier, to 1.4 billion Swiss francs (1.4 billion dollars, 1.3 billion euros) -- with a...
Apr 21, 2020
Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group said Thursday profits dwindled last year as sales in one of its biggest markets Hong Kong took a beating amid months of sometimes violent pro democracy protests. Swatch, which is best known for its brightly coloured plastic-cased watches but also owns several luxury brands including Breguet and Omega, posted a 2019...
Jan 30, 2020
Calvin Klein and Swatch Group have agreed to end their 22-year licensing agreement. In a statement, Calvin Klein, Inc. wrote that it had been evaluating its watch and jewelry license in recent years and felt that the growth opportunity it sees for the category had not been optimized with Swatch Group's license. Both parties believe that they...
Oct 22, 2019
“Annual watch fairs, as they exist today, no longer make much sense. This does not mean that they should disappear. But it is necessary that they reinvent themselves”. With this harsh comment, Swatch Group, one of the world’s largest watchmakers, announced its departure from the Baselworld trade show yesterday. But the show’s organizers did not...
Jul 31, 2018
Swatch Group announced today that it has increased its stake in the Dubai-based company Rivoli Investments LLC. The company now has control of Rivoli. Swatch Group raised its existing 40 percent equity stake in the company, which was held via its subsidiary Technocorp Holding Ltd. Rivoli runs over 360 retail businesses that are active in the...
Nov 25, 2013
Swiss watch company Swatch launches a new animalistic inspired range decorated with a snake prints, and zebra inspired patterns. On 1st April, Swatch will organise a ‘Zebra Day Hunt’ in 28 countries to introduce the animal collection. With the event, the watch brand wants to turn things around, and no longer let Zebra be the hunted persecuted...
Mar 30, 2011
