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Dior Says Collaborating with Authorities after Italian Antitrust Probe

Logos of Dior brand are seen outside a Dior store in Paris, France, March 3, 2017. (Reuters)
Logos of Dior brand are seen outside a Dior store in Paris, France, March 3, 2017. (Reuters)
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Dior Says Collaborating with Authorities after Italian Antitrust Probe

Logos of Dior brand are seen outside a Dior store in Paris, France, March 3, 2017. (Reuters)
Logos of Dior brand are seen outside a Dior store in Paris, France, March 3, 2017. (Reuters)

Dior is collaborating with Italian authorities and strengthening its checks on its suppliers, the company said on Wednesday, after the Italian competition watchdog said it was probing the luxury group for allegedly misleading consumers over its social commitment and craftsmanship, Reuters reported.

In its first comments since its Italian unit was put under court administration last month, Dior, part of French luxury group LVMH, condemned the illegal practices uncovered at some suppliers and said it had stopped working with them.

The antitrust authority's investigation follows a probe by Milan prosecutors into suppliers of Dior which are accused of having exploited workers to produce handbags for the fashion brand.

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Adidas Posts Forecast-Beating Quarterly Profit on Strong Sneaker Demand

Adidas products are displayed at the company headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany March 5, 2025. (Reuters)
Adidas products are displayed at the company headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany March 5, 2025. (Reuters)
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Adidas Posts Forecast-Beating Quarterly Profit on Strong Sneaker Demand

Adidas products are displayed at the company headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany March 5, 2025. (Reuters)
Adidas products are displayed at the company headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany March 5, 2025. (Reuters)

German sportswear and apparel maker Adidas on Wednesday reported first-quarter sales and profit above expectations, citing growth across all its markets and channels.

First-quarter operating profit jumped 82% to 610 million euros ($692 million), the group said, resulting in a margin of 9.9%. Analysts, in a company-provided consensus, had expected a margin of 8.9% and profit of 546 million euros.

The success of sneakers including Samba and Gazelle has helped Adidas gain further market share from US rival Nike as well as maintain a competitive advantage over newer sportswear brands like On Running and Hoka in uncertain times.

Chief Executive Bjorn Gulden has turned Adidas around since the brand cut ties with rapper Ye and scrapped its lucrative Yeezy sneaker line in October 2022, with the last Yeezy inventories sold at the end of 2024.

First-quarter sales rose 13% to 6.15 billion euros, also higher than the 6.095 billion consensus, Adidas said, adding that excluding sales from the Yeezy line a year earlier quarterly revenue of the Adidas brand was up 17%.

Frankfurt-listed shares in Adidas, which is scheduled to release final first-quarter results on April 29, were 6.2% higher at 1702 GMT.