Tous, the famous Spanish jewelry brand, reported record-breaking revenue in 2024. According to a statement released on Tuesday, the company saw its sales grow by 9.4% over the last fiscal year, reaching $570 million. However, net profit declined to $49 million from $54 million in 2023. Tous attributed the drop to the “dilutive effect” of exchange rate fluctuations in 2024. “Excluding currency impact, net profit would have increased by 5% compared to the previous year,” the company stated.
Carlos Soler Duffo, CEO of Tous – Tous
During the past fiscal year, the founding family regained full control of the company by purchasing the stake held by Partners Group in 2015. Tous achieved an EBITDA of $124 million in the same period, reflecting a 6.4% increase year-over-year. As highlighted in its financial report, 2024 also marked the launch of the company’s strategic GEM plan, an initiative focused on growth, elevation, and mindset.
“In 2024, we successfully met the objectives set for the first year of the GEM plan. Tous is now a stronger brand with a solid global presence and a unique jewelry offering. These key strengths have translated into positive results, and we will continue leveraging them to drive sustainable growth,” said Carlos Soler-Duffo, CEO.
Organic growth and a 1 million investment over three years
Tous announced plans to invest $131 million over the next three years to further its strategic goals. This comes after the company allocated $34 million in 2024 to its stores, infrastructure, and IT systems. As part of this investment, Tous renovated 50 stores while maintaining a steady retail footprint, operating across 40 markets with more than 600 locations. Store expansion was driven by organic growth, supported by strong sales from new collections.
While the company did not significantly expand its physical store network, Tous broadened its global reach through e-commerce. In 2024, it launched a global website, allowing it to sell worldwide. Online sales grew by 10% year-over-year, contributing 23.5% of total revenue.
Tous reported strong growth across all markets, including its most established regions, Spain and Mexico. Looking ahead, the company aims to expand into new territories to accelerate its global presence.
With its headquarters in Manresa, Tous sees long-term growth potential, particularly in its established markets. The company credits this to ongoing brand renewal efforts and the expansion of its latest product lines—Tous Atelier, a fine jewelry concept, and Suot Studio, which focuses on experimental designs.
“The branded jewelry sector still represents a relatively small portion of the overall market, especially compared to other luxury personal goods categories. This presents a strong opportunity for growth in a segment where Tous continues to lead and innovate,” the company concluded.
Fashion and lifestyle supply chain specialist Bleckmann is to open a 100,00 sq ft distribution centre in Burton-on-Trent in the Midlands.
Marking a “significant milestone” in the company’s continued expansion, thenew tech-driven warehouse will open on 1 July creating an initial 240 jobs, then up to 1,500 once the facility reaches full capacity.
The new facility will come equipped with cutting-edge technology, including an Automated Storage and Retrieval System shuttle system, which “significantly boosts efficiency and optimises storage”.
It said this strategic investment “underscores Bleckmann’s ongoing commitment to scaling its logistics capabilities, improving operational efficiencies and delivering greater value to its fashion clients” which includes Superdry, Gymshark and Cloudnine, among others.
Bleckmann’s COO for the UK and Belgium, Reinardt van Oel, explaimed: “The UK is an important growth market for [us]. Over the last four years we have grown from serving five clients in just one warehouse to managing the operations for 60 brands across seven logistic centres.
“This new facility is an essential part of our growth strategy, enabling us to meet the rising demands of both existing and new customers. With our state-of-the-art automated environment, we ensure efficiency, scalability, and seamless service, reaffirming our dedication to innovation and customer satisfaction.”
The company has opened several UK logistics sites in the last few years, including in Corby last year and Magna Park near Lutterworth and Bury St Edmunds in 2022, bringing its total UK operational capacity to more than 3.2 million sq ft.
Milan is buzzing for Design Week. The vibe is most clearly felt in via Montenapoleone, the Italian city’s main luxury shopping street. Last week, Bulgari inaugurated its new-look Milanese store, and now it is the turn of Louis Vuitton, another jewel in the LVMH crown, to unveil its new via Montenapoleone flagship, after three years of renovation work. The store has been entirely redecorated and enlarged, and is Louis Vuitton’s first in Italy to feature both a café and a restaurant. Above all, it is the first in the world to feature a dedicated space showcasing the full range of the Louis Vuitton Home Collections.
Louis Vuitton has nearly doubled the floor area of its via Montenapoleone store – ph DM
The store extends over more than 4,500 square metres on four levels, inside historic Palazzo Taverna, at number 2 on via Montenapoleone. The building is notable for its vast interior courtyard, with porticoes and Milanese-style balconies, and a huge skylight in lieu of a roof. The design is by architect Peter Marino.
Louis Vuitton’s new Milanese flagship presents the multiple facets of the label’s assortment, starting with ready-to-wear and accessories for women and men. For the first time, Louis Vuitton has dedicated an entire floor to its home decoration line, which has been revamped this year under the umbrella name of Louis Vuitton Home Collections.
The line consists of the five product categories developed by the label in the home segment in recent years: The Objets Nomades collection of travel-inspired articles, launched by Louis Vuitton in 2012 in collaboration with leading designers; the Signature Collection line of furniture and lighting fixtures; the line of home decoration objects and home linen; the table art line; and finally games, like a mini table football, and tables for playing chequers, Mahjong and more.
The store also features a courtyard bar, the second Louis Vuitton store in Italy to have one after the store in Taormina, Sicily, and a restaurant, DaV by Da Vittorio Louis Vuitton, adjacent to the store and with its own entrance. Both café and restaurant are run by the famous, three-Michelin-starred Da Vittorio restaurant from Bergamo, owned by the Cerea family.
Puma on Tuesday appointed Tara McRae to the role of the president of Puma North America, a role in which she will oversee the sportswear firm’s strategy in the region.
Tara McRae – Puma
With immediate effect, McRae succeedsBob Philion, who will leave the German sportswear giant after 20 years with the company and eight years as president of Puma North America. He departs to pursue opportunities outside of Puma, the company added.
A sportswear, fashion, and wellness expert, McRae most recently serves as senior vice president brand and strategy at Puma, a role she took on in 2024. Before that, she worked at British footwear brand Clarks as the global chief marketing officer and digital officer, after serving as the first-ever chief marketing officer at TB12, Tom Brady’s health and wellness brand.
Earlier in her career, McRae worked at Puma North America between 2006 and 2016, where she held different positions in the media planning and sports marketing departments before taking on marketing responsibilities for the region.
Today, she is also a strategic advisor for Relentless Consumer Partners and a non-executive board member at Kegg. Her work has been recognized in multiple leading industry awards, most notably as a member of the 2024 Forbes Entrepreneurial CMO 50 list.
“With Tara, we have appointed a leader with a great understanding of our consumers, our industry and the North American market,” said Puma chief commercial officer, Matthias Bäumer.
“I strongly believe she has the experience and the strategic mindset to help us succeed in this crucial market. I want to thank Bob for the past eight years as the president of PNA, a time during which we put Puma back on the map in North America, and I wish him all the best for the future.”
The appointment comes less than one week after Puma unexpectedly laid-off its CEO Arne Freundt, replacing its chief executive with Arthur Hoeld, an alumni from its German rival, Adidas.