The company, which owns Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, had a record Q3, with sales topping $6 billion.
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The peak selling days leading up to Christmas did not meet the jewelry retailer’s expectations.
The retailer has been upping its marketing spend to drive revenue growth and brand awareness.
The retailer’s jewelry sales doubled, with branded jewelry performing especially well.
The jewelry retailer addressed the lab-grown diamond “disruption,” the price of gold, and its holiday weekend performance.
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Sales fell 15 percent for the luxury conglomerate in the third quarter, led by a 26 percent drop in sales for flagship brand Gucci.
Sales slipped 4 percent in the third quarter in an environment the company described as economically and politically uncertain.
The jewelry giant said it expects to see an uptick in engagements in the second half of the year.
CEO Efraim Grinberg pointed to a challenging consumer spending environment, particularly in the watch category.
The jewelry retailer is eyeing expansion, increasing the number of stores it plans to open this year.
The jewelry retailer is forecasting sales will fall as much as 14 percent in its third quarter.
Lab-grown diamond sales in the United States and ongoing economic challenges in China are impacting natural diamond demand.
The gains come amid a tough time for parent company Kering, which saw sales slide 11 percent in the first half of the year.
Tiffany & Co. is focusing on its “iconic” collections while the company has made changes at the top at TAG Heuer and Hublot.
The company also reported the $150 million sale of an iron ore royalty right, part of its ongoing effort to divest “non-core” assets.
In contrast, the luxury giant’s watch sales fell 14 percent.
The company sold $315 million in rough in the fifth sales cycle of the year, down from $456 million in the same period last year.
The company is expecting to see a 5 to 10 percent increase in engagements this year.
The company attributed the decline to a “challenging” retail environment.
The company sold $380 million in rough diamonds, compared with $479 million in the same period last year.
The announcement coincided with its full-year results, with growth driven by its jewelry brands.