Christian Dior: UK sales and profit slashed despite demand for watches and jewellery Retail Sales and profit at the UK arm of Christian Dior have been slashed despite the uptick in demand for the luxury fashion brand’s watches and jewellery. The London-based division’s revenue fell from £32.4m to £280m in the year while its pre-tax profit was also cut from £46.6m to £27.6m over the same period. Its latest [...]
Fintech hiring to boom after cyber attack carnage Fintech UK fintech is set for another shot of momentum after a series of cyber attacks on top retailers exposed a need for greater security expansion. Hiring in the industry is projected to increase 32 per cent in 2025 as risk and compliance becomes crucial amid surges in financial crime. Marks and Spencer suffered a near-£700m [...]
What happens when a cyber attack hits a business? Business Over the last two months, cyber attacks on household names have been lighting up the headlines across the UK, but what happens behind the scenes?
Are cyber attacks about to become the norm for British retailers? May 20, 2025 In the last month, cyber attacks have gone from a destructive but uncommon issue to the top of most Brit’s news feeds. Marks and Spencer’s, Co-op, Harrods – plus the international Dior and Coinbase – have all been the target of attacks in the last months, with more unsuccessful or smaller attacks likely to have [...]
Dior latest retailer to be targeted by cyber attack May 15, 2025 French luxury house Dior has confirmed a cyber attack resulting in a data breach that compromised personal customer information, primarily in China, as cyber security threats continue to plague the retail sector. The company said the breach was discovered on 7 May and involved ‘unauthorised access’ to a customer database. While no financial or banking [...]
Christian Dior hails ‘great strength’ despite luxury slowdown hitting UK profit July 24, 2024 The UK arm of Christian Dior has said it showed "great strength" in the face of "continued economic and political volatility" which saw its profit dip during 2023.