Swatch flags positive sales momentum, lifting shares
Swatch Group said on Friday (Jan 30) its sales momentum was picking up in the last quarter of 2025 and into 2026, sending its shares up over 7 per cent despite its full-year…
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Swatch Group Profits Slump 89% in 2025 on Decision to Maintain Jobs
PARIS — The cost of maintaining production capacities and jobs without asking for subsidies for reduced hours is clear at the Swatch Group, which published 2025 figures on Friday. The…
Swatch Bridges New York and Venice in Its Latest Guggenheim Art Collaboration EMBARGOED @1/15 MIDNIGHT
Swatch’s latest Art Journey stops at the Guggenheim — twice. The Swiss watchmaker has unveiled its new collaboration with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Peggy…
Swatch mocks Trump’s 39% tariffs on Switzerland with a special edition watch
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has begun selling a special edition watch with the numbers three and nine reversed on its face in a play on the 39% tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on U.S.…
Swatch pulls global ad campaign after outcry over racist image
Swiss watchmaker Swatch apologized Monday for an ad campaign that upset consumers in China and elsewhere and said it had “immediately removed all related materials worldwide.” In an image…
Watchmaker Swatch apologises for ‘slanted eye’ ad after online backlash in China
The criticism over the advert is the latest setback for the watchmaker whose shares have fallen by more than half since early 2023 and now faces a 39% tariff on its exports to the US …
Swatch Under Fire in China for Asian Model’s Slant Eye Pose
BAD TIMING: Swiss watchmaker Swatch on Friday made it to the Weibo top trending news ranking for the wrong reason. The brand was called out by online spectators in China on Thursday after…
Swatch Group H1 Profits Down 88%, As Greater China Woes Continue
PARIS – China continues to weigh heavily on the Swatch Group, with the company posting Thursday an 88 percent slump in first-half net income to 17 million Swiss francs, or $21.1 million at…
Swatch CEO says no take-private plans underway as shares soar
SWATCH Group chief executive officer Nick Hayek said there are no plans underway to take the watchmaker private, although it’s something that “would be nice to do.” The CEO made those…
Swatch CEO says ‘nothing new’ in buyout talk lifting stock
SWATCH Group chief executive officer Nick Hayek said that it’s “pure speculation” that the company is considering going private now, although it’s something that “would be nice to do.” The…