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50 million people have stopped buying luxury brands like Dior and Burberry after 'broken promises' to customers

“A fabulous ice cream sundae is boring by the time you have it the fifth time,” a retail analyst told Fortune.

Fortune

A study says the global luxury goods market will shrink in 2025. Trump tariffs could make it worse

Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink next year for the first time since the Great Recession in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Surging AI Power Demand Meets America's Largest Electric Utility Stock

Bain expects data centers to make up 44% of all electricity demand growth through 2028, as companies rush to develop the next generation of AI. NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum says that he expects an almost 40% rise in U.S. power demand over the next two decades, compared with just…

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Japan's Biggest Motorcycle Retailer Just Got Bought By Bain Capital, Oh Great

If you've purchased or ridden a motorcycle in Japan, you're probably familiar with Red Baron Group. They offer used and new sales and service nationwide.

RideApart

NAND Flash Maker Kioxia files for IPO at expected $10.3 billion valuation

Bain Capital hopes to raise $500 million from Kioxia's IPO, retain control over NAND flash maker.

Tom’s Hardware

Christope De Vusser is the first European to lead American giant Bain & Company—here's how he's leveraging AI tools to make consultants work 'smarter'

De Vusser shares his approach to achieving work-life balance, highlights his top art exhibitions and discusses the generative AI tools Bain employs to stay ahead in the industry.

Fortune

New Bain global managing partner predicts when gen AI will reach its 'tipping point'

Gen AI is "not at full deployment where it impacts everything we do, and how workflows will be organized," says Christophe De Vusser.

Fortune

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Study finds global luxury sales flattening amid self-inflicted creativity crisis and price hikes

The post-pandemic surge in global sales of luxury handbags, shoes and apparel is on pace to stall this year amid a creativity crisis and price hikes focused on the biggest spending customers

The Independent UK

Bain Capital leads $35 million Series A for M^0, a network for minting digital dollars

With the funding, M^0 wants to create a global network for institutions to mint digital dollars that "all look the same, smell the same, are fully fungible."

Fortune

Southeast Asia gets hit by the dealmaking slump, with a 39% drop in private equity deals in 2023

Private equity investments in Southeast Asia totaled $9 billion in 2023, a significant drop from the $27 billion reported in 2021.

Fortune

‘Rostering to the limits’: senior Virgin Australia pilots raise safety concerns over fatigue

Exclusive: Correspondence from pilots seen by Guardian Australia pleads for changes to the roster system to address fatigue

The Guardian - AU

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.18% on Thursday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.52%

Caixin Global

Global PE Market Rides Steepest Drop in 2023, Bain Says

Global slowdown in private equity investment put down to soaring interest rates and shaken confidence but Bain expects dealmaking to revive in 2024

Caixin Global

Watches of Switzerland shares dive by a third after revenues warning

UK’s biggest Rolex and Omega seller becomes latest luxury retailer to be hit by switch in spending by aspirational shoppers

The Guardian - UK

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These are the Best Companies to Work in the United States This Year

Bain & Company leads an annual ranking by Glassdoor, followed by Nvidia. More about the list

Fortune

How to maximize your inclusion investment for greater business impact

Companies should selectively bolster investment where inclusion can create the most business impact, a new Bain & Co. report argues.

StockNews.com

3 High-Quality Luxury Stocks to Buy Now

Propelled by robust consumer spending, the luxury market is poised for rapid growth. The return of Chinese consumers and the rise of online shopping is expected to amplify this expansion. Hence, quality luxury stocks Industria de Diseño Textil (IDEXY), H & M (HNNMY), and Movado Group (MOV) could make ideal…

Fortune

Management consultants can make great CEOs—but they have to get their hands dirty first

Some 47 Fortune 500 CEOs have spent time as management consultants but first took more junior roles.

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Massive consulting firm Bain says 150 million jobs will go to older workers over the next decade

Baby boomers and Gen Xers aren't going anywhere—they'll make up more than 25% of the workforce by the end of the decade.

Fortune

Fighting hackers is big business—and just helped Blackpoint Cyber raise $190 million led by Bain Capital

CEO Jon Murchison is a former National Security Agency computer operations expert.

Businessweek

Harvard MBA Grads Enter a Tepid Job Market Hoping for the Best

Students and faculty say the final semester has been suffused with worry and a higher share of the class leaving school unemployed.

Al Jazeera

Chinese police question staff of US consulting firm Bain

Incident comes after police last month raided Beijing office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group and detained staff.

Financial Times

Will the extraordinary boom in luxury goods ever end?

The rise of LVMH to become Europe’s first $500bn company illustrates the sector’s seemingly unstoppable growth

Reuters

Chinese police query Bain's Shanghai office staff - company spokesperson

Chinese police have visited U.S. management consultancy Bain Company's office in Shanghai and questioned staff there, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday without elaborating.

Fortune

How boards can make good on their DEI commitments

DEI and anything deemed “woke” has become a catchall bogeyman.

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