Tapestry takes an $855 million write down on Kate Spade—and casts serious doubt on its strategy to turn around underperforming brands

Tapestry takes an $855 million write down on Kate Spade—and casts serious doubt on its strategy to turn around underperforming brands

When Tapestry announced two years ago it was buying Michael Kors-owner Capri Holdings in a deal regulators ultimately scuttled, the fashion company argued that the tech and supply chain infrastructure it had built for its Coach brand would allow it to turn around underperforming brands more quickly. It turns out Tapestry can’t even turn around…

Read More
'Elon is gambling' — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale

‘Elon is gambling’ — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale

The very day Elon Musk expanded the boundaries of his three-week-old autonomous ride hailing service in Austin, Joe Tegtmeyer’s Tesla tried to illegally run a railroad crossing just as a locomotive approached. “The robotaxi did not see that, and the safety observer had to stop the vehicle until the train had passed. So there’s a…

Read More
The first Tesla just drove itself from its factory straight to the customer

The first Tesla just drove itself from its factory straight to the customer

Tesla celebrated a historic first on Friday when a new Model Y left the factory in Austin and—without anyone in the vehicle—drove itself to a waiting customer a half-hour away. Already the second milestone this week after the commercial deployment of his robotaxi service, it marks an early birthday present for CEO Elon Musk. The entrepreneur had promised…

Read More