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Beyonce and blue jeans weren’t enough for Levi’s

Andrea Felsted for Bloomberg Opinion
Andrea Felsted for Bloomberg Opinion • 4 min read
Beyonce and blue jeans weren’t enough for Levi’s
Shares in Levi Strauss & Co. fell as much as 16% in pre-market trading after second-quarter sales missed expectations. Photo: Bloomberg
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Wall Street mistook a fashion trend for a turnaround.

Shares in Levi Strauss & Co. fell as much as 16% in pre-market trading after second-quarter sales missed expectations. Although revenue in the three months to May 26 came in at US$1.44 billion ($1.95 billion) — only just below the US$1.45 billion average of analysts’ estimates — the performance should have been better given that denim is one of the hottest looks around right now.

Let’s not forget that shout-out from Beyonce in March, prompting the company to change its Instagram name to “Levii’s.” That’s the kind of publicity that other apparel companies can only dream of.

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