{"id":1959,"date":"2024-04-04T18:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2024-04-04T18:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T18:30:04","slug":"levi-strauss-co-soars-on-raised-profit-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/04\/levi-strauss-co-soars-on-raised-profit-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Levi Strauss & Co Soars on Raised Profit Forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CEO’s Cost-Cutting Initiatives and DTC Focus Drive Strong Performance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Levi Strauss & Co’s (LEVI) shares surged by 20% to a more than two-year high after the jeans maker raised its annual profit forecast. New CEO Michelle Gass, implementing cost-cutting measures and emphasizing direct-to-customer (DTC) sales, has driven the company’s turnaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shift towards own stores and online platforms has boosted sales, particularly as wholesale partners like Macy’s and Kohl’s face challenges in attracting customers. In the first quarter, the DTC channel accounted for nearly half of the total revenue, showcasing the success of this strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysts have reacted positively to Levi’s latest earnings, noting an “encouraging start” to the year. With a growing optimism surrounding the business trajectory, the company’s shares saw a significant uptick, reaching their second biggest percentage gain on record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amidst the positive momentum, Levi’s highlights increased popularity for loose fits, particularly in women’s styles, with sales of baggy designs soaring by 50% in the quarter. Looking ahead, Gass remains confident in the company’s growth prospects, particularly in Europe, despite potential risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CEO’s Cost-Cutting Initiatives and DTC Focus Drive Strong Performance Levi Strauss & Co’s (LEVI) shares surged by 20% to a more than two-year high after the jeans maker raised its annual profit forecast. New CEO Michelle Gass, implementing cost-cutting measures and emphasizing direct-to-customer (DTC) sales, has driven the company’s turnaround. The shift towards own stores […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1960,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","video":"","gallery":"","source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"8","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar-narrow","sidebar":"author","second_sidebar":"single-right","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"0","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"enable_post_split":"0","post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]}},"categories":[360,381],"tags":[],"coauthors":[453],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1961,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions\/1961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoxpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}