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Tapestry and Capri’s $8.5 Billion Mega-Merger, Explained

By putting Coach, Michael Kors, Versace and other brands under one roof, the combined company instantly vaults to the top of US fashion groups and creates something genuinely new in the industry: an American accessible luxury giant.
Tapestry acquires Capri for $8.5 billion.
Tapestry acquires Capri for $8.5 billion. (Instagram/@coach/@michaelkors)

It’s a new chapter in American retail.

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Cathaleen Chen
Cathaleen Chen

Cathaleen Chen is Retail Editor at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of the retail and direct-to-consumer sectors.

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