French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch July 16 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks. EUROFINS EUFI.PA The Luxembourg-based firm on Monday said it opposed the decision by its competitor SGS to call off a planned sale of its crop science unit.

Danone expects Olympics sales boost after revamping brands ahead of Games By Richa Naidu LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Olympics sponsor Danone DANO.PA is expecting both a short and longer-term sales boost from the Games, having made changes to its products, invested in branding, and positioned itself in physical kiosks across Paris, its CEO said. Danone, which makes Activia yoghurt, Evian water and Silk plant-based drinks, first reached out to the International Olympic Committee in mid-2022 to get

BREAKINGVIEWS-Burberry faces a lengthy stay in the bargain bin The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. Updates to add graphic. By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, July 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Retailers typically get rid of excess stock by throwing it in the bargain bin. After issuing another profit warning , suspending its dividend and replacing its CEO, that may also be 2.7 billion pound ($3.4 billion) Burberry’s BRBY.L fate for the foreseeable future.

BUZZ-European luxury stocks drop after China data, gloomy Swatch, Burberry releases Adds China's Q2 GDP, updates shares ** Shares of European luxury c ompanies slip after data showed China's economy, a key market for the sector, grew much slower than expected in Q2 * * Separately, the world's biggest watchmaker Swatch Group UHR.S reports steep fall

LIVE MARKETS-European stocks fall, luxury names slide STOXX 600 down 0.4% Burberry, Swatch results weigh on luxury names China growth slows Wall St futures edge up Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com EUROPEAN STOCKS FALL, LUXURY NAMES SLIDE European equity markets are mostly lower on Monday, led by a slide in luxury names after disappointing trading updates from Burbe

UPDATE 4-UK luxury brand Burberry gets new boss to revive revamp Q1 sales down 21% Warns on first half and full-year profit Former Michael Kors boss to lead turnaround CEO Akeroyd leaves with immediate effect Shares sink 17% to levels last seen in 2010 Recasts with chair comments, updates share move By Sarah Young LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - British luxury group Burberry BRBY.L on Monday sacked its CEO and named former Coach boss Joshua Schulman to replace him, as it promises a "more familiar" l

LIVE MARKETS-Don't bank on earnings to boost luxury names STOXX 600 +0.3%, 1-mth high SMI at more than 2-year peak Energy stocks lead Wall St futures steady Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com DON'T BANK ON EARNINGS TO BOOST LUXURY NAMES Europe's luxury sector .STXLUXP has struggled to find a constructive catalyst in recent months and analysts at JPMorgan think the up

BUZZ-JPM sees European luxury sector staying soft in Q2 ** J.P.Morgan expects Q2/H1 results to confirm relatively soft trends for the European luxury sector, broadly in line with Q1 ** Broker sees muted growth, margins under pressure for most players except for Italian luxury puffer jacket maker Moncler MONC.MI thanks to its different timings of ma

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Amazon dresses up its drab fashion with Saks stake The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Jennifer Saba NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Amazon.com AMZN.O boss Andy Jassy is sharply pairing a tailored blazer with cheap cargo pants. The e-commerce goliath agreed to back Saks Fifth Avenue’s deal to buy rival swanky department store operator Neiman Marcus at the same time it’s considering a competitor to bargain cloth

South Korean beauty buffs can now thank AI for the perfect foundation shade By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL, July 11 (Reuters) - Customers have booked out South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific's 090430.KS new artificial intelligence (AI) beauty lab, where robots custom mix face products and the latest technology recommends the most suitable lipstick colours.

Italy - Factors to watch on July 11 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . DEBT The Treasury will sell at auction on Thursday five BTP bonds for a total value of up to 8.5 billion euros.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Amazon dresses up its drab fashion with Saks stake The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Jennifer Saba NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Amazon.com AMZN.O boss Andy Jassy is sharply pairing a tailored blazer with cheap cargo pants. The e-commerce goliath agreed to back Saks Fifth Avenue’s deal to buy rival swanky department store operator Neiman Marcus at the same time it’s considering a competitor to bargain clothing

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-EU’s China trade weak spots hide in plain sight The authors are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own. By George Hay and Afiq Fitri Alias LONDON, July 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) - “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”. Chinese strategist Sun Tzu may have been referring to actual conflicts rather than trade disputes when advancing his famous maxim.

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-EU’s China trade weak spots hide in plain sight The authors are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own. By George Hay and Afiq Fitri Alias LONDON, July 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) - “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”. Chinese strategist Sun Tzu may have been referring to actual conflicts rather than trade disputes when advancing his famous maxim.

BREAKINGVIEWS-EU’s China trade weak spots hide in plain sight The authors are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own. By George Hay and Afiq Fitri Alias LONDON, July 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) - “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”. Chinese strategist Sun Tzu may have been referring to actual conflicts rather than trade disputes when advancing his famous maxim.

Nirvana, Marc Jacobs to settle lawsuit over smiley-face logo By Blake Brittain July 9 (Reuters) - LVMH-owned LVMH.PA fashion label Marc Jacobs, artist Robert Fisher and the surviving members of rock band Nirvana are settling a lawsuit over the rights to the band's "smiley face" logo, according to a document filed in California federal court on Tuesday.

FOCUS-Deja-vu? In Olympics push, France ramps up war on fakes By Helen Reid, Layli Foroudi, Mimosa Spencer PARIS, July 9 (Reuters) - In the touristy Saint-Ouen flea market, not far from the Stade de France where athletes will compete in this summer's Paris Olympics, police officers swarmed in at dawn on April 3 and shut down 11 stores selling counterfeit bags and shoes.

ASML shares touch 1,000 euro mark amid optimism over customer TSMC AMSTERDAM, July 8 (Reuters) - ASML ASML.AS shares briefly crossed the 1,000 euro ($1,084.30) mark for the first time on Monday, an all-time high, following positive research notes on top customer TSMC 2330.TW ahead of both companies' earnings. ASML is the world's biggest vendor of chipmaking equipment and Europe's third most valuable company with a market capitalisation of 390 billion euros.

China cognac probe is a reaction to EU car tariffs, says Hennessy owner LVMH AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 6 (Reuters) - China's anti-dumping probe into Europe's cognac industry is a tit-for-tat reaction to European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, the finance chief at Hennessy cognac owner LVMH LVMH.PA said on Saturday. China announced plans on Friday for a hearing on European brandy imports, ramping up tension on the same day the European Commission's provisional tariffs on Chinese-

UPDATE 2-Europe's top cognac makers to attend China meeting on anti-dumping probe, source says Adds details or quotes from source in paragraphs 3-4, 9, 11-14; BNIC comment in 10 By Emma Rumney LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Leading European cognac producers will attend a hearing on China's anti-dumping probe of the industry in Beijing on July 18 - their first chance to defend themselves in person since the investigation began earlier this year, an industry source said.