Look Holdings' Japan business grows as Marimekko and IL BISONTE sell well, even as a lost Korean licence drags on group sales
Look Holdings, the Japanese retailer that brings Marimekko, IL BISONTE and A.P.C. to Japanese floors, grew its domestic sales 6.2% even as a weaker yen ate into the gain -- while losing a Korean brand's licence cut group sales 4.8%, and a turnaround at its own Italian stores helped profit rise far faster than revenue.
Look Holdings (ルックホールディングス), the Japanese apparel group that distributes Marimekko, A.P.C. and its own IL BISONTE brand in Japan, said group sales fell 4.8% to ¥34.8 billion in the nine months to September 2026, while operating profit rose 29.0% to ¥1.01 billion and net profit 31.2% to ¥815 million, according to its third-quarter earnings report (決算短信) filed November 11.