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        <title><![CDATA[Canada Goose cutting production as coronavirus hits sales]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canada Goose said Tuesday it would cut production and open fewer new stores this year, as the luxury parka maker tackles the coronavirus-induced strain on its business that has battered sales.</p><p>The company said it would invest more in its online business to prepare for a busy fall/winter season as reopened retail stores have seen a slow recovery in sales.</p><p>Canada Goose, which has restarted manufacturing down-filled jackets, said its overall production this year would be a third of the 2020 output, as it aims to reduce inventory levels by the end of the year.</p><p>US-listed shares of the company, which forecast its current-quarter revenue would decline &#8220;significantly,&#8221; fell 4.5 percent in midday trading.</p><p>Canada Goose, known for its expensive red parkas worn by everyone from Arctic scientists to Hollywood celebrities, expects its second quarter to be a &#8220;low point&#8221; for its online business as its products would mostly be off-season.</p><p>The company added it would focus on opening new stores in China, where the recovery of traffic has been better compared to other markets.</p><p>Several luxury players, including Versace owner Capri Holdings, LVMH and Kering, have also signaled a pick up in demand in China, where customers are turning to e-commerce due to restrictions on traveling abroad.</p><p>Canada Goose&#8217;s revenue for the first quarter ended June 28 fell 63 percent to C$26.1 million ($19.63 million), hurt by a near 75 percent decline in its wholesale unit, but beat Wall Street estimates of C$18.34 million.</p><p>Sales at its nascent direct-to-consumer business that includes online operations declined about 70 percent.</p><p>The company&#8217;s net loss widened to C$50.1 million from C$29.4 million, a year earlier. Excluding items, it reported a loss of 35 Canadian cents per share, smaller than anticipated. ($1 = 1.3293 Canadian dollars)</p>]]></content:encoded>
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