Franco Fogliato

“People tell me they are excited about what they are seeing in the marketplace now.”

Franco Fogliato · said 2026-11-10 · reported 2026-11-10

Fogliato said customers responded well when the company moved away from markdowns.

“As retail is settling into a smaller, more profitable base, ready to grow again, we're entering 2027 with plenty of opportunities.”

Franco Fogliato · said 2026-11-10 · reported 2026-11-10

Fogliato said retail is settling into a smaller, more profitable base as the company prepares for growth in 2027.

“And it comes not only through the numbers – it comes with the excitement we see in the stores, and we think we're just at the beginning. We have so much work to do.”

Franco Fogliato · said 2026-11-10 · reported 2026-11-10

Fogliato said the comeback is visible not only through numbers but through excitement in stores, while acknowledging more work remains.

“We simplified a lot of the business doing this,”

Franco Fogliato · said 2026-11-10 · reported 2026-11-10

Fogliato said Fossil focused on closing stores, moving away from promotions to full-price sales, and shrinking the business to a sustainable baseline.

“Priority number one is to grow our home market, and we're doing that,”

Franco Fogliato · said 2026-11-10 · reported 2026-11-10

Fogliato said growing internationally is only part of Fossil's strategy as it tries to improve performance in its home country.

“Fossil is literally having a comeback, a strong comeback, a momentum, and we can see this,”

Franco Fogliato · said 2026-11-10 · reported 2026-11-10

Fogliato said Fossil is having a strong comeback with momentum visible in its third-quarter results.

“We're excited about improving dramatically the profitability of the company through a very strong and disciplined management of full-price sales as well as cost management,”

Franco Fogliato · said 2026-11-10 · reported 2026-11-10

Fogliato told CNBC in an exclusive interview about Fossil's return to profitability and sales growth in the third quarter.