Tapestry dodged a bullet by canceling its acquisition of Capri Holdings. It is freed from taking on the many problems at Capri just as the global luxury market declines.

Fashion companies Capri Holdings Limited and Tapestry -- parent companies behind the Coach and Michael Kors brands -- ended their $8.5 billion merger deal Thursday. The deal was blocked by the Federal Trade Commission.

Tapestry, the owner of Coach, said it would abandon its $8.5 billion deal to buy Capri, the parent company of Michael Kors, after the Federal Trade Commission successfully sued to stop the transaction.

For Tapestry, which gets 76% of its revenue from Coach, a mature brand, the goal of the merger was to find new sources of growth. For Capri, Tapestry's strong data, marketing and real estate capabilities, would have potentially helped Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo end their long-time slumps.