6 Mar 2017 Balenciaga at the centre of the spotlight. An exhibition in London celebrates its founder, while in the US its sued for plagiarism, and in Paris for the mistreatment of models
23 Feb 2017 Ups and downs for fashion brands, thus affecting reptile and leather:” We need versatility, top brands will not do”
19 Dec 2016 Luxury spending: Designer labels and French government try to revive Paris, London enjoys Brexit
12 Dec 2016 According to a McKinsey’s report, the fashion compartment is cautiously set to grow in 2017
28 Nov 2016 Jimmy Choo’s turnover up by 9.2% in the first months. Highly likely “another record year”
21 Nov 2016 LVMH, prudence is never enough: the group buys back 300 million of its own shares and cancel them
21 Nov 2016 Coach and Kors: rumours spark stock exchange speculations. Spade: “Anyone buying us?” asks one of the investors
21 Nov 2016 Ferragamo ends a critical 2016 (revenue -0.7%). In the new year, the main focus will be on footwear
21 Nov 2016 Bags and shoes do not save Parakian: the French fashion house requests the compositions with creditors. Agreement with Italians MMB goes bust
14 Nov 2016 Bizzarri raises the bar pushing Gucci towards 6 billion euro turnover. The secret of success? “Always thinking as if we were a start-up …”
14 Nov 2016 Burberry’s first semester doesn’t perform as hoped. Revenues down (-4%) and net profit (-24%). New CEO Gobetti will only take office in July
7 Nov 2016 Hermès boosts sales in the third quarter thanks to its leather goods: the brand makes up +9%, bags +16%
7 Nov 2016 Hugo Boss: -3% in the third quarter. Mark Langer (CEO): “So long, luxury: we’re going back to the premium segment”
7 Nov 2016 Coach tries to forget its poor first quarter looking ahead to his new brand positioning strategy (with Burberry in sight)
7 Nov 2016 An old tender offer on Bulgari by LVMH turns into a fine. CONSOB (Today) inflicts 850,000 euro fine for market abuse
2 Nov 2016 Fireworks for Gucci (+18%) this quarter and tears for Bottega Veneta (-11%). The Bizzarri-Michele duo leads Kering to success (+10%)
24 Oct 2016 EU blow to Gucci: Guess didn’t steal its logo, now the Florentine label has to pay legal fees
