Quarterly sales at the two groups and market leader LVMH show the winning brands are those targeting the very wealthy
French luxury group says its performance ‘worsened considerably’ in first quarter amid Gucci reset
Appointment hints at succession planning inside billionaire family behind French luxury group Kering
Buying property is not the smartest use of luxury cash flows
Purchase of Via Monte Napoleone 8 from Blackstone comes as luxury groups compete for desirable locations
As the Kering flagship struggles, one man has become the public face of making it work
The dramatic sales collapse suggests it is time to consider each brand individually
Falling sales at flagship brand weigh on French luxury group’s outlook
Italian company has been put up for sale by PE owners
Luxury fashion group reports 6% drop in fourth-quarter sales as it invests in brands
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art examines the staggering breadth and complicated legacy of female creative directors and dressmakers
Pret-a-passé
French group says margins will remain under pressure as it spends to revive brands
French luxury group hopes beauty push and refresh of biggest brand will help it catch up with rivals LVMH and Hermès
We live together in my property and he uses his old flat as an office
French luxury group has option to purchase full control of Italian fashion house within 5 years
Does a chief executive always act in a company’s best interests?
Billionaire owner Pinault installs key ally at biggest brand with CEO Bizzarri stepping down
Deal at steep price reflects ambition to push into beauty and skincare, say analysts
€5bn market for ultra-pricey brands is expanding at 15 per cent a year, three times faster than rest of fragrance market
Chief executive should have put the luxury brand’s creative director out to pasture sooner
Revenue growth at Gucci owner lags behind that at rivals Hermès and LVMH
I was dismissed from work after going on leave for bereavement
Chief executive says luxury group’s sales have picked up since January
Division will develop cosmetics and perfumes for various brands owned by the French luxury group
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