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Kering

Luxury group Kering owns fashion, leather goods and jewelry Houses, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, and Boucheron, among others. Founded in 1962, Kering is headquartered in Paris.

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Luxury

This Week: How Deep Will Luxury’s Downturn Go?

Following LVMH’s sales miss, Kering, Hermès and Zegna will offer further insights on how plummeting demand from China is playing out across the sector.

Luxury

This Week: How Deep Will Luxury’s Downturn Go?

Following LVMH’s sales miss, Kering, Hermès and Zegna will offer further insights on how plummeting demand from China is playing out across the sector.


Workplace & Talent

BoF Careers Community Event: Incorporating Generative AI into the Fashion Workplace

In Paris, leaders in talent acquisition from Chanel, Christian Dior Couture, Coty, Kering, Louis Vuitton, Rimowa and Saint Laurent among many others, attended an exclusive presentation and networking event at Hôtel Plaza Athénée.

Workplace & Talent

BoF Careers Community Event: Incorporating Generative AI into the Fashion Workplace

In Paris, leaders in talent acquisition from Chanel, Christian Dior Couture, Coty, Kering, Louis Vuitton, Rimowa and Saint Laurent among many others, attended an exclusive presentation and networking event at Hôtel Plaza Athénée.


Luxury

Gucci Names Stefano Cantino Its New CEO

The Italian executive, a veteran of Prada and Louis Vuitton, is replacing CEO Jean-François Palus as Kering’s flagship brand struggles to reignite consumer demand.

Luxury

Gucci Names Stefano Cantino Its New CEO

The Italian executive, a veteran of Prada and Louis Vuitton, is replacing CEO Jean-François Palus as Kering’s flagship brand struggles to reignite consumer demand.


Luxury

Francesca Bellettini’s Plan For Kering

Topping off a transformative tenure at Saint Laurent, the Italian executive and BoF 500 member is co-piloting fashion’s highest-stakes turnaround effort as owner Kering’s deputy CEO for brand development. Can Bellettini engineer a rebirth for the luxury giant and its flagship label Gucci?

Luxury

Francesca Bellettini’s Plan For Kering

Topping off a transformative tenure at Saint Laurent, the Italian executive and BoF 500 member is co-piloting fashion’s highest-stakes turnaround effort as owner Kering’s deputy CEO for brand development. Can Bellettini engineer a rebirth for the luxury giant and its flagship label Gucci?


Luxury

Is This an Inflection Point for Luxury Fashion?

As the fashion industry takes a breather in August, luxury brands grapple with creative leadership gaps, plummeting profits, and evolving consumer priorities, raising questions about whether current struggles signal a permanent shift in the market landscape, writes Imran Amed.

Luxury

Is This an Inflection Point for Luxury Fashion?

As the fashion industry takes a breather in August, luxury brands grapple with creative leadership gaps, plummeting profits, and evolving consumer priorities, raising questions about whether current struggles signal a permanent shift in the market landscape, writes Imran Amed.


Luxury

Are Luxury Brands Still Worth It?

Luxury’s results ‘superweek’ underscored just how far consumer demand has fallen. Macroeconomic gloom is part of the problem, but there may be deeper issues with big luxury’s value proposition.

Luxury

Are Luxury Brands Still Worth It?

Luxury’s results ‘superweek’ underscored just how far consumer demand has fallen. Macroeconomic gloom is part of the problem, but there may be deeper issues with big luxury’s value proposition.


Luxury

Kering Weakened as Gucci Sales Fall 20%

The French group’s sales fell 11 percent as its Saint Laurent and Balenciaga units also continued to suffer, underscoring the gap with key rivals in an increasingly cut-throat luxury market.

Luxury

Kering Weakened as Gucci Sales Fall 20%

The French group’s sales fell 11 percent as its Saint Laurent and Balenciaga units also continued to suffer, underscoring the gap with key rivals in an increasingly cut-throat luxury market.


Luxury

Kering, LVMH and Hermès Confront Luxury’s ‘Underconsumption’ Problem

All three companies will report results amid a sharp downturn in demand in key markets. That, plus the Olympics kick off in Paris.

Luxury

Kering, LVMH and Hermès Confront Luxury’s ‘Underconsumption’ Problem

All three companies will report results amid a sharp downturn in demand in key markets. That, plus the Olympics kick off in Paris.


Global Markets

Why Luxury Brands Are Investing in China’s Art Scene

Chanel, Prada, Hermès, Loewe and Louis Vuitton have been collaborating with museums, artists and art fairs in China to generate marketing buzz and expand their client base amid a slowdown in the key luxury market.

Global Markets

Why Luxury Brands Are Investing in China’s Art Scene

Chanel, Prada, Hermès, Loewe and Louis Vuitton have been collaborating with museums, artists and art fairs in China to generate marketing buzz and expand their client base amid a slowdown in the key luxury market.


China

Luxury Labels Slash Prices 50% to Lure Wary Chinese Shoppers

Starting this month, Chinese shoppers can snap up a small beige, crocodile-patterned version of Balenciaga’s iconic Hourglass handbag for $1,947, or 35 percent off on the mainland’s dominant e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall.

China

Luxury Labels Slash Prices 50% to Lure Wary Chinese Shoppers

Starting this month, Chinese shoppers can snap up a small beige, crocodile-patterned version of Balenciaga’s iconic Hourglass handbag for $1,947, or 35 percent off on the mainland’s dominant e-commerce platform, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall.