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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

Chart of the Week | Blockbuster Gucci Continues to Boost Kering

The blockbuster success of Gucci, which surpassed €6 billion in sales for the first time in 2017, continues to drive Kering's record-breaking growth. Can the conglomerate maintain its momentum?

Luxury

Chart of the Week | Blockbuster Gucci Continues to Boost Kering

The blockbuster success of Gucci, which surpassed €6 billion in sales for the first time in 2017, continues to drive Kering's record-breaking growth. Can the conglomerate maintain its momentum?


Financial Markets

Gucci Boosts Kering's Fourth-Quarter Sales Growth

Kering is enjoying its most profitable year on record, as Gucci closed out 2017 with another quarter of runaway growth.

Financial Markets

Gucci Boosts Kering's Fourth-Quarter Sales Growth

Kering is enjoying its most profitable year on record, as Gucci closed out 2017 with another quarter of runaway growth.


News & Analysis

Should Fashion Brands Bet on Star Designers?

There are advantages to hiring a star designer who knows how to feed the voracious publicity machine, argues Alexandra Shulman.

News & Analysis

Should Fashion Brands Bet on Star Designers?

There are advantages to hiring a star designer who knows how to feed the voracious publicity machine, argues Alexandra Shulman.


Luxury

Kering, Stella McCartney in Talks to End Partnership

BoF has learned that, after 17 years, the French luxury conglomerate has recently held discussions to sell its 50 percent share of the label to Ms. McCartney.

Luxury

Kering, Stella McCartney in Talks to End Partnership

BoF has learned that, after 17 years, the French luxury conglomerate has recently held discussions to sell its 50 percent share of the label to Ms. McCartney.


Retail

Tom Ford to Show Men’s at New York Fashion Week

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.

Retail

Tom Ford to Show Men’s at New York Fashion Week

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.


Luxury

What Hedi Slimane Means for Céline

The surprise return of one of fashion’s most polarising yet commercially successful designers could double revenues at the LVMH-owned house. But will it alienate Céline loyalists?

Luxury

What Hedi Slimane Means for Céline

The surprise return of one of fashion’s most polarising yet commercially successful designers could double revenues at the LVMH-owned house. But will it alienate Céline loyalists?


News & Analysis

Kering Shares Touch Record Highs on Puma Spin-Off Deal

Kering shares rose to record highs on Friday after the French luxury goods group announced plans to spin off Puma to its shareholders.

News & Analysis

Kering Shares Touch Record Highs on Puma Spin-Off Deal

Kering shares rose to record highs on Friday after the French luxury goods group announced plans to spin off Puma to its shareholders.


News & Analysis

Kering to Spin Off Puma

The French conglomerate is spinning off the majority of its stake in the German sportswear giant as part of a long-held plan to focus purely on luxury.

News & Analysis

Kering to Spin Off Puma

The French conglomerate is spinning off the majority of its stake in the German sportswear giant as part of a long-held plan to focus purely on luxury.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Patagonia Sues Trump, Makeup Line for Trans People

This week, Patagonia files claim against Trump for removing protection from federal lands, while Jecca launches as cosmetics for transgender people.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Patagonia Sues Trump, Makeup Line for Trans People

This week, Patagonia files claim against Trump for removing protection from federal lands, while Jecca launches as cosmetics for transgender people.


News & Analysis

Top Fashion Companies Come Together to Improve Children’s Rights

H&M, Kering and VF Corporation are among the companies that have joined a new network, set up by the world’s biggest wealth fund and Unicef, to address the plight of children in the garment production industry.

News & Analysis

Top Fashion Companies Come Together to Improve Children’s Rights

H&M, Kering and VF Corporation are among the companies that have joined a new network, set up by the world’s biggest wealth fund and Unicef, to address the plight of children in the garment production industry.