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Axel Dumas

Executive Chairman, Hermès

As a sixth-generation member of the family that founded Hermès, he ran its crucial jewellery and leather goods divisions before becoming executive chairman.

Axel Dumas
Fashion Week

CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.

Fashion Week

CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.


Luxury

Hermès Sales Growth Slows, But Margins to Hit Record in 2017

Sales reached 5.5 billion euros for 2017 as a whole, up 9 percent year-on-year, while fourth-quarter revenues were down 0.4 percent to 1.5 billion euros.

Luxury

Hermès Sales Growth Slows, But Margins to Hit Record in 2017

Sales reached 5.5 billion euros for 2017 as a whole, up 9 percent year-on-year, while fourth-quarter revenues were down 0.4 percent to 1.5 billion euros.


Financial Markets

Sales Growth at Hermès Picks up Pace in Third Quarter

Sales growth in Asia, Hermes' biggest region by revenues, was stable from one quarter to the next, while demand picked up in Europe and the US.

Financial Markets

Sales Growth at Hermès Picks up Pace in Third Quarter

Sales growth in Asia, Hermes' biggest region by revenues, was stable from one quarter to the next, while demand picked up in Europe and the US.


News & Analysis

The Great Media Shakeup

What does the unprecedented changing of the guard at Vanity Fair, Elle and Glamour spell for the future of fashion media?

News & Analysis

The Great Media Shakeup

What does the unprecedented changing of the guard at Vanity Fair, Elle and Glamour spell for the future of fashion media?


Financial Markets

Hermès First-Half Profits Hit Record Levels

The luxury goods house warned second-half results may slow, but said it was keeping an 'ambitious' medium-term goal for revenue growth despite growing economic and geopolitical uncertainties.

Financial Markets

Hermès First-Half Profits Hit Record Levels

The luxury goods house warned second-half results may slow, but said it was keeping an 'ambitious' medium-term goal for revenue growth despite growing economic and geopolitical uncertainties.


Financial Markets

Hermès Sticks to 'Ambitious' Production Goal as Sales Rise 8.3 Percent

The company is trying to respond to a rebound in demand for high-end goods by training up leather workers and adding new sites.

Financial Markets

Hermès Sticks to 'Ambitious' Production Goal as Sales Rise 8.3 Percent

The company is trying to respond to a rebound in demand for high-end goods by training up leather workers and adding new sites.


Luxury

LVMH Still Hiring in France as Others Cut Jobs

As low-margin manufacturers have shifted production abroad, luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Hermès have taken on a larger importance for France’s fashion and textile industry, which employs 135,000 people in production.

Luxury

LVMH Still Hiring in France as Others Cut Jobs

As low-margin manufacturers have shifted production abroad, luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Hermès have taken on a larger importance for France’s fashion and textile industry, which employs 135,000 people in production.


Luxury

Hermès Boosts Production to Meet Demand in Asia

The luxury goods company said it is expanding its network of French workshops that make bags like the Kelly and Birkin, as it reported revenue in the first quarter climbed 11 percent.

Luxury

Hermès Boosts Production to Meet Demand in Asia

The luxury goods company said it is expanding its network of French workshops that make bags like the Kelly and Birkin, as it reported revenue in the first quarter climbed 11 percent.


Luxury

Gauging China’s Rebound

Promising third-quarter results reflect renewed market momentum in China after years of slowing growth, yet the rebound is no panacea for the luxury sector.

Luxury

Gauging China’s Rebound

Promising third-quarter results reflect renewed market momentum in China after years of slowing growth, yet the rebound is no panacea for the luxury sector.


Luxury

Hermès Joins Luxury Brands Reporting Chinese Recovery

Revenue climbed to 1.26 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Paris-based Hermès said, beating estimates.

Luxury

Hermès Joins Luxury Brands Reporting Chinese Recovery

Revenue climbed to 1.26 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Paris-based Hermès said, beating estimates.


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