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Brunello Cucinelli

Founder & Chief Executive, Brunello Cucinelli

The Italian entrepreneur has become known as the 'king of cashmere' for his luxury knits and ethical, sustainable and humanist approach to business.

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Retail

The Fate of Formal Fashion Hangs by a Thread

The pandemic has had profound repercussions across the supply chains of suit makers and formalwear designers.

Retail

The Fate of Formal Fashion Hangs by a Thread

The pandemic has had profound repercussions across the supply chains of suit makers and formalwear designers.


Financial Markets

Positive Trading Updates Help Lift Luxury

Good news on current trading has caused the Savigny Luxury Index to bounce back this month.

Financial Markets

Positive Trading Updates Help Lift Luxury

Good news on current trading has caused the Savigny Luxury Index to bounce back this month.


Luxury

Cucinelli Plans Store Expansions

Even as other luxury brands hesitate to predict business trends amid the uncertainties of the pandemic, Cucinelli is sticking with its 10-year growth projections for 2019-2028, with sales seen doubling in the period.

Luxury

Cucinelli Plans Store Expansions

Even as other luxury brands hesitate to predict business trends amid the uncertainties of the pandemic, Cucinelli is sticking with its 10-year growth projections for 2019-2028, with sales seen doubling in the period.


China

Why Aren’t More Chinese Department Stores Going Bankrupt?

While consolidation continues in China’s department store sector, the pandemic hasn’t dramatically hastened store closures and bankruptcies the way it has in the US. What’s their secret?

China

Why Aren’t More Chinese Department Stores Going Bankrupt?

While consolidation continues in China’s department store sector, the pandemic hasn’t dramatically hastened store closures and bankruptcies the way it has in the US. What’s their secret?


Luxury

Brunello Cucinelli Expects Sales to Fall 10 Percent in 2020 as it Writes Down $34 Million in Excess Inventory

The Italian luxury group expects a recovery in the second half of the year.


Financial Markets

Luxury's Bumpy Road Ahead

Investors are pinning their hopes on a 2021 recovery, but a worsening Covid-19 situation in the US and glum forecasts from the Federal Reserve indicate it won't be an easy path.

Financial Markets

Luxury's Bumpy Road Ahead

Investors are pinning their hopes on a 2021 recovery, but a worsening Covid-19 situation in the US and glum forecasts from the Federal Reserve indicate it won't be an easy path.


Financial Markets

As Lockdowns Ease, Luxury Sees Record Valuation

Growth prospects for 2020 remain subdued, but investors are looking beyond the current crisis.

Financial Markets

As Lockdowns Ease, Luxury Sees Record Valuation

Growth prospects for 2020 remain subdued, but investors are looking beyond the current crisis.


Retail

Designers Lobby to ‘Fix’ the Fashion System. Will It Work?

In recent weeks, three different groups of designers and retailers have proposed shifts to the industry’s product delivery and discounting calendars in a bid to create healthier, more profitable businesses. Can they pull it off?

Retail

Designers Lobby to ‘Fix’ the Fashion System. Will It Work?

In recent weeks, three different groups of designers and retailers have proposed shifts to the industry’s product delivery and discounting calendars in a bid to create healthier, more profitable businesses. Can they pull it off?


Luxury

Report: Balenciaga to Open a Store on London's Bond Street

The Kering-owned luxury brand reportedly paid $6.2 million to take over Russell & Bromley's lease.

Luxury

Report: Balenciaga to Open a Store on London's Bond Street

The Kering-owned luxury brand reportedly paid $6.2 million to take over Russell & Bromley's lease.


Financial Markets

For Luxury, Hope Springs Eternal

Investors in the sector are looking beyond a troublesome second quarter to greener pastures in the second half of 2020.

Financial Markets

For Luxury, Hope Springs Eternal

Investors in the sector are looking beyond a troublesome second quarter to greener pastures in the second half of 2020.


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