Luxury Goods
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May- 2023 -11 May
Slowear appoints former Gucci VP as CEO
Italian fashion retailer Slowear has announced the appointment of Piero Braga, the former executive vice-president of Gucci, as its new chief executive officer. In addition to appointing a new CEO, the group also announced new board members. Paolo Ferring joins as chairman, while Giorgio Delpiano, an executive at Shell, and…
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Apr- 2023 -24 April
Kering set to pay £13m rent for Bond Street store
Luxury retailer Kering is set to pay £13m or more per year for a new Yves Saint Lauren store on Bond Street, according to the Sunday Times. This figure of £13m is thought to be a UK record surpassing the £11m paid by Ralph Lauren for its Bond Street store…
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21 April
Selfridges launches ‘Worn Again’ season
Selfridges has officially launched ‘Worn Again’, a season dedicated to secondhand shopping, swapping, repairing, upcycling and trading with the ‘Reselfridges’ products and services on 20 April. Instead of the retailer’s typical offerings, Worn Again’s creative scheme aims to explore different ways to keep products in circulation for longer by dialling…
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20 April
Mulberry revenues in line with expectations for FY23
Mulberry has revealed that for the financial year ended 1 April trading was in line with the group’s expectations, with revenues being “slightly” ahead of last year and profitability being weighted to the second half. This comes as the group has seen an improvement in retail revenue over the second…
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19 April
Brunello Cucinelli revenues jump 34.7% in Q1
Brunello Cucinelli has revealed that for the first quarter of 2023, net revenues jumped by 34.7% to €265.3m (£233.5m) compared with the same period last year. The news comes as the luxury fashion house has experienced growth in all geographical areas, with the Americas growing by 42.9%, Europe by 15.8%,…
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6 April
Cerruti 1881 and Kent and Curwen acquired for £83m
Biem.L.Fdlkk Garment, a Chinese golf clothing brand, has acquired French fashion label Cerruti 1881 and British menswear brand Kent and Curwen for a total of €95m (£83m), according to WWD coverage. It is reported that the Chinese manufacturer paid the equivalent of £50m for the trademark rights of Cerruti 1881…
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Mar- 2023 -10 March
Prada reports profits rise 21% to €4.2bn for FY22
Prada Group has reported that its 2022 revenues increased to €4.2bn (£3.7bn), marking a 21.3% rise over 2021, according to its financial for the period ending 31 December 2022. It said that retail sales, which increased 23.8% to €3.7bn (£3.27bn), was the primary driver, as well as organic expansion at…
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Jan- 2023 -25 January
Michael Kors appoints new CEO
Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings has announced the appointment of Cedric Wilmotte as the CEO of Michael Kors effective 3 April 2023. Wilmotte recently served as the interim CEO for Versace from January through September 2022 and is currently Versace’s COO. Prior to his time at Versace, Wilmotte led the…
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Dec- 2022 -14 December
Watches of Switzerland sees H1 results surge 31% to £765m
Watches of Switzerland has revealed its revenues increased 31% to £765m during the first half of the year ended 30 October 2022. The company has seen a “continued strong demand” for luxury watches and jewellery and has attributed revenue growth to increased prices. UK revenues increased 8% to £454m, which…
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8 December
Prada eyes new CEO amid leadership reshuffle
Italian luxury fashion house Prada is reportedly looking to recommend Andrea Guerra, the former CEO of Luxottica, as the new group CEO at the next board meeting on 26 January 2023. This was triggered by co-CEOs Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli’s decisions to step down from their roles. However, Miuccia…
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