Luxury Goods
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Apr- 2022 -22 April
Cheshire Oaks and Swindon designer outlets sold for £600m
LaSalle Investment Management, the global real estate investment manager, has acquired McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Cheshire Oaks and McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon for a total sum of £600m from Nuveen Real Estate. The investment was made through LaSalle’s growing Value-Add Investments business line. However, the assets will continue to be managed…
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21 April
Hugo Boss to launch premium resale platform
Hugo Boss is set to launch its premium resale platform in the third quarter of 2022 where customers can buy pre-owned items. It will first be launched in France, with the platform planned to expand to Germany, the UK, and the US in 2025. The platform, ‘Hugo Boss Pre-Loved’ will…
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12 April
Watches of Switzerland unveils leadership shakeup
The Watches of Switzerland Group PLC has announced the appointment of Chabi Nouri to the board as an independent non-executive director and a member of the company’s ESG Committee, effective from 1 May 2022. Prior to her new role, Nouri was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Piaget, with…
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Mar- 2022 -22 March
Kering appoints CEO of Alexander McQueen
Kering has announced the appointment of Gianfilippo Testa as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Alexander McQueen, effective May 2022. In his new role, Testa will report to François-Henri Pinault, the chairman of Kering, and his goal is to accelerate the expansion of the British luxury house to “tap…
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17 March
Prada FY21 revenues spike 41% to €3.36bn
Prada S.p.A has reported its revenues increased 41% year-on-year to €3.36bn (£2.82bn) in the full year ending 31 December 2021, also up 8% from pre-Covid levels. The group’s net income hit €294m (£246.4m) and EBIT grew to €489m (£409.83m). Prada also revealed its online sales surged 61% year-on-year, five times…
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14 March
Yoox Net-A-Porter unveils luxury menswear resale service
Yoox Net-A-Porter has announced the launch of its new dedicated luxury resale service for menswear, Mr Porter Resell, as part of the next phase of the company’s resale strategy. Yoox Net-A-Porter, which comprises Mr Porter, Net-A-Porter and The Outnet, launched the service to enable customers to resell their designer items…
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Feb- 2022 -18 February
Kering hails ‘record’ revenues of €17.64bn
Kering has reported “record” revenues of €17.64bn (£14.72bn) in FY21, up 35% year-on-year from €13.1bn (£10.93bn) and up 13% from pre-Covid levels of €15.88bn (£13.25bn), with growth across all houses within the company and across all regions. Additionally, Kering achieved “record” operating income, growing 60% year-on-year to €5.01bn (£4.18bn), up…
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10 February
Watches of Switzerland sales soar amid ‘thriving’ market demand
The Watches of Switzerland Group PLC has reported its revenues surged 27.9% year-on-year to £348.1m in the 13 weeks to 30 January 2022 (Q3 FY22), and 36.5% from pre-Covid levels. The group’s year-to-date revenues for the 39 weeks to 30 January 2022 (9M FY22) also rose by 38% year-on-year from…
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2 February
Prada appoints two new independent non-executive directors
Prada has announced the appointment of Pamela Culpepper and Anna Maria Rugarli as independent non-executive directors, taking the board up to a total of 11 members. Culpepper and Rugarli were reportedly selected for their professional background in ESG and in accordance with the Diversity Policy of the board of directors. …
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Jan- 2022 -25 January
Kering offloads Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin
Kering has announced an agreement to sell its entire stake in Sowind Group SA, which owns the Swiss watch manufacturers Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin, to its current management. Kering has held a 100% stake in the company, and the transaction is reportedly in line with Kering’s strategy to give priority…
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