Gucci
This coverage examines Gucci’s activities and presence within the UK retail landscape, with a focus on store openings, marketing campaigns, product launches, and executive appointments. Reporting also addresses the brand’s wholesale strategies, collaborations, and market positioning, providing insights into how Gucci navigates the luxury retail sector. Designed for retail professionals, managers, and executives overseeing premium brand operations and strategy.
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberComment
5 ways fashion retailers are making a difference
Fashion labels are always in the spotlight, and not always for the right reasons. But many of them are stepping up and making positive headlines — through making a difference in terms of the wider community and social issues. Lacoste recently announced that it would be adopting a temporary logo…
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27 NovemberLuxury Goods
Kering to take e-commerce in-house by 2020
Luxury fashion house Kering has announced it is to bring its e-commerce entirely in-house by 2020. The company that owns brands such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga will leverage its in-house technology and operations team to fully internalise the e-commerce activities currently handled through its joint…
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Oct- 2018 -12 OctoberDepartment Stores
Sports Direct acquires HoF Glasgow store in ‘Harrods of the North’ ambition
House of Fraser today (Friday 12 October) vowed to create the “Harrods of the North” – after announcing a £95m deal to acquire the freehold of the Frasers building in Glasgow. The flagship store already has a strong luxury brand presence which includes Hermes, Christian Louboutin, Prada and Gucci giving…
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Aug- 2018 -14 AugustDepartment Stores
Mike Ashley plans to keep 80% of House of Fraser stores open
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has vowed to keep 80% of House of Fraser’s stores open, after he saved the department store chain from administration in a £90m buyout last week (Friday 10 August). When the department store entered a CVA in June, it planned to shut 31 of its…
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May- 2018 -1 MayAnalysis
The global growth of menswear and what’s next for men’s fashion
Menswear will outperform the women’s clothing sector across the world by 2020, according to research by Euromonitor International. With a contribution of approximately £380bn to the worldwide clothing and shoes market by the end of the next two years, menswear is growing quicker than womenswear — predicted to develop 2.3%…
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Apr- 2018 -25 AprilLuxury Goods
Kering revenue boosted by Gucci’s ‘spectacular growth’
Luxury goods group Kering has announced 36.5% revenue growth for the first quarter of 2018, driven by a 49% rise in revenues at Gucci. Thanks to “favourable market conditions” Kering reported that its group revenues for Q1 totalled £2.72bn. Kering attributed the growth to the group’s online sales which “more…
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Mar- 2018 -26 MarchLuxury Goods
Gucci owner Kering faces tax investigations
Swiss prosecutors have opened an investigation into luxury fashion giant Kerring over alleged tax evasion after a request for assistance from Italian authorities. According to reports, an Italian inquiry which began in November 2017 looked into whether profits Kerring made on Gucci sales in Italy had actually been declared in…
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Feb- 2018 -1 FebruaryAdvice
Why retailers are losing the fight against online counterfeiting
What do premier watches, designer handbags and prescription pharmaceuticals all have in common? These are just a few items being sold on the Internet, as counterfeits of actual brand names, for enormous profits. In fact, according to the International Trademark Association, $460bn (£323.11bn) of counterfeit goods were bought and sold…
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Jan- 2018 -15 JanuaryEconomy
Kering offloads 70% stake in Puma
Luxury goods group Kering has announced plans to sell a 70% stake in sportswear brand Puma amongst its shareholders. Post transaction, Kering would retain approximately 16% of Puma shares outstanding. Artémis, which holds 40.9% of Kering’s shares, would become a long term strategic shareholder of Puma with an ownership of…
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