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Established by Thomas Burberry in 1856, Burberry is a global luxury fashion brand with a strong British heritage.

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Financial Markets

Luxury Market Heading for Weakest Year Since Lehman Crash

The global market for personal luxury goods is heading for its weakest year since 2009 as a combination of stock market turmoil, a strong dollar and a commodity-price rout curb demand.


Financial Markets

Kering Q3 Sales Growth Beats Estimates

Kering SA reported third-quarter revenue growth that beat analysts’ estimates as demand for Puma footwear and Saint Laurent dresses offset declining sales of Gucci handbags.


News & Analysis

The Rise of the Chief People Officer

As an increasing number of fashion companies appoint their first chief people officer, BoF asks, is the CPO a key business hire, or a HR rebrand too far?


China

The China Edit | Burberry's Asian Sales Drop, Shaway Yeh, Diamond Slump

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


China

Alibaba Lobbies to Stay off US Blacklist List for Fakes

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is lobbying hard to stay off the US Trade Representative's blacklist after coming under renewed pressure this year over suspected counterfeits sold on its shopping platforms.


Luxury

Harrods Calls on UK to Ease Visa Policy for Chinese Tourists

The UK requires a more progressive visa policy for Chinese nationals or it will continue to lose more than a billion pounds of revenue annually to countries such as France, according to Michael Ward, managing director of Harrods Ltd.


Retail

Rare Store Sales Data Highlights Wal-Mart's China Challenge

A rare glimpse at figures for a number of Wal-Mart Stores Inc's China outlets shows sales slid 6 percent last year, casting a shadow over the firm's target for China to account for a quarter of its global retail growth over the next five years.


Financial Markets

Hugo Boss Cuts Forecasts Amid Tough Third Quarter in China, US

Hugo Boss AG cut its sales and earnings forecasts for 2015 amid deteriorating third-quarter results in China and the US.


Financial Markets

Burberry to Slash CEO Bailey’s Pay Amid Chinese Sales Slump

Burberry Group Plc chief executive officer Christopher Bailey will get a pay cut along with other employees after the UK trenchcoat maker forecast a second year of declining profit.


Workplace & Talent

Role Call | John Gallagher, Fit Model

John Gallagher, fit model and consultant, says you can’t control everything in your career, but you can control how prepared you are for what’s next.