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Luxury group Kering owns fashion, leather goods and jewelry Houses, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, and Boucheron, among others. Founded in 1962, Kering is headquartered in Paris.

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Sustainability

Exclusive: Hermès Bets on Mushroom-Based ‘Leather’

The leather-goods powerhouse is testing alternative materials in a break with tradition, reimagining its ‘Victoria’ travel bag in a lab-grown substitute.

Sustainability

Exclusive: Hermès Bets on Mushroom-Based ‘Leather’

The leather-goods powerhouse is testing alternative materials in a break with tradition, reimagining its ‘Victoria’ travel bag in a lab-grown substitute.


Financial Markets

Vaccine Optimism Boosts Luxury

Data from an Israeli study that showed vaccines’ effectiveness is curbing the coronavirus pandemic gave luxury shares a welcome shot in the arm this month.

Financial Markets

Vaccine Optimism Boosts Luxury

Data from an Israeli study that showed vaccines’ effectiveness is curbing the coronavirus pandemic gave luxury shares a welcome shot in the arm this month.


Luxury

Resale or Rental: Where Should Brands Place Their Bets?

This week, luxury titans Kering and Ralph Lauren signalled growing interest in new ‘sharing economy’ consumption models.

Luxury

Resale or Rental: Where Should Brands Place Their Bets?

This week, luxury titans Kering and Ralph Lauren signalled growing interest in new ‘sharing economy’ consumption models.


Luxury

Solving Kering’s Gucci Problem

It’s a problem many competitors would kill to have. But as once-staggering growth begins to stall, the Italian megabrand would benefit from new aesthetic ideas, writes Luca Solca.

Luxury

Solving Kering’s Gucci Problem

It’s a problem many competitors would kill to have. But as once-staggering growth begins to stall, the Italian megabrand would benefit from new aesthetic ideas, writes Luca Solca.


Luxury

Why Kering Invested in Vestiaire Collective

A new funding round has pushed the Paris-based resale site’s valuation above $1 billion. Kering’s involvement comes as brands race to secure a seat at the table in the online resale space.

Luxury

Why Kering Invested in Vestiaire Collective

A new funding round has pushed the Paris-based resale site’s valuation above $1 billion. Kering’s involvement comes as brands race to secure a seat at the table in the online resale space.


Fashion Week

Kering Brands Are Again Sitting Out Fashion Week. Is That the Right Move?

This week, everyone will be talking about who is, and isn’t, showing at Milan Fashion Week, plus financial results from some of the biggest new and old retail names.

Fashion Week

Kering Brands Are Again Sitting Out Fashion Week. Is That the Right Move?

This week, everyone will be talking about who is, and isn’t, showing at Milan Fashion Week, plus financial results from some of the biggest new and old retail names.


Fashion Week

The Future of Fashion Week Has Finally Arrived

This week, everyone will be talking about another round of digital fashion shows in New York and London, Gucci-parent Kering’s financial results and the ongoing global vaccination campaign.

Fashion Week

The Future of Fashion Week Has Finally Arrived

This week, everyone will be talking about another round of digital fashion shows in New York and London, Gucci-parent Kering’s financial results and the ongoing global vaccination campaign.


Financial Markets

Luxury Ends 2020 on a Positive Note

The SLI ended both the month and the year in positive territory, virtually against all odds given the impossibly unpredictable trading environment.

Financial Markets

Luxury Ends 2020 on a Positive Note

The SLI ended both the month and the year in positive territory, virtually against all odds given the impossibly unpredictable trading environment.


Luxury

Kering’s Gregory Boutté on Fast-Tracking a Digital Upgrade

The man tasked with embedding digital into the customer experience at the group behind Gucci, Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta says it’s ‘full-steam ahead’ for e-commerce growth in 2021. The challenge will be reinventing Kering’s sprawling store network for ultra-connected luxury consumers.

Luxury

Kering’s Gregory Boutté on Fast-Tracking a Digital Upgrade

The man tasked with embedding digital into the customer experience at the group behind Gucci, Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta says it’s ‘full-steam ahead’ for e-commerce growth in 2021. The challenge will be reinventing Kering’s sprawling store network for ultra-connected luxury consumers.


Sustainability

Fashion Makes Mixed Progress on Circularity

Brands missed roughly a third of the goals they set for themselves as part of an industry initiative that ended this year, reflecting the challenge that remains for the sector beyond ambitious sustainability targets.

Sustainability

Fashion Makes Mixed Progress on Circularity

Brands missed roughly a third of the goals they set for themselves as part of an industry initiative that ended this year, reflecting the challenge that remains for the sector beyond ambitious sustainability targets.