Richemont
Swiss conglomerate Richemont is the owner of luxury maisons in jewellery, watches, fashion and accessories, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre and more.
Bernard Arnault Plans for LVMH Rebound
Historically, Europe’s richest man has made a career out of investing through downturns when his competitors were too weakened or too skittish to forge ahead. Even though his net worth has dwindled more than $30 billion during the crisis, his luxury conglomerate LVMH is going ahead with much of its spending plans.
For Luxury, an Acceleration of the Inevitable
Will the coronavirus pandemic change the way consumers shop forever? When it comes to the market for personal luxury goods, expect behaviour to shift far more quickly than anticipated.
Case Study | The Next Wave of Luxury E-Commerce
Online luxury retail is now 20 years old. But after two decades of innovation, once-groundbreaking multi-brand giants face significant changes in consumer behaviour — and a growing, diverse stable of competitors — just as the coronavirus epidemic turns the world upside down. What happens now?
In the Face of a Global Crisis, What Is the Fashion Industry Doing?
From large hospital donations to manufacturing hand sanitiser, fashion’s biggest names are mobilising to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Coronavirus Quarantine Puts Italy’s Fashion Capital on Lockdown: What We Know
The drastic measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in Northern Italy adds to the economic toll the pandemic is taking on the fashion and luxury industries.
We Need to Rethink Fashion Month Altogether
Uncontrollable forces made the fashion industry shift the way it operates this past month, offering a moment to contemplate some bold changes.
For Fine Jewellery, Bigger Stones Are Better
High jewellery brands are increasingly obsessed with headline-making giant stones. But are they good for more than marketing?
Power Moves | Hudson’s Bay Company, Printemps CEOs Depart
This week, the CEO of Saks owner Hudson’s Bay Company steps down, as does the CEO of Printemps.
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group CEO Steps Down
Yoox Co-Founder Federico Marchetti is relinquishing the role as owner Richemont struggles to make the online retail group, which includes Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter, profitable.
Luxury Watch Brands to Stage New Event Following Baselworld Cancellation
Bulgari organised the event, Geneva Watch Days, after the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of other industry gatherings. Eight brands have signed on so far.