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.
Week in Review | #BoF500, Young Designer Investment Targets, Hermès, Michael Gordon, Frida Giannini, Goodhood
MILAN, Italy — Earlier this week, an amazing cross-section of the BoF community gathered at the London Edition hotel to celebrate the second annual
Jimmy Choo Woos Investors with Sales Growth Ahead of IPO
Luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo will seek to woo investors with a share market flotation prospectus promising industry-beating annual sales growth of more than 10 percent on the back of aggressive expansion plans in Asia and elsewhere.
Richemont Posts Weakest Results Since 2009
Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, the world’s largest jewelry maker, had the weakest start to a year since the global recession as consumers held back on luxury- goods purchases in Hong Kong, slowing revenue growth from Asia.
Is Fine Jewellery Set for a Branding Revolution?
The market for fine jewellery, worth $263 billion last year, remains largely unbranded. But the branding revolution that transformed fashion may soon be coming to fine jewellery.
The China Edit | 'KOLs', Rutson Exits Lane Crawford, Hermès, Luxe Tailors
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.
Will Apple’s 'iWatch' Rattle Luxury Watchmakers?
Apple’s much-anticipated wearable device, which will reportedly debut this fall, may not pose a direct threat to luxury watchmakers. But it does signal opportunity.
Power Moves | Net-a-Porter CEO Retires, RCA Taps Broach, Target Names CEO
BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Market Pulse | A Chilly Summer
The Savigny Luxury Index fell a further 3.8 percent this month. The outlook for the luxury goods sector darkened as disappointing results from industry leader LVMH showed how the strong euro and political protests in Hong Kong were curbing spending and hitting profits.
Could Yoox Be a Takeover Target for Amazon?
The $1.6 billion company, which operates e-commerce sites for designer brands including Armani and Moncler, is poised to boost sales by about 75 percent over the next three years.
All Eyes on Egypt
With Egypt now stabilising, can this titan of the Middle East reclaim its style credentials and become a lucrative fashion market once again?