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Luxury

How rapid change is reshaping the tradition-soaked luxury sector in Europe and beyond.

LVMH to Buy Belmond Hotel Group for $2.6 Billion

The acquisition is one of Bernard Arnault’s biggest and comes as consumers shift spending toward trips, health clubs, restaurants and entertainment and interest in shopping malls dwindles.


Tory Burch Names Pierre-Yves Roussel CEO

The former chairman and chief executive of the LVMH Fashion Group will join the American accessible luxury fashion brand founded by his new wife, starting in early 2019.


A Turning Point for China’s Stance on Counterfeit Luxury Goods

The Chinese government is finally ready to crack down on the country’s black and grey luxury market and better regulate its booming e-commerce sector.


Luxury Loses Its Sparkle as China-US Trade Tensions Mount

The Savigny Luxury Index dropped below its starting point for 2018, as lingering China-US trade tensions weighed on the sector's recent recovery.


Luxury Stocks Resume Slide as ‘Third Phase of Slowdown’ Starts

European luxury stocks drop due to potential sales and profit downgrades triggered by high-spending consumers in the Middle East, China and Japan.


The BoF Podcast: Inside the State of Fashion 2019

This week on the BoF Podcast, Imran Amed and McKinsey & Co.'s Achim Berg unpack the key themes from The State of Fashion 2019.


Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: What Went Wrong?

PVH gave Simons the keys to the kingdom. Now the relationship is crumbling.


Op-Ed | How Premium Mediocre Conquered Fashion

Brands are giving the masses the illusion that they are consuming luxury, when in reality they are doing nothing of the sort, argues Eugene Rabkin.


Chinese Group to Buy Wilson Tennis Racket Maker for $5.2 Billion

A Chinese consortium is acquiring the Finish group Amer Sports Oyj to tap into the Chinese luxury specialised sportswear market.


The Other Reason for Chanel’s Exotic Skins Ban

While competitors were busy snapping up farms and tanneries, the French luxury house failed to secure its exotics supply chain, giving it diminished access to top quality materials.


Raf Simons and Calvin Klein: What Went Wrong?

PVH gave Simons the keys to the kingdom. Now the relationship is crumbling.


Live Event Debrief: The State of Fashion 2019

Watch our members-only discussion to find out the key takeaways from The State of Fashion 2019 report.