LVMH, Kering and Prada are among the companies who will seek to reassure the market this week after mixed-bag earnings resulted in a luxury sell-off. That, plus what else to watch for in The Week Ahead.
Prada Group
Pioneer of a dialogue with contemporary society across diverse cultural spheres and an influential leader in luxury fashion, Prada Group founds its identity on essential values such creative independence, transformation and sustainable development, offering its brands a shared vision to interpret and express their spirit. The Group owns some of the world’s most prestigious luxury brands, Prada, Miu Miu, Church’s, Car Shoe and the historic Pasticceria Marchesi. In 2021, to fully develop its potential, the Luna Rossa brand also becomes part of the Prada Group following the acquisition of Luna Rossa Challenge S.r.l.
The Group designs, manufactures and distributes ready-to-wear collections, leather goods and footwear in more than 70 countries through a network of 635 stores as well as e-commerce channels, selected e-tailers and department stores around the world. The Group, which also operates in the eyewear and fragrances sector through licensing agreements, has 23 owned factories and more than thirteen thousand employees.
The company is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as 1913.HK.
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Top luxury brands delivered strong first half results, propelled by a buoyant US market, a return to European travel and a cheap euro, but risks remain, writes Pierre Mallevays.
Kering and Burberry top the luxury ranking in this year’s BoF Sustainability Index, while Prada, Capri, Richemont and Tapestry lag.
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The Prada Exception: How the Trend-Setting Group Bucked Luxury’s Uneven Slowdown
This week, Prada and Miu Miu reported strong sales as LVMH slowed and Kering retreated sharply. In fashion’s so-called “quiet luxury” moment, consumers may care less about whether products have logos and more about what those logos stand for.
The Prada Exception: How the Trend-Setting Group Bucked Luxury’s Uneven Slowdown
This week, Prada and Miu Miu reported strong sales as LVMH slowed and Kering retreated sharply. In fashion’s so-called “quiet luxury” moment, consumers may care less about whether products have logos and more about what those logos stand for.
Miu Miu Sales Jump 89 Percent, Boosting Prada Group
The group’s flagship Prada brand grew more slowly but remained resilient in the face of a sector-wide slowdown, with retail sales up 7 percent.
Luxury’s Latest Battleground: Real Estate
Top luxury groups are buying real estate to secure landmark store locations with serious implications for second-tier players who are already struggling to stay on key luxury streets, writes Luca Solca.
The Strategy Behind Miu Miu’s Explosive Growth
How did Miu Miu grow by 58 percent last year? CEO Benedetta Petruzzo breaks down the plan that’s powered eye-popping acceleration in a slowing luxury market.
Prada Defies Luxury Slowdown as Miu Miu Sales Surge 82%
The Milan-based group’s continued acceleration in a slowing luxury market could ease pressure on its new generation of leaders as Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli plan their succession.