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Kering Invests in Handbag Subscription Service Cocoon

24 June 2021 • By Sarah Kent

The luxury giant’s participation in the funding round is the latest signal of its interest in exploring new business models like rental and resale.

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Kering Invests in Handbag Subscription Service Cocoon

The luxury giant’s participation in the funding round is the latest signal of its interest in exploring new business models like rental and resale.

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Why Gucci Recruited James Corden to Host a Key Comeback Campaign

21 May 2021 • By Alexandra Mondalek

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Why Gucci Recruited James Corden to Host a Key Comeback Campaign

Getting Gucci back to rapid growth will require selling to hypebeasts and grandmothers at the same time. With a fake talk show, the brand is trying to balance Alessandro Michele’s maximalist hits with more understated styles.

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Luxury’s China Report Card: Who’s Winning and Why

4 May 2021 • By Zoe Suen and Casey Hall

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Luxury’s China Report Card: Who’s Winning and Why

LVMH and Hermès saw sales surge in the first quarter of the year, buoyed by strong demand in China. What lessons can other brands learn from their strategies?

Bottega Veneta Faces Criticism for Hosting Event During Berlin Lockdown, Afterparty Investigated By Police

12 April 2021 • By Lauren Sherman

12 April 2021 • By Lauren Sherman

Bottega Veneta Faces Criticism for Hosting Event During Berlin Lockdown, Afterparty Investigated By Police

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Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga Confirmed as Fur-Free

30 March 2021 • By Rachel Deeley

30 March 2021 • By Rachel Deeley

The Kering-owned brands are among a growing number of luxury houses to phase out the material, as the industry turns to vegan alternatives, which some argue are more sustainable.

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Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga Confirmed as Fur-Free

The Kering-owned brands are among a growing number of luxury houses to phase out the material, as the industry turns to vegan alternatives, which some argue are more sustainable.

Richemont Shares Rise After Report It Rejected Kering’s Approach

22 March 2021 • By Reuters

22 March 2021 • By Reuters

Richemont Shares Rise After Report It Rejected Kering’s Approach

Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

22 March 2021 • By Sarah Kent

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.

Measuring Fashion’s Sustainability Gap — Download the Report Now

Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF’s new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry’s biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.

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Exclusive: Hermès Bets on Mushroom-Based ‘Leather’

11 March 2021 • By Rachel Deeley

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

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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.

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Vaccine Optimism Boosts Luxury

9 March 2021 • By Pierre Mallevays

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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.

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Solving Kering’s Gucci Problem

3 March 2021 • By Luca Solca

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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.