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What’s Ailing Mulberry?

14 February 2019 • By Sarah Shannon

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What’s Ailing Mulberry?

Chief executive Thierry Andretta is trying to turn things around, but the British heritage brand is a no-show at London Fashion Week again this season after years of sluggish sales and a slumping share price.

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Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash

13 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

13 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.

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Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash

African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.

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Kering Looks to Put Gucci's Rocky Month Behind It

10 February 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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Kering Looks to Put Gucci's Rocky Month Behind It

This week, everyone will be talking about how Kering will address its various Gucci-related controversies, London Fashion Week kicking off with yet another Brexit vote and Frieze Los Angeles joining a crowded fashion calendar. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Kering Faces €1.4 Billion Italian Tax Claim

25 January 2019 • By Reuters

25 January 2019 • By Reuters

Some business carried out by Kering employees in locations including Milan and Paris was billed through a Swiss unit, incurring lower tax rates, according to reports.

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Kering Faces €1.4 Billion Italian Tax Claim

Some business carried out by Kering employees in locations including Milan and Paris was billed through a Swiss unit, incurring lower tax rates, according to reports.

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European Luxury Stocks Tumble After Weak Chinese Data

14 January 2019 • By Reuters

14 January 2019 • By Reuters

China's exports unexpectedly fell by their most in two years in December, pointing to further weakness in the world's second-largest economy in 2019.

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European Luxury Stocks Tumble After Weak Chinese Data

China's exports unexpectedly fell by their most in two years in December, pointing to further weakness in the world's second-largest economy in 2019.

Power Moves | Rent the Runway Adds to Board of Directors, Burberry Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

20 December 2018 • By Rachel Deeley

This week, Rent the Runway appoints WeWork president to its board of directors, while Burberry announces the appointment its of chief marketing officer.

Power Moves | Rent the Runway Adds to Board of Directors, Burberry Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

This week, Rent the Runway appoints WeWork president to its board of directors, while Burberry announces the appointment its of chief marketing officer.

Luxury Loses Its Sparkle as China-US Trade Tensions Mount

10 December 2018 • By Pierre Mallevays

10 December 2018 • By Pierre Mallevays

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 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.

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The Other Reason for Chanel’s Exotic Skins Ban

7 December 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

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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.

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Gucci to Branch Into High-End Jewellery

30 November 2018 • By Reuters

30 November 2018 • By Reuters

The Italian fashion label will branch into high-end jewellery with a collection in 2019.

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Gucci to Branch Into High-End Jewellery

The Italian fashion label will branch into high-end jewellery with a collection in 2019.

Forging Saint Laurent's Future with Francesca Bellettini

29 November 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

Forging Saint Laurent's Future with Francesca Bellettini

The chief executive laid out what's next for the Kering-owned luxury house at BoF's VOICES.