Francois-Henri Pinault

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Should Brands Play Politics?

6 November 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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Should Brands Play Politics?

This week, the question was more pressing than ever as a US presidential election, which has dominated the divided country’s cultural conversation this year, approached an end.

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Winners Take All: How LVMH and Kering Will Extend Their Supremacy Post-Pandemic

26 May 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

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Winners Take All: How LVMH and Kering Will Extend Their Supremacy Post-Pandemic

The family-controlled French giants are well positioned to further dominate the luxury fashion sector. But neither can afford to ignore the threat of disruption.

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Why Luxury Came to the Rescue

18 May 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

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Why Luxury Came to the Rescue

To support the fight against Covid-19, European fashion companies have been doing everything from producing hand sanitiser to building new hospital wings. What’s driving these wartime-like efforts?

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François-Henri Pinault Announces Pay Cut

10 April 2020 • By Reuters

10 April 2020 • By Reuters

The chairman and CEO of Kering's fixed salary will be cut by 25 percent until the end of 2020.

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François-Henri Pinault Announces Pay Cut

The chairman and CEO of Kering's fixed salary will be cut by 25 percent until the end of 2020.

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Luxury Billionaires’ Rivalry Fuels Pursuit of Tiffany, Moncler

5 December 2019 • By Bloomberg

5 December 2019 • By Bloomberg

The rivalry, more than two decades in the making, has defined the modern luxury industry and shows no signs of ending.

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Luxury Billionaires’ Rivalry Fuels Pursuit of Tiffany, Moncler

The rivalry, more than two decades in the making, has defined the modern luxury industry and shows no signs of ending.

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What Gucci Learned From Dapper Dan and Its Blackface Crisis

2 October 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

One of the world’s biggest luxury brands is paying for its cultural insensitivity — and trying to change.

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What Gucci Learned From Dapper Dan and Its Blackface Crisis

One of the world’s biggest luxury brands is paying for its cultural insensitivity — and trying to change.

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LVMH Gets Competitive About Sustainability

26 September 2019 • By Sarah Kent and Laure Guilbault

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LVMH Gets Competitive About Sustainability

In a high-octane gathering of senior executives, the French luxury conglomerate mixed updates on its environmental progress with thinly veiled criticisms of its rivals.

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Fashion Loves Carbon Offsets. Are They Enough?

25 September 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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Fashion Loves Carbon Offsets. Are They Enough?

Carbon offsets are a tempting solution to fashion's climate problems, but they're no quick fix for the complex challenges facing the industry.

Kering Commits to Carbon Neutrality

24 September 2019 • By Sarah Kent

24 September 2019 • By Sarah Kent

The French luxury conglomerate will offset all the emissions it cannot avoid, following steps taken by its biggest holding, Gucci, earlier in September.

Kering Commits to Carbon Neutrality

The French luxury conglomerate will offset all the emissions it cannot avoid, following steps taken by its biggest holding, Gucci, earlier in September.

Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?

25 August 2019 • By Brian Baskin

Tourists Aren't Shopping Like They Used To. Who Will Replace Them?

This week everyone will be talking about Tiffany & Co. and the declining tourist trade, the Venice Film Festival and fashion's climate pact. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.