Francois-Henri Pinault

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Kering Misses Estimates, YSL Still Star Performer

21 April 2016 • By Bloomberg

21 April 2016 • By Bloomberg

Kering SA reported first-quarter revenue that trailed analysts’ estimates as slowing tourism flows weighed on demand in Europe.

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Kering Sells Another Sports Brand, Boosts Spectulation of Puma Exit

17 March 2016 • By Bloomberg

17 March 2016 • By Bloomberg

Kering continued to dismantle its sports and lifestyle unit with another disposal, boosting speculation the owner of Gucci may exit Puma, the ailing German shoemaker it bought in 2007.

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Fashion Calendar Shake-Up 'Negates the Dream' of Luxury, Says Pinault

21 February 2016 • By Bloomberg

21 February 2016 • By Bloomberg

Gucci customers will have to keep waiting for their catwalk fashions as the Italian brand resists following Burberry in making them available fresh off the runway.

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Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

19 February 2016 • By Luca Solca

19 February 2016 • By Luca Solca

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.

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Kering’s Sales Beat Estimates as Gucci Returns to Growth

19 February 2016 • By Bloomberg

19 February 2016 • By Bloomberg

French luxury-goods maker Kering SA reported fourth-quarter revenue growth that beat analyst estimates as the Gucci brand showed the first signs of a turnaround under Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and creative director Alessandro Michele.

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Kering Sells Shoemaker Sergio Rossi to End Years of Struggle

9 December 2015 • By Bloomberg

9 December 2015 • By Bloomberg

Kering SA agreed to sell shoemaker Sergio Rossi to an Italian buyout firm after struggling to turn around the business.

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Kering Said to Be Open to Selling Puma After Revival Falls Short

5 November 2015 • By Bloomberg

5 November 2015 • By Bloomberg

Kering SA is open to selling its majority stake in Puma SE after struggling for eight years to turn around the German sporting-goods maker.

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Kering Q3 Sales Growth Beats Estimates

22 October 2015 • By Bloomberg

22 October 2015 • By Bloomberg

Kering SA reported third-quarter revenue growth that beat analysts’ estimates as demand for Puma footwear and Saint Laurent dresses offset declining sales of Gucci handbags.

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Why Isn’t There an Italian LVMH?

20 October 2015 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Reinventing Gucci

22 September 2015 • By Imran Amed

Marco Bizzarri, president and CEO of Gucci, speaks exclusively to Imran Amed about the reinvention of a superbrand.

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Kering Misses Estimates, YSL Still Star Performer

Kering SA reported first-quarter revenue that trailed analysts’ estimates as slowing tourism flows weighed on demand in Europe.

News & Analysis

Kering Sells Another Sports Brand, Boosts Spectulation of Puma Exit

Kering continued to dismantle its sports and lifestyle unit with another disposal, boosting speculation the owner of Gucci may exit Puma, the ailing German shoemaker it bought in 2007.

News & Analysis

Fashion Calendar Shake-Up 'Negates the Dream' of Luxury, Says Pinault

Gucci customers will have to keep waiting for their catwalk fashions as the Italian brand resists following Burberry in making them available fresh off the runway.

Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.

News & Analysis

Kering’s Sales Beat Estimates as Gucci Returns to Growth

French luxury-goods maker Kering SA reported fourth-quarter revenue growth that beat analyst estimates as the Gucci brand showed the first signs of a turnaround under Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and creative director Alessandro Michele.

News & Analysis

Kering Sells Shoemaker Sergio Rossi to End Years of Struggle

Kering SA agreed to sell shoemaker Sergio Rossi to an Italian buyout firm after struggling to turn around the business.

News & Analysis

Kering Said to Be Open to Selling Puma After Revival Falls Short

Kering SA is open to selling its majority stake in Puma SE after struggling for eight years to turn around the German sporting-goods maker.

News & Analysis

Kering Q3 Sales Growth Beats Estimates

Kering SA reported third-quarter revenue growth that beat analysts’ estimates as demand for Puma footwear and Saint Laurent dresses offset declining sales of Gucci handbags.

Why Isn’t There an Italian LVMH?

As LVMH, Richemont and Kering enter a period of consolidation, there is no Italian conglomerate to take them on in the fight for ownership of Italy’s brands. Why?

Reinventing Gucci

Marco Bizzarri, president and CEO of Gucci, speaks exclusively to Imran Amed about the reinvention of a superbrand.