By Reuters Published July 30, 2025 Shares in French luxury group Kering rose on Wednesday as investors reacted positively to the company’s leadership changes and new strategic direction aimed at reviving growth. The uptick came despite weak second-quarter results, particularly from Gucci. Kering stock rises as Luca de Meo named CEO – Reuters Following this…
The Interparfums group posted sales of 446.9 million euros for the first half of 2025, up 5.8% on the same period last year. These results were mainly driven by the strong momentum of the Lacoste and Coach brands, and by the results of Jimmy Choo. On Tuesday, Interparfums also announced that it has signed a…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 27, 2025 2024 was a positive year for Italian childrenswear specialist Catapano Group, based in Nola, near Naples, owner of Fun&Fun and HLove and licensee of Seville and Marc Ellis, for which it also produces womenswear. Catapano Group regularly exhibits at Pitti Bimbo, where founder and owner Giovanni Catapano told…
By Reuters Published May 28, 2025 In an effort to reduce Kering’s overreliance on its struggling flagship label Gucci, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault may have triggered a new crisis. A series of acquisitions has significantly increased the group’s debt load just as the luxury industry enters a prolonged downturn. Reuters Managing that debt has become…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published March 25, 2025 French ready-to-wear label Ba&sh is “growing again”. It saw a troubled 2024 at the end of which Ba&sh was forced to enter a fast-track protection procedure in order for the Paris trade court to approve the restructuring of its parent company Muse Holding’s financial debt. But Ba&sh…
As Franck Verhaeghe and two friends planned a March trip to Mexico City, they plotted out not only where they would stay and which museums they would visit but also the language they would speak: French. “It’s not that I think it’s unsafe for Americans,” said Mr. Verhaeghe, 65, who lives in California, but “I…
