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Kering label Bottega Veneta has just opened its first pop-up store post-Covid-19 at Shanghai’s Plaza 66 Mall, dubbed the ‘invisible store’. Running until July 19, the pop up is doubles as an art installation with a mirrored exterior camouflaging the space,…
The Bottega Veneta Singapore boutique at Ion Orchard has undergone a major makeover. The 255sqm store has been fully renovated in time to celebrate the arrival of the first Bottega Veneta collection designed by new creative director Daniel Lee. Under the…
High-end Italian label Bottega Veneta has opened a new flagship in Tokyo this month. The six-storey store at Ginza Chuo-Ku is the brand’s largest in the Asia region, and features men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, leather goods, handbags, eyewear, footwear,…
French luxury goods giant Kering has received a prize for its high level of female representation on its board. The company has made gender equality one of its corporate priority and has, this week, been chosen to receive the “Most Feminine Board of…
High-end Italian label Bottega Veneta is launching a new flagship in Tokyo this Saturday. The six-storey store at Ginza Chuo-Ku is the brand’s largest in the Asia region, and features men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, leather goods, handbags, eyewear,…
Kering sales growth significantly outpaced its rivals during the third quarter, up 27.6 per cent as reported and 27.5 per cent on a comparable basis, to €3.402 billion. In Kering-operated stores, Asia Pacific sales rose 33.3 per cent on a comparable basis,…
Fashion giant Kering’s decision to focus the business on luxury appears to be paying off. In what chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault termed “dazzling top-line and earnings performances” during the first half year, total revenue rose 33.9 per cent on a…
A new high luxury designer reshuffle brings some interesting aesthetic food for thought. Bottega Veneta, the quiet power of Italian stealth wealth, has appointed Daniel Lee, a 32 year old British graduate of Central St Martins, to replace its outgoing…
Bottega Veneta announces the departure of its creative director Tomas Maier, who joined the Italian House in 2001. Tomas Maier crafted its renaissance by drawing on the exceptional know-how of the House. Thanks to his creative vision, Bottega Veneta today…
In a “phenomenal” result, global luxury group Kering had record operating revenue last year, driven in large part by the popularity of Gucci. Kering’s income totalled €15.4 billion (US$19 billion), up 25 per cent as reported or 27.2 per cent on a comparable…
Luxury brand group LVMH is thinking about taking its eyewear business in-house. This could be a further blow for Italian eyewear group Safilo, which lost the Armani licence in 2013 and those for the Kering Group labels (Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta,…
Luxury brands need to use new technologies and offer experiences for their customers, the second Luxury Society keynote event in Shanghai has been told. UCO Cosmetics CEO Arthur Zhang told the event that the early-stage eCommerce model of simply providing a…
Luxury goods and apparel giant Kering has reported a 10.5 per cent global rise in revenues in the latest quarter, with luxury sales up 11.3 per cent and sports and lifestyle brands up 9.3 per cent. Most significantly, at a time its peers are battling falling…
Luxury travel retailer DFS Group Cambodia has marked the opening of its first store, T Galleria by DFS, Angkor, with a gala event for more than 300 guests. In the resort town and provincial capital of Siem Reap, near the ancient temple of Angkor Wat, T…
French leather goods maker Hermès Group’s revenue was up 6 percent in the first quarter of 2016, despite a challenging luxury landscape. Consolidated revenues for the house were 1.19 billion euro, or about $1.35 billion at current exchange rates. Even with…
French luxury-goods maker Kering SA reported first-quarter revenue that trailed analysts’ estimates as slowing tourism and the strong dollar weighed on demand for Gucci loafers and Bottega Veneta handbags. Sales climbed 2.7 percent to 2.72 billion euros…