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New creative director already making a difference says analyst after stable sales reported. The high-profile appointment of Burberry’s new creative director Ricardo Tisci appears to be paying off after the company reported comparable revenue up by 2.3 percent…
he Burberry Shanghai flagship store has been shuttered as the British luxury-goods retailer looks to reduce costs. It is the fourth Burberry location within Mainland China to be shuttered within the last eight months as part of a global restructuring effort,…
Instagram is taking its Shopping ads one step further by making it possible for people to buy the products in the ads without leaving the app. The feature, called Checkout on Instagram, is currently being tested in a closed beta program by nearly two dozen…
Within hours of the announcement that Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts was to leave the role in April, speculation was rife as to where she is headed. Ahrendts, who led the fine-tuning of Apple’s retail business for five years after turning around British…
A mid-single-digit rise in Burberry sales in Mainland China in the third quarter helped produce a solid result for the luxury fashion retailer. The strong China performance helped mitigate reduced footfall in the Americas and a subdued European market where…
Burberry and Louis Vuitton have lost their appeal in a trademark dispute against local transport company Megastar Shipping. The luxury brands alleged that Megastar Shipping had handled counterfeit goods in Singapore that were headed for Indonesia, citing the…
British luxury fashion house Burberry has unveiled its first Chinese New Year campaign, celebrating family traditions and togetherness. The commercials, shot and directed by photographer Ethan James Green, star Chinese actresses and Burberry brand ambassadors…
Struggling fashion retailer Esprit has tapped a former Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger executive to become its chief product and brand officer. Mia Ouakim will take up the new role – a crucial post in the brand’s turnaround plan – in February, reporting to the…
Luxury retailer Burberry on Thursday said it will no longer destroy unsold goods, but rather expand existing efforts to reuse, repair, donate or recycle items. The retailer will also stop using real fur and angora in products. The move comes after Burberry…
British luxury fashion house Burberry is releasing a see-now, buy-now collection exclusively on Instagram and WeChat. Limited-edition pieces from the collection, the first released under the Burberry label by designer Riccardo Tisci, will be made available…
Burberry has a new graphic identity. The British megabrand’s chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci took to his personal Instagram Stories to unveil a new logo — stark capital letters saying “Burberry London England,” replacing the previously softer, rounder…
Rising ranks of Chinese tourists helped luxury brand Burberry achieve modest first-quarter sales growth despite soft demand in other regions. Burberry sales in Mainland China grew “and Hong Kong, Korea and Japan all benefited from Chinese spend shifting more…
Alibaba Group has bought a minority stake in Ordre, a European online luxury wholesale platform. Ordre, launched in 2015, allows fashion designers to show off their collections via 360-degree photography and virtual reality to interested wholesale buyers. The…
Burberry, which is seen as punching below its weight in handbags and leather accessories compared to its peers, said it will be taking a team of around 100 leather goods specialists in-house as part of the deal agreed with CF&P, one of its longstanding…
Christopher Bailey’s last collection for British luxury brand Burberry helped lift the company’s profits by 5 per cent, exceeding analysts’ expectations and signalling a turnaround program is already bearing fruits. Bailey has stepped down as chief creative…
Burberry says it has entered into an agreement to acquire a luxury leather-goods business from longstanding Italian partner CF&P. CF&P employees, including the craftsmen who have worked with the British luxury fashion house for more than a decade, will…
