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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…
Two of Europe’s biggest luxury fashion brands are opening official stores in India next year, according to reports. French label Saint Laurent and British Alexander McQueen are set to enter India with respective debut standalone stores, sources said last…
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…
French fashion label Saint Laurent, part of Kering, will start selling online in China through a JD.com portal, joining shopping players like Alibaba in trying to tap strong luxury goods demand from Chinese consumers. The French brand created in 1961 by its…
Balenciaga has overtaken Gucci as the hottest fashion label, according to the latest Lyst Index. The index draws on data analysis by fashion-search platform Lyst in conjunction with the Business of Fashion website. The 4.5 million data points analysed include…
Saint Laurent has opened its first Australian store in Melbourne. Located in the Chadstone shopping centre – the luxury mall already home to the likes of Balenciaga, Chanel and Fendi – the new Saint Laurent boutique sells both men’s and women’s collections…
Saint Laurent China is forming an e-commerce partnership with online fashion retailer Farfetch. The French fashion house’s merchandise will be sold on a new online platform set up by Farfetch in a JV with JD.com, says Saint Laurent CEO Francesca Bellettini.…
Ginza Six, one of the largest commercial complexes in Tokyo’s Ginza district, will open tomorrow. At Ginza’s 6-chome block, the retail venture was jointly developed at a cost of about ¥86 billion (US$12.4 billion) by companies including J. Front Retailing,…
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,…
Multi-label Italian luxury fashion retailer Antonia has opened its first store in Asia, at The Parisian Macao in Macau. Designed by architect Vincenzo de Cotiis, the 3000 sqm store features such brands as Gucci, Rick Owens, Sacai, Saint Laurent, Valentino and…
It is not uncommon to see avid traveller Cara Lee lugging numerous shopping bags up the aeroplane – not on her way back from her travels, but at Changi Airport on her way out. The 26-year-old account manager at a media intelligence company spends about $180…
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…
Luxury travel retailer DFS Group has opened its first T Galleria by DFS store for Cambodia in the resort town of Siem Reap. Near the ancient temple of Angkor Wat, T Galleria by DFS, Angkor is the largest Cambodia duty-free luxury department store, offering an…
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