Michael Burke PARIS: LVMH veteran executive Michael Burke has been appointed chairman and chief executive of LVMH Fashion Group, overseeing the luxury goods group’s fashion labels, it said on Thursday. Burke – chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault’s longest-serving lieutenant – replaces long-time Fashion Group head Sidney Toledano, who was named advisor to Arnault and will…
PARIS: Early holiday shopping season discounts from high-end fashion retailers like Bergdorf Goodman on New York’s Fifth Avenue raised concern that a lacklustre Christmas could lead to inventory gluts – potentially dragging labels into a discounting spiral that would cheapen their image. The latest U.S. credit card data from Barclays released on Wednesday showed that…
Representative image India matters, and all over the world, luxury brands are looking at India, says Bénédicte Epinay, CEO of Comité Colbert, the official luxury association of France that represents 93 luxury brands and behemoths such as LVMH, Chanel and Kering. “Is India the next promising market? There are obstacles such as custom duties and…
Representative image Luxury eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica on Thursday reported third-quarter revenue of 6.3 billion euros ($6.68 billion) with Asia-Pacific sales growth of 11.75% bolstered by China. The third quarter was a “slight deceleration” compared to the first-half due to a weaker sun (glasses) retail business in the EMEA region and North America, the Ray-Ban owner…
Representative image Moet Hennessy India, part of French luxury group LVMH, has extended its Chandon spirits label in India to the still wines segment, with the launch of Chandon Aurva, company executives said. Ipsita Das, managing director at Moet Hennessy India said: “Aurva is a significant step in the made-in-India direction. We are expanding our…
Representative image Global luxury brands such as Gucci, Cartier, and Louis Vuitton, among others, have signed leases for retail spaces in a new Mumbai mall developed by Asia’s richest Mukesh Ambani, as the brands and Reliance Industries look to tap lucrative prospects presented by India’s robust economic growth and the swift increase in the number…
