Conglomerates

How Demna’s Latest Gucci Drop Is Landing With Customers
From online conversation to pricing to early store traffic data, BoF analyses how Kering’s biggest brand is adjusting its strategy, and whether it is working.

How Demna’s Latest Gucci Drop Is Landing With Customers
From online conversation to pricing to early store traffic data, BoF analyses how Kering’s biggest brand is adjusting its strategy, and whether it is working.

Will the Kering Hope Trade Hold Up?
In this week’s High Margin newsletter: Kering shares pop off again as its sales decline slows — despite a lack of clarity on Gucci’s next steps.

Will the Kering Hope Trade Hold Up?
In this week’s High Margin newsletter: Kering shares pop off again as its sales decline slows — despite a lack of clarity on Gucci’s next steps.

Kering Pledges Return to Growth Despite Sweeping Store Closures
The French luxury conglomerate’s quarterly sales fell less than expected ahead of Demna’s high-stakes Gucci debut.

Kering Pledges Return to Growth Despite Sweeping Store Closures
The French luxury conglomerate’s quarterly sales fell less than expected ahead of Demna’s high-stakes Gucci debut.

This Week: Another Tough Quarter for Kering
Kering’s latest earnings report will likely show another steep sales decline at its largest brand. Plus, New York Fashion Week begins.

This Week: Another Tough Quarter for Kering
Kering’s latest earnings report will likely show another steep sales decline at its largest brand. Plus, New York Fashion Week begins.

Luxury Investors Eye Tough Earnings Season After Stock Selloff
Luxury-goods makers are facing investor anxiety and a projected rough earnings season despite earlier hopes for a 2026 recovery.

Luxury Investors Eye Tough Earnings Season After Stock Selloff
Luxury-goods makers are facing investor anxiety and a projected rough earnings season despite earlier hopes for a 2026 recovery.

LVMH Investors Demand Clarity on Bernard Arnault Succession Plan
Shareholders of the French conglomerate are expressing growing concern over the lack of transparency regarding Bernard Arnault’s plan for succession.

LVMH Investors Demand Clarity on Bernard Arnault Succession Plan
Shareholders of the French conglomerate are expressing growing concern over the lack of transparency regarding Bernard Arnault’s plan for succession.

This Week: What Bernard Arnault Can and Can’t Tell Us About the State of Luxury
The world’s biggest luxury conglomerate reports fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and CEO Bernard Arnault will give his annual, often market-moving press conference.

This Week: What Bernard Arnault Can and Can’t Tell Us About the State of Luxury
The world’s biggest luxury conglomerate reports fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and CEO Bernard Arnault will give his annual, often market-moving press conference.

Dario Vitale’s Versace Exit: The Backstory
Vitale may not be the right fit for Prada’s Versace strategy but a healthy fashion system depends on creative renewal powered by young talent, writes Imran Amed.

Dario Vitale’s Versace Exit: The Backstory
Vitale may not be the right fit for Prada’s Versace strategy but a healthy fashion system depends on creative renewal powered by young talent, writes Imran Amed.

Luxury Stocks Look Ready for a Stronger Year After Their ‘Detox’
Optimism is building that a second-half rally in Europe’s luxury-goods sector can extend into the new year as signs point to better times for the continent’s flagship equity sector.

Luxury Stocks Look Ready for a Stronger Year After Their ‘Detox’
Optimism is building that a second-half rally in Europe’s luxury-goods sector can extend into the new year as signs point to better times for the continent’s flagship equity sector.

Why Prada Moved on From Dario Vitale (and What Comes Next for Versace)
The news that Versace’s designer is exiting the brand comes two days after Prada’s acquisition of the brand, confirming months of speculation. What will Versace do next?

Why Prada Moved on From Dario Vitale (and What Comes Next for Versace)
The news that Versace’s designer is exiting the brand comes two days after Prada’s acquisition of the brand, confirming months of speculation. What will Versace do next?

Hermès Heir Takes Aim at LVMH’s Arnault in Civil Lawsuit
Nicolas Puech has filed a civil lawsuit against Bernard Arnault and LVMH, alleging he was deprived of Hermès shares now worth billions, court documents show.

Hermès Heir Takes Aim at LVMH’s Arnault in Civil Lawsuit
Nicolas Puech has filed a civil lawsuit against Bernard Arnault and LVMH, alleging he was deprived of Hermès shares now worth billions, court documents show.

Prada’s Versace Acquisition Closes, Now the Real Work Begins
The group’s effort to revive the fortunes of the iconic label founded by Gianni Versace will require both patience and pain. ‘The next 12 months will be rough.’

Prada’s Versace Acquisition Closes, Now the Real Work Begins
The group’s effort to revive the fortunes of the iconic label founded by Gianni Versace will require both patience and pain. ‘The next 12 months will be rough.’