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10 Corso Como joins forces with Central Saint Martins, Kering with the London College of Fashion

10 Corso Como joins forces with Central Saint Martins, Kering with the London College of Fashion

While the French luxury group is launching a new course with the London College of Fashion, the Milan-based luxury brand is teaming up with Central Saint Martins to produce a capsule collection.
Fashion
EBay dives deeper into the luxury resale space with the addition of apparel

EBay dives deeper into the luxury resale space with the addition of apparel

The online auction-centric marketplace is adding clothing to its second-hand sales.
Luxury
Brandart poaches new CEO Massimo Paloni from Bulgari

Brandart poaches new CEO Massimo Paloni from Bulgari

Italian high-end packaging and merchandising specialist Brandart has named as CEO Massimo Paloni, who worked for over 20 years at Bulgari, notably as head of operations and innovation.
Luxury
Harrods announces more 175th anniversary celebrations

Harrods announces more 175th anniversary celebrations

Harrods kicked off its 175th anniversary celebrations with its Burberry link-up last month and is continuing to mark the birthday in March (and for the rest of the year) with special activations and products.
Luxury
By Rotation links with Tanqueray to add another new 'rental by story' feature

By Rotation links with Tanqueray to add another new 'rental by story' feature

Any special outfit worn usually comes with its own memorable back story. And that’s the front story fashion rental company By Rotation has focused on for its latest campaign and collaboration.
Fashion
Interactive brand space launches below Piccadilly Lights

Interactive brand space launches below Piccadilly Lights

​The famous Piccadilly Lights ad space near London’s Regent Street is to get a new addition with the launch of event space ‘Below The Lights’. It comes “in response to growing demand for premium experiential marketing”.
Fashion
Gucci hits some bumps on the way down to a soft landing

Gucci hits some bumps on the way down to a soft landing

Gucci’s sales are expected to be down by almost 20%, primarily reflecting weakness in Asia. But with Sabato de Sarno as its new creative director Kering hopes to have "finally reached the trough."
Luxury
Harvey Nichols cuts jobs but performance improves

Harvey Nichols cuts jobs but performance improves

Harvey Nichols is the latest retailer to announce job cuts in a further sign that the bleak UK retail sector is hurting luxury as much as other price points.
Fashion
Louis Vuitton names super sprinter and hip hop musician Timothée Adolphe as latest Olympic ambassador

Louis Vuitton names super sprinter and hip hop musician Timothée Adolphe as latest Olympic ambassador

Louis Vuitton has named Timothée Adolphe, a vision-impaired French super sprinter, as an ambassador in the partnership between LVMH and Paris 2024, this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics in the capital.
Luxury
UK inflation falls further, clothing price rises ease

UK inflation falls further, clothing price rises ease

UK inflation has wreaked havoc among consumers and businesses over the past two years, but on Wednesday the Office for National Statistics said that it eased further in February.
Fashion
Kering anticipates 10% sales drop due to Gucci decline

Kering anticipates 10% sales drop due to Gucci decline

French luxury giant Kering said Tuesday it is anticipating a 10-percent drop in year-on-year sales in the first quarter due to a decline in the performance of its flagship brand, handbag-maker Gucci.
Luxury
Ykone buys majority stake in Indian influencer agency Barcode

Ykone buys majority stake in Indian influencer agency Barcode

The French group specialised in influencer marketing, owned by a Saudi investment firm, has boosted its international presence by acquiring a majority stake in Indian agency Barcode, a leader in its country.
Luxury
The Pinault Collection's 'The world as it goes' opens at the Bourse de Commerce

The Pinault Collection's 'The world as it goes' opens at the Bourse de Commerce

Almost certainly anyone reading this article will have acquired a luxury item produced in the Kering Group. A unique exhibition, 'The world as it goes', allows one to discover how its founder spent his profits. 
Luxury
US lawmaker demands LVMH’s Loro Piana answer for ‘exploitation’ in Peru

US lawmaker demands LVMH’s Loro Piana answer for ‘exploitation’ in Peru

A US lawmaker wants Loro Piana to answer for what he sees as the “exploitation” of Indigenous workers providing raw materials for the Italian fashion house’s trademark luxury sweaters. 
Luxury
Hermès unveils its traveling exhibition 'Hermès in the Making' in Mexico City

Hermès unveils its traveling exhibition 'Hermès in the Making' in Mexico City

It was indeed a challenge to overlook the spectacle of 'Hermès in the Making' in Mexico City last week, given its extensive poster campaign across all major districts and shopping centers of the city.
Luxury
70% of Asian luxury consumers prioritizing craftsmanship over brand, design: Bluebell Group

70% of Asian luxury consumers prioritizing craftsmanship over brand, design: Bluebell Group

The fourth volume of the 'Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile' report, covering consumers across six markets, found that 70% of respondents are prioritizing craftsmanship over brand or design.  
Luxury