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Kering

Kering is a group founded by François Pinault and managed by his son François-Henri Pinault. It is the second largest international luxury group after LVMH, and owns Balenciaga, Boucheron, Gucci and Saint Laurent.

United States
How Ralph Lauren prepared for Trump's return

Favoured by both Jill Biden and Melania Trump, Ralph Lauren is probably the fashion company best prepared for Donald Trump's return to the presidency of the United States.

Free access Houses 05.12.2024

Italy
Zegna subcontracts on the side for Kering and Richemont

Although it owns brands itself, the luxury menswear company also makes clothes for a number of its competitors to ensure a regular income.

Subscribers only Houses 28.11.2024

France, United Kingdom
Floriane de Saint Pierre winds up UK subsidiary under investigation by French tax authorities

The headhunter's British firm is in liquidation. In 2021, Floriane de Saint Pierre was accused of using the company to avoid paying taxes in France.

Subscribers only Entourage 28.11.2024

Spotlight | France
Kering looks to cut Gucci losses with sale of Vendôme quarter flagship building

Two years after acquiring four buildings for nearly €800m in Paris's Place Vendôme district, Kering still plans to open a giant Gucci store there. But the François-Henri Pinault-led luxury group wants to sell the properties to cut costs and keep only a minority stake.

Subscribers only Houses 14.11.2024

Italy
On Via Montenapoleone, the parish of San Francesco da Paola succumbs to luxury

The last property owner not yet linked to the luxury sector on Milan's ultra chic Via Montenapoleone, the parish of San Francesco da Paola, is having to rent out a building. Antonella Mastrototaro's 18Montenapoleone is the agency in charge.

Subscribers only Entourage 14.11.2024

France
Luce app lets Kering keep close eye on sales staff

Glitz.paris has been given access to Luce, an application developed by Kering that oversees all relations between sales staff and customers of the French luxury group's brands.

Subscribers only Houses 14.11.2024

Spotlight | Italy
Prada and Miu Miu success lies partly in factory outlets

The success of Prada and Miu Miu, which are posting insolent growth while their competitors' results plummet, is based in part on production for factory outlets. Glitz.paris looks at how the Italian group is defying the crisis.

Subscribers only Houses 07.11.2024

France
Courts still struggling to elucidate Pinault cruise ship fire nine years on

In late 2015, a month after the Pinault family's Artémis firm took over cruise ship operator Compagnie du Ponant, a fire broke out on one of its ships. The courts are still trying to get to the bottom of the affair, amid suspected conflicts of interest and the existence of a mysterious black box.

Subscribers only Houses 07.11.2024

France, United States
Brioni counts Donald Trump and Bruno Le Maire among loyal customers

The US president-elect has spent a pretty penny over the years at the storied Italian menswear house.

Subscribers only Houses 07.11.2024

France
Chanel victory over Jonak on imitations sets legal precedent

The women's shoe company has been found guilty of marketing a model that was too similar to Chanel's slingback. A ruling that may prompt the luxury fashion house to go after other brands that are copying its products too closely.

Free access Houses 31.10.2024

France
Virtual reality bags turn cities into bargain billboards

By using virtual imagery to place giant items in the streets of the world's capitals, luxury brands are filling spaces that are increasingly difficult to occupy in the real world, and for a better price.

Subscribers only Entourage 31.10.2024

United States
Versace back on the market after Capri-Tapestry ruling?

Before deciding last year to merge with Tapestry, Capri Holdings had considered the possibility of selling one of its major brands, Versace. Now that the US regulator has objected to the Capri-Tapestry merger, this sale could be back on the cards, whether the merger is blocked or not.

Subscribers only Houses 24.10.2024

France, Italy
Kering shut out of new Via Montenapoleone address

The luxury giant paid a premium for a huge building on Milan's prestigious shopping street in April, but the current tenants are not ready to move out just yet.

Subscribers only Houses 24.10.2024

Spotlight | France, Singapore
The mystery behind Aupen, the bag brand celebrities love

Since it was created in Singapore in 2022, the Aupen leather goods brand has managed to place its "Nirvana" bags on the arms of the most high-profile celebrities. Its next range will be made by LVMH's Métiers d'Art.

Subscribers only Houses 17.10.2024

Italy
Dior, Loro Piana, Berluti: LVMH houses play musical chairs on Via Montenapoleone

The luxury goods behemoth plans to reshuffle its brands on Milan's most prestigious street. Glitz.paris reveals the winners and losers.

Subscribers only Houses 17.10.2024

France
Vinted vies in vain to lure luxury labels

Leading second-hand retail platform Vinted is keen to add luxury goods to its wares. Brands, however, remain reluctant to work with the online marketplace, in the name of preserving their image. But the downturn in consumer spending could leave luxury houses with little choice but to sign on.

Subscribers only Entourage 10.10.2024

France
LVMH entrusts Paris HQ revamp to Jean Dubuisson grandson

LVMH is using architect Thomas Dubuisson, the grandson of leading modernist Jean Dubuisson, for a major revamp of its Paris headquarters. The company previously entrusted him with dismantling his grandfather's Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, where the luxury giant has for seven years been trying to create a cultural space dedicated to arts and crafts.

Subscribers only Houses 10.10.2024

Spotlight | France, United States
The secret story of Balenciaga's banned collection

Balenciaga has - apparently - managed to move on from a scandal sparked by its 2022 ads showing children holding teddy bears dressed in bondage gear. But the Kering brand struggled to sell the collections concerned, and had to resort to considerable subterfuge to do so.

Free access Houses 03.10.2024

Front Row | France
Diane Pernet, the fashion talent scout who slaloms between brands

The curator Diane Pernet - a discoverer of designers including Balenciaga's Demna Gvasalia and Diesel's Glenn Martens - runs the ASVOF fashion blog and its namesake film festival. She relies on funding from luxury brands while striving not to be subservient to them.

Subscribers only Entourage 19.09.2024

France
After fighting the Beaux-Arts, François-Henri Pinault now happily hires it

The Beaux-Arts de Paris continues to benefit from the financial opportunities offered by the luxury goods industry.

Subscribers only Houses 19.09.2024

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From the Martinez to Claridge's, hostilities rage between five-star hotel mogul Paddy McKillen and Qatar

Kering

United States How Ralph Lauren prepared for Trump's return

Italy Zegna subcontracts on the side for Kering and Richemont

France, United Kingdom Floriane de Saint Pierre winds up UK subsidiary under investigation by French tax authorities

Spotlight | France Kering looks to cut Gucci losses with sale of Vendôme quarter flagship building

Italy On Via Montenapoleone, the parish of San Francesco da Paola succumbs to luxury

France Luce app lets Kering keep close eye on sales staff

Spotlight | Italy Prada and Miu Miu success lies partly in factory outlets

France Courts still struggling to elucidate Pinault cruise ship fire nine years on

France, United States Brioni counts Donald Trump and Bruno Le Maire among loyal customers

France Chanel victory over Jonak on imitations sets legal precedent

France Virtual reality bags turn cities into bargain billboards

United States Versace back on the market after Capri-Tapestry ruling?

France, Italy Kering shut out of new Via Montenapoleone address

Spotlight | France, Singapore The mystery behind Aupen, the bag brand celebrities love

Italy Dior, Loro Piana, Berluti: LVMH houses play musical chairs on Via Montenapoleone

France Vinted vies in vain to lure luxury labels

France LVMH entrusts Paris HQ revamp to Jean Dubuisson grandson

Spotlight | France, United States The secret story of Balenciaga's banned collection

Front Row | France Diane Pernet, the fashion talent scout who slaloms between brands

France After fighting the Beaux-Arts, François-Henri Pinault now happily hires it

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United States
How Ralph Lauren prepared for Trump's return

Italy
Zegna subcontracts on the side for Kering and Richemont

France, United Kingdom
Floriane de Saint Pierre winds up UK subsidiary under investigation by French tax authorities

Spotlight | France
Kering looks to cut Gucci losses with sale of Vendôme quarter flagship building

Italy
On Via Montenapoleone, the parish of San Francesco da Paola succumbs to luxury

France
Luce app lets Kering keep close eye on sales staff

Spotlight | Italy
Prada and Miu Miu success lies partly in factory outlets

France
Courts still struggling to elucidate Pinault cruise ship fire nine years on

France, United States
Brioni counts Donald Trump and Bruno Le Maire among loyal customers

France
Chanel victory over Jonak on imitations sets legal precedent

France
Virtual reality bags turn cities into bargain billboards

United States
Versace back on the market after Capri-Tapestry ruling?

France, Italy
Kering shut out of new Via Montenapoleone address

Spotlight | France, Singapore
The mystery behind Aupen, the bag brand celebrities love

Italy
Dior, Loro Piana, Berluti: LVMH houses play musical chairs on Via Montenapoleone

France
Vinted vies in vain to lure luxury labels

France
LVMH entrusts Paris HQ revamp to Jean Dubuisson grandson

Spotlight | France, United States
The secret story of Balenciaga's banned collection

Front Row | France
Diane Pernet, the fashion talent scout who slaloms between brands

France
After fighting the Beaux-Arts, François-Henri Pinault now happily hires it