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Brazil: Covid-19 pandemic shrinks footwear exports

Jun 4, 2020 / Brazil
The Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) believes the COVID-19 pandemic played an essential role in the decline registered in footwear exports during the first four months of the year

Gucci is going seasonless

May 27, 2020 / Italy
The announcement was made by Alessandro Michele, the brand’s Creative Director, using Gucci’s Instagram page

Footwear back in business in Europe

Premium ContentMay 12, 2020 / Coronavirus - Covid19
As European countries face the different stages of the sanitary crisis, they are also working on the re-opening of the economies. Today we bring you updates from Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, France and Poland

After Milan, Paris announces digital fashion week

May 7, 2020 / France
Yesterday Camera della Moda has announced the first Milano Digital Fashion Week. In the same day the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode announced it is organizing a Paris Fashion Week online event

Kering announces quarter heavily impacted by Covid-19

Apr 27, 2020 / France
The luxury group has announced consolidated revenue in the first quarter of 2020 of 3 203.2 million euros, down by 15.4%, as reported (-16.4% on a comparable basis)

LVMH says its first quarter showed good resilience

Apr 24, 2020 / France
The French-based luxury group recorded revenue of 10.6 billion euros for the first quarter of 2020, down by 15% compared to the same period in 2019 and down by 17% on an organic basis

LVMH cancels prize final and launches solidarity fund

Apr 17, 2020 / France
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the final of the 7th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, originally scheduled on 5th June 2020 at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, has been cancelled

Hermès reduces proposed dividend

Apr 1, 2020 / France
The French luxury goods group said it has decided to reduce its planned 2020 dividend to shareholders in order to implement some measures to response to the coronavirus outbreak

Chanel workshops to make face masks

Mar 27, 2020 / France
The French-based luxury fashion group said it will launch production of face masks to increment the supply in France, as the coronavirus spreads across the country

Chanel closes production sites

Mar 20, 2020 / France
The France-based luxury house announced it has decided to close its core production sites in three European countries: France, Italy and Switzerland, either completely or partially

Kering donates 2 million euros to hospitals

Mar 19, 2020 / France
The French-based group, owner of brands such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent or Balenciaga has announced their contribution to the fight of the coronavirus outbreak

LVMH changes production from perfumes to hand sanitizer

Mar 17, 2020 / France
The French-based luxury giant announced its production facilities for the cosmetics branch will start to manufacture large quantities of hydro-alcoholic gel

France bans dumping unsold fashion items

Feb 24, 2020 / France
Companies in the country to be banned from destroying clothes, cosmetics and other items

Kering announces year of sustained profitable growth

Feb 12, 2020 / France
The French-based luxury goods group, owning brands such as Gucci, Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta, amongst others, posted record sales in 2019, with double digit growth in revenue

Louis Vuitton and NBA in partnership

Jan 22, 2020 / France
The France-based luxury label has announced a partnership with the US National Basketball Association (NBA). Louis Vuitton will also become the official Trophy Travel Case Provider
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