Kering Eyewear will integrate the Manufacture Cartier Lunettes plant in Sucy-en-Brie, France. Kering Eyewear, part of Kering global Luxury group, and the Maison Cartier, owned by Compagnie Financière Richemont, announced a joint project in the eyewear segment. The partnership will create a platform for the development, manufacturing and worldwide distribution of the Cartier eyewear collection. Founded … Read more
Kering and Parsons School of Fashion for 5th “Empowering Imagination” contest. For the fifth year in a row, Kering luxury group, the French luxury goods holding company owner of Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Gucci, Puma, Volcom, Saint Laurent and other high-end brands, and Parsons School of Fashion rolled out the ‘Empowering Imagination’ design competition. The competition … Read more
On January 21, 2016, the Corporate Knights’ Global 100 index published at the World Economic Forum in Davos ranked Kering as one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. Kering was the only Luxury group featured in the 2016 Global 100 index, and ranked second in the Textile, Apparel & Luxury Goods sector. … Read more
Kering’s third-quarter 2015 revenue published last week shows sustained 15% growth in the first nine months. Kering posted revenue of €2,895 million in the third quarter of 2015, up 12.0% on the third quarter of 2014 as reported and up 3.1% on a comparable Group structure and exchange rate basis, in line with the 2015 … Read more
Hélène Poulit-Duquesne appointed CEO of Boucheron. Kering luxury group announced that Hélène Poulit-Duquesne has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Boucheron jewelry Maison. Hélène Poulit-Duquesne was previously the International Business and Client Development Director and member of the Executive Committee of Cartier International. In her role as CEO of Boucheron, her mission will be to … Read more
#WomeninMotion: Kering luxury conglomerate issupporting women in the film industry at Cannes. At the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, Kering luxury Group and the Festival de Cannes will launch the ‘Women in Motion’ programme to celebrate the talent of women in cinema. Already highly committed to the women’s cause, particularly through the Kering Foundation which … Read more