Piquadro acquires Richemont-owned Lancel International. Professional and travel leather goods group Piquadro announced the acquisition of the entire share capital of Lancel International – the luxury leather goods brand owned by Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group which also owns Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Dunhill. The brands Richemont owns include A. Lange & Söhne, … Read more
For the first time ever, Cartier launched exclusive pop-up-shop on Net-a-Porter luxury e-commerce platform. This is the first time Cartier has ever partnered with an online retailer. In a total premiere, French Jewelry Maison Cartier turns to Net-A-Porter for its latest watch launch. Cartier signed an online deal with the luxury e-commerce platform to sell … Read more
Charlie de Lancel: “With Charlie in her arms, they dance slowly. She has only one wish – to take him with her so that he can also discover the streets that she knows so well…” A true gem of leather goods expertise, Charlie, the new creation by Lancel, was born in Lancel’s Parisian creative studio. Its … Read more
Global luxury goods sector remains resilient, despite tougher consumer market, according to a new Deloitte report. The world’s 75 largest luxury goods companies generated luxury goods sales of $171.8 billion through the end of last fiscal year (fiscal years ended through June 2013) despite a slowdown in the global economy. The average size of the … Read more
Richemont acquired Varin-Etampage and Varinor (‘VVSA’) Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, has acquired 100 % of the capital of VVSA in a private transaction with the shareholder group. Based in Delémont since 1962, VVSA is a high-end manufacturer of stamped exterior components for watches, gold refiner and producer of semi-finished precious metal products destined … Read more
Lancel opens brand’s largest concept store in Asia with Studio Harcourt Leonello Borghi with Chinese actress Ni Ni at the opening ceremony of Lancel’s first concept store in Shanghai French luxury leather accessories brand Lancel opened a new concept store in Shanghai. The shop is the brand’s largest in Asia and is located in a historic … Read more