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Astrid Wendlandt
17/03/24
MatchesFashion went into administration a week ago, less than three months after Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group acquired the UK online fashion retailer. The official version was that trading conditions were so difficult, and the company losing so much money, its new owners had no choice but to pull the plug after having injected more than £20 million into it.
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02/01/24
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Technology and creativity. New paradigms and rules of the game.
Artificial intelligence and other technologies have changed the way we work, interact with one another and see the future. Luxury brands have been waking up to the fact that they need to integrate these new developments into their corporate culture, decision-making and annual budgets if they want to remain competitive. Creativity is fundamental but technology gives you that extra agility and reactivity you need to stay ahead in this fast-changing world.
Technology and creativity. New paradigms and rules of the game.
Artificial intelligence and other technologies have changed the way we work, interact with one another and see the future. Luxury brands have been waking up to the fact that they need to integrate these new developments into their corporate culture, decision-making and annual budgets if they want to remain competitive. Creativity is fundamental but technology gives you that extra agility and reactivity you need to stay ahead in this fast-changing world.
Weekly highlights
Week from 2024-03-11 to 2024-03-15
This week France became the first country in the world to take action against fast fashion. The country’s lower house of parliament approved a bill imposing penalties on products sold by the likes of China's Shein and Temu to offset the damage they cause the environment.
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Astrid Wendlandt
10/03/24
Less than two years into the job, Burberry CEO Jonathan Akeroyd is feeling the heat. Gerry Murphy, chairman of the London-based company, is already interviewing potential candidates to replace the 57-year-old British executive, several senior industry executives said, citing head-hunters.
Astrid Wendlandt
03/03/24
Gucci owner Kering has emerged as a strong bidder for Marcolin in a deal that could value the Italian eyewear maker at up to €1.3 billion, several sources with first-hand knowledge of the matter have said. The potential transaction marks a return of M&A in the luxury industry as interest rates are set to drop in key markets such as the United States and access to cash becomes easier.
Astrid Wendlandt
25/02/24
The Hermès-backed movement provider Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, the independent watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier and several other watch component suppliers have been put up for sale by their parent Sandoz Family Foundation, sources with first-hand knowledge said.
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