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Strategy

For high spenders, a brand-hosted dinner is no longer enough

Victor Gosselin and Astrid Wendlandt

19 July 2026

Fashion and luxury brands need to up the ante if they want to hold on to their high-spending very important customers (VICs), experts and industry executives say. Competition for their loyalty and deep pockets has become much fiercer than it was two or three years ago.

Weekly Highlights

POLICE CONTINUE TO PROBE ITALY’S LUXURY SUPPLY CHAIN

Italy’s police are sparing no effort to expunge the country of illegal Chinese immigrants making leather goods and other garments for luxury brands. The reputation of the country and the luxury goods industry are at stake. This week, Reuters reported that the Italian police had visited the headquarters of nine high-end fashion brands as part of an ongoing probe into the country’s supply chain. These included Chanel, Goyard, Moncler and LVMH’s Bulgari, as well as Brunello Cucinelli, Etro, Stefano Ricci and the wholesale retailer Owenscorp Italia.

RICHEMONT IMPRESSES AGAIN

Richemont is cashing in on consumers’ growing appetite for its brands Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Buccellati. Shares in the Geneva-based group rose more than 7 percent this week after it posted a 20 percent jump in fiscal first-quarter sales at constant currencies, beating expectations of 11 percent. In reaction, several brokers upgraded their earnings forecasts for the group.

Recent Publications

Cosmetics

Coty could lose more licenses starting with Burberry

Astrid Wendlandt

12 July 2026

Coty is a shrinking company. You wonder what will be left of it in a few years’ time. This week, the New York-listed beauty group sold its Gucci perfume and beauty license, one of its biggest, to L’Oréal and Kering for $400 million. The next step could be selling or losing licenses with other big fashion and luxury brands. On the list, Burberry would be first, followed by Hugo Boss and others.

Fashion

Kering and Mayhoola may have to renegotiate Valentino deal

Astrid Wendlandt

5 July 2026

Kering is having second thoughts about buying the 70 percent in Valentino it does not already own due to the brand’s poor performance, sources close the French group said.

Strategy

Hermès is challenged as the crisis-resistant brand

Astrid Wendlandt

28 June 2026

For decades, Hermès was regarded as the only luxury brand of this size and importance that could resist any spending downturn. Not anymore. The current crisis is so severe, and consumer behavior has changed so much that even mighty Hermès is suffering a slowdown in sales growth. This week, the company’s share price dropped after several analysts published notes downgrading their price targets.

Fashion

After years of struggle, Ferragamo appears to be turning around

Astrid Wendlandt

21 June 2026

Finally, some good news in the luxury world. Ferragamo, the sick child of Italian fashion, has been making notable progress turning itself around despite the absence of a CEO – or perhaps thanks to it – for the past 18 months.

Fashion

EssilorLuxottica and L’Oréal keen to win first round for Armani

Astrid Wendlandt

14 June 2026

Beauty industry leader L’Oréal and Italian eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica are gearing up to do whatever it takes to prevent LVMH from getting its hands on Armani as the bidding process for a 15 percent stake in the Italian fashion company is about to start. Financial advisers estimate Armani to be worth around €6 billion.

Fashion

Olivier Rousteing set to join Rabanne to boost couture

Astrid Wendlandt

13 June 2026

Olivier Rousteing is in the process of joining Puig’s Rabanne fashion and perfume brand, sources close to the Spanish perfume company said. The 40-year-old French designer left Balmain in November after serving as creative director for 14 years. His mission will be to boost Rabanne’s brand awareness and enhance its luxury positioning to lift perfume sales.

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