All Luxury articles – Page 49

  • Mulberry2
    News

    Mulberry posts 23% rise in sales

    2010-06-17T08:54:00Z

    Mulberry has posted a 23% rise in sales for the year to March 31 as the luxury clothing and accessories house continues to grow its business internationally.

  • Aquascutum Golf
    News

    Aquascutum signs deal to develop golf collection

    2010-06-15T12:52:00Z

    Luxury British heritage brand Aquascutum has signed a deal with manufacturer TPD Luxury Solutions to develop the first Aquascutum Golf collection.

  • Angela Ahrendts was awarded £3.16m
    News

    Burberry boss receives £3.16m pay-out

    2010-06-15T09:02:00Z

    Burberry paid its chief executive Angela Ahrendts £3.16m, which included her maximum bonus allowance, following a strong performance for the luxury group.

  • Karstadt
    News

    Karstadt rescued by Nicholas Berggruen and BCBG Max Azria

    2010-06-08T09:14:00Z

    Insolvent German department store group Karstadt is set to be rescued by a consortium involving German billionaire investor Nicholas Berggruen and luxury fashion house BCBG Max Azria.

  • Mulberry has signed leases on a new store and head office
    News

    Mulberry signs new London flagship and office sites

    2010-05-24T09:36:00Z

    Luxury British brand and retailer Mulberry has signed leases for a flagship store at 50 New Bond Street and for a new London head office space.

  • Samantha Cameron will work two days a week at Smythson
    News

    Samantha Cameron cuts back Smythson role

    2010-05-14T08:39:00Z

    Samantha Cameron, the Prime Minister’s wife, is to reduce her role at Smythson, the upmarket Bond Street retailer she is credited with having helped turn around.

  • News

    PPR Q1 sales up

    2010-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Sales in the first quarter of 2010 at luxury goods and retail company PPR were up 1.3% compared with the first quarter of 2009, rising to €4.13bn (£3.6bn). Sales at Fnac, the international entertainment retail chain of which PPR is the majority shareholder, were up 1.6%. In France, Fnac sales ...

  • Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery was stolen
    News

    Westfield London targeted by gang of robbers

    2010-05-05T14:35:00Z

    Westfield London has been targeted by a gang of robbers who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery.

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    News

    Positive sales for PPR in first quarter

    2010-04-29T09:48:00Z

    French retail group PPR reported a positive first quarter with sales up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis to €4.1bn (£3.56bn) in the first quarter of the year.

  • Luxury brands such as Gucci have backed the ruling
    News

    Luxury industry backs ruling on online sales

    2010-04-21T11:29:00Z

    Luxury giants LVMH and PPR have spoken out in support of a European Commission ruling that allows brand owners to continue to control how online retailers distribute their brands.

  • Burberry's total sales rose 7% to £707m in the six months to March 31
    News

    Burberry expects record profits as UK outperforms

    2010-04-20T09:44:00Z

    Burberry said its full-year profits will be “at record levels” following a stronger than anticipated end to the year.

  • Harrods is not for sale, says Fayed
    News

    Harrods not for sale, says Mohammed Al Fayed

    2010-03-30T17:07:00Z

    Harrods owner Mohammed Al Fayed told employees today that the iconic Knightsbridge department store is not for sale.

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    News

    Liberty records positive EBITDA for first time in a decade

    2010-03-30T09:38:00Z

    London department store Liberty has reported that EBITDA was in positive territory for the first time in a decade in the year to December 31.

  • Designer brand Louis Vuitton has lost a legal battle with Google
    News

    Louis Vuitton loses Google battle

    2010-03-24T08:59:00Z

    Google has won its long-running legal battle with Louis Vuitton over the use of the online giants Adwords service.

  • Could Richemont net a winner?
    Opinion

    Could Richemont net a winner?

    2010-03-18T11:15:00Z

    No wonder Richemont is targeting a larger slice of Net-a-Porter — it has been one of the best etail growth stories in a market where its founder Natalie Massenet once faced naysayers who believed luxury fashion would never work online.

  • Net-a-Porter sold to Richemont
    News

    Richemont makes bid for Net-a-Porter

    2010-03-15T08:52:00Z

    Luxury etailer Net-a-Porter is reported to have received a bid from Swiss luxury group Richemont.

  • Airport retail sales soar on weak pound
    News

    Airport retail sales soar on weak pound

    2010-02-23T09:15:00Z

    Duty-free shopping and the weakened pound drove sales at London’s airports to their highest levels for a decade last year.

  • Burberry fascia
    News

    Burberry to restructure Spanish arm

    2010-02-17T09:36:00Z

    Luxury heritage brand Burberry is to restructure its Spanish arm in a bid to bring the division in line with the global business.

  • Mulberry raises outlook after strong trading
    News

    Mulberry raises outlook after strong trading

    2010-02-17T09:22:00Z

    Luxury leather goods and clothing brand Mulberry has raised its full year outlook following a strong Christmas trading period.

  • News

    Sales rise at LVMH’s Selective Distribution

    2010-02-12T00:00:00Z

    LVMH has reported a 4% year-on-year rise in sales at its Selective Distribution business, which includes Sephora and DFS, its luxury duty free arm, to €4.38bn (£3.9bn).Profit from recurring operations was flat at €388m (£349m). LVMH said: “Sephora had a good year with further growth in revenue and profit from ...