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11 Nov

Richemont Sales Rise 6% Amid ‘Normalization’ of Luxury Market

Richemont Sales Rise 6% Amid ‘Normalization’ of Luxury Market
Updated Nov. 10 3:05 p.m. LONDON — Luxury leaders may shudder after they hear words like “normalization” or “moderation,” especially in reference to consumers’ appetite for expensive things. Johann Rupert, founder and chairman of Richemont, isn’t considered one of those leaders. As a substitute, he’s taking luxury’s slowdown in his stride and hoping to make use of it as a chance to realize market share, construct even greater value into the brands, and be sure that Compagnie Financière Richemont continues as a lean and cash-generative operation. “I’ve been involved with Cartier since 1976 and, trust me, I’ve seen a bunch of ups and downs. And I’m very positive concerning the medium-term outlook,” Rupert said Friday as Richemont became the most recent luxury goods...
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7 Sep

Richemont Pumps Up Fragrance Business With Latest Platform for

Richemont Pumps Up Fragrance Business With Latest Platform for
LONDON — Compagnie Financière Richemont is raising the bar on its beauty business with the formation of Laboratoire de Haute Parfumerie et Beauté, a platform geared toward scaling the fragrance brands in its portfolio. Boet Brinkgreve has been named chief executive officer of the division and reports to company chairman Johann Rupert. Brinkgreve will help the six maisons already involved in fragrance “to succeed in critical mass on this highly competitive field, where scale is crucial,” Richemont said. The corporate added the brand new platform “will leverage resources across our maisons to assist develop essentially the most refined creations and promising licenses.” Richemont brands with fragrances include Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chloé, Dunhill, Alaïa and Montblanc. The brands’ licensing partners including Interparfums...
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19 May

Richemont Executive Joins 10 Corso Como as CEO, Brand

Richemont Executive Joins 10 Corso Como as CEO, Brand
MILAN — Italian retailer 10 Corso  Como has appointed Gianluca Borghi chief executive officer, tasked with the expansion of the concept store brand worldwide. Borghi was previously vice chairman of retail North America at Montblanc, based in Latest York. During his profession he has held executive roles in retail, digital business and wholesale at Gucci, Pomellato, Boucheron and Rinascente in Paris, Milan and Latest York. He was most recently a member of the manager committee North America at Montblanc parent Compagnie Financière Richemont. Borghi succeeds the late Donato Maino. “Finding the manager capable of lead 10 Corso Como on its strategic development has been a primary goal and it took some time, and we're delighted that Gianluca Borghi has accepted this latest...
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18 Jan

Jewelry, Fashion and Japan Got here to the Rescue

Jewelry, Fashion and Japan Got here to the Rescue
Compagnie Financière Richemont reported sales gained 5 percent throughout the holiday selling period, with its jewelry and fashion maisons offsetting weakness in watches and anemic consumer traffic in mainland China, then gripped by a “massive COVID resurgence.” Revenues within the three months ended Dec. 31 totaled 5.4 billion euros. Excluding the impact from Russia, group sales rose by 7 percent at constant exchange rates. The outcomes fell in need of consensus expectations by 5 percent, in response to equity analysts at Bernstein and RBC. The trading update, the primary of 2023 from Europe’s big-three luxury conglomerates, points to attenuated demand for luxury attributable to high comps and amid disruptions in China at the top of last 12 months. Against this, revenues during Richemont’s third...
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