Giancarlo Bernini is the chief manager of Consorzio SGS. His company produces organic fertilizers and bio-stimulants by processing by-products deriving from the leather industry. “We act as an essential system”, points out SGS manager. “In fact, our primary aim is to recycle and enhance waste scraps – he carries on – to produce fertilizers, which […]
Although sales have been increasing, profits turned out to be below expectations. The company managed to offset, to some extent though, the downturn, in double figures, in Hong Kong market. Montblanc and Chloé leather goods have been going well. Richemont’s performance in the term is all right, though profits have been “running steady in the […]
Roger Vivier growth has been revitalizing Tod’s financial situation. Despite that, the group’s turnover dropped by 4%. “We do need to speed up investments in order to develop and enhance our revenues. If we do not face further instability on the worldwide markets, we believe we shall soon achieve the expected accomplishments”. Such was the […]
Focus on two-wheel hybridization, while spotlighting the world of motorcycles, e-bikes and ultra- light vehicles, which is expanding and changing more and more rapidly. This industry is growing considerably: in the first nine months of 2019, registered motorbikes increased by +8.6%. The business is also driving a number of satellite sales, regarding items of clothing...
Courovale are still enjoying a record-breaking year. Although the top managers of the Brazilian tannery do not give out many details, they have made clear they expect overall revenues to increase by +30% in the next financial statements. Considering that demand for leather (in South America, and in other places as well) is currently facing […]
Belarusian leather heads towards China and India. Tatyana Lugina, president of Bellegprom state consortium, announced the plans set by MLPA (Minsk Leather Production Association), which is about to sell its hides in the East area. The scenario The scenario of the decision they made public is a network of relations between institutions and manufacturing companies. […]
To create a leather goods brand and use exclusively seamless pieces of leather: is that doable? Yes, apparently: that is the story of Sébastien Cordoleani and the case of Archipel Paris, which evidence such feasibility. In 2016, Cordoleani, a young French architect, decided to combine his passion for “beauty and well-done objects” with the one […]
Leather in, fabrics out. The story takes place in Saint-Just-Malmont, a small municipality situated in the High Loire region, in France. Here Les Ateliers du Meygal, leather goods manufacturer, are supposedly about to take over the Cheynet et Fils industrial area (15,200 square metres), which used to produce spun yarns. Allegedly, the deal value amounts […]
An uphill quarter for Tapestry. Coach remains stable. Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman go low. During the first quarter of the 2019/2020 fiscal year, the US-based group registered a drop in sales and operating profits: -68%. Jide Zeitlin, president and CFO of Tapestry announces a “deep, complete and efficient revision of the whole business”. The […]
Many would not want them. Above all, they are mostly small online retailers, “physical” retailers and environmentalists. Consumers, on the other hand, seem to be waiting anxiously for them. These are the three gold appointments for mass annual shopping. The retail tsunami is the sum of three events: Singles’ Day (11 November), Black Friday (29 […]
“We are a socially responsible brand that offers artisan luxury products. We believe that a modern luxury brand should be transparent. Inclusive and accessible, not only to the society’s elite”. This is what can be read on Crafted Society website, a Dutch project with Italian traction (from leather to manufacturing). It was launched in 2015 […]
Sustainability is in the name of the event itself. Diego Moreira Ützig (Lanxess RTM for the Americas) and Celso Schwingel (Stahl Technical Manager for South America) will be talking about the technologies that can respond to new market demands and market trends. But the agenda of the CSCB Sustainabililty Forum – Leather in a hyperconnected […]
The ostrich merges. Klein Karoo International and Mosstrich can, finally, merge. The South African Competition Commission (judiciary branch responsible for fair market competition), has granted the right to merge after the two South African players had appealed. The entities were trying to unify the respective divisions specialized in treating material of ostrich origin. The past […]
Not just Savar. Nor Mirsarai. Two districts aren’t enough for Bangladesh, which prepares for additional Leather Districts. Dhaka’s government is, in fact, already thinking of developing a third tanning district. The most well-known of the three, which is in part already active, is that of Savar. It was created as a (not particularly functional) alternative […]
The Era of Simplifying. Actually, simplifying is the concept on which the Lineapelle Fashion Committee has been focusing 2021 summer trends. Yesterday, at the Enterprise Hotel, in Milan, there was the style roadshow kick-off to open the work-in-progress towards Lineapelle 98, scheduled at Fieramilano Rho, on 19-20 February 2020. Saying stop to excess While addressing […]
Le Tanneur, a French brand specialized in the manufacturing of high-end leather goods accessories, has been boosting sales. Nevertheless, losses have been going up as well. The first six months of 2019 turned out to be discrepant for the brand, whose overall turnover reached 30.94 million euros, therefore increasing by +14.3% on annual basis. Yet, […]
SMCP have been growing in double figures, despite Hong Kong, thanks to bags and shoes. In fact, in the third quarter, the revenues of the holding company, which is in control over Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot brands, reached 274.5 million euros (that is, +9% at fixed rates of currency exchange). “Our company achieved a […]
LVMH offers 14.5 billion USD to buy Tiffany. If the sale was to be approved, it would be the largest acquisition in the history of the French conglomerate. On the other hand, as for now, rumors say that an American dismissal of the proposal is “very likely”. The reason? The offer is too low: “Arnault […]
Small leather goods are beautiful, especially because they are modular. The latest trends in bags see the recovery of small, sometimes very small, bags’ dimensions by luxury brands’ designers. And the month of October, between capsule collections, pre-sales online or in selected boutiques, is an example of how we are already beyond the re-launch of […]
All in leather, all of very high quality, all otherwise destined to the landfill. These are the three characteristics of Bandit Manchot products, the small leather goods brand founded in 2010 by French entrepreneurs Marie-Laure Biscond, Marie-Christine Frison and Anne Duquesnoy. “I joined the family leather-goods business, for which my two future partners worked as […]
