In the first quarter of 2024, the export of fresh and salted leathers fared poorly, the export of wet blue leathers fared better. With the Brazilian surprise: yes, because scrolling through the trends that LHCA (the reference association of the US tanning industry) has compiled based on USDA data (the Washington Department of Agriculture) we […]
Uganda’s own-goal in the leather trade. In Jinja, a populous town on the shores of Lake Victoria, four tanneries closed in a very short period of time and hundreds of people lost their jobs. The problem the companies encountered was caused by the central government in Kampala. How? By limiting exports of raw hides. The […]
Diversifying from leather to shoe. Or rather: verticalizing from leather to shoe. This has been done by KTM Leather (Mahmood Group), in Pakistan, and the Turkish Adnan Leather. The latter, moreover, has invested in Italy where it manages logistics, distribution, commercial and administrative activities for its footwear product. We had these two experiences compared. Adnan...
Axel Dumas is serene. At the shareholders’ meeting (Paris, 30 April), the CEO of Hermès ranged over the market scenario. Three hundred and sixty degrees: from polarisation to the importance of size, from the slowdown in the group’s growth to confidence in China. Despite the context that is critical for many, he boasts of the […]
What is accessible luxury? Why is it growing? What does a brand need to do to thrive in this market segment? The category over the past decade has exploded and transformed, to meet a new need. Today it represents the highest number of customers in its history as luxury brands have practiced continuous price increases....
The market slows Mulberry and Sergio Rossi, which each leasing 4% in annual revenues. Hugo Boss does better, as it saw revenue grow 5% in the first quarter of 2024. Steve Madden, meanwhile, experienced a booming performance: up 19%. Market puts the brakes on Sergio Rossi In 2023, Sergio Rossi’s revenues fell 4% to 60...
It takes a lot to say that dressing in plastic is better than using natural materials. But it is possible if you consider PETA, a vegan association with a partisan and scandalist vocation, to be a more reliable source of information than the European institutions. Stella McCartney never ceases to surprise us (in a negative...
They call it an epic fail. In social jargon, it has become the way to define big mistakes or, if you will, catastrophic and unintentional slips. In essence: an epic fail buries you when, on the strength of a particular and acknowledged authority in a particular field, you share and spread a blatantly incorrect information. […]
Lear Corporation grows and buys. The US multinational closed the first quarter of 2024 at USD 6 billion, up 3% compared to the same period in 2023. The figure marks a record for Lear, which announced plans to acquire WIP Industrial Automation. USD 6 billion A record quarter for Lear Corporation, a major player in […]
Chanel claims again a price increase. Analysts applaud Hermès‘ list price adjustments. But they reproach Gucci for pushing them too high, ending up in a shadow cone between premium and luxury. Fashion is pushing up to shelter margins in this 2024 difficult for volumes. But precisely because of this, keeping the price/positioning ratio in balance […]
Power seats that teeter, that change and renew, while others remain firmly planted. In a spectrum of possibilities ranging from Slimane’s shaky one at Celine to Gobbetti’s firmly planted one as CEO of Ferragamo. A review of all the news. Teetering power seats The split between Celine and its creative director Hedi Slimane (pictured centre)...
The crisis or the sluggishness of some of the high-end brands is hitting the supply chain hard. And the consequences can be seen on the expectations of a certain Made in Italy. The leather goods industry foresees a grim 2024. According to a survey conducted by CNA Federmoda on a sample of almost 600 companies,...
Not wasting waste and managing excess stock for the fashion world are the hottest topic of the moment. It is no coincidence that Zerow is growing in this context. The Tuscan startup has launched a B2B platform to sell, donate and recycle redundant materials, allowing companies (both SMEs and brands) to measure and reduce their […]
Footwear manufacturer Giove, known in the sneakers’ segment for the Gio+ brand, has grown by an average 25% a year, each year. But such performance is also creating some issues. Because Giove needs to fit its production volumes to the actual needs: not an easy thing to do, given that third-party manufacturers are closing down...
The French leather supply chain generated a trade surplus of just over 5 billion euros in 2023. The year ended without much change from 2022: imports remained stable at around 14 billion euros, while exports grew by 6% to 19 billion, partly due to the effect of inflation. Leather goods is the dominant sector, driven […]
Prada doesn’t know what crisis mean. In the first quarter of 2024, the revenue of the Italian luxury group amounted to 1.19 billion euro, up 16% at constant rates. Miu Miu took off thanks to an 89% retail sales’ increment. The Prada brand also did well (+7%). It’s also worth mentioning the inversion of the […]
Hermès got three confirmations: the strength of the brand, the pull of handbags, and the positive performance of the super-luxury segment. In the first three months of 2024, sales of the French fashion house increased 17% at constant exchange rates and 12.6% at current exchange rates, to 3.81 billion euro. Leather goods placed +20.3%. Hermès […]
It’s called The Search for a Superstar, but we all know it as American Idol. Except in the US, where it only takes one word: Idol. Now in its 22nd year, it is the most popular and viral singing talent show in American media history. Suffice it to say that in the final of the […]
According to reports in the trade press, Apple‘s upper management have decided to discontinue production of FineWoven. Of the fabric, that is, presented with great fanfare last September as an alternative to high-quality leather. Lo and behold, FineWoven went so badly that it was discontinued after just six months. According to leaks on social media, […]
Michele will overturn Valentino. The brand’s president, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, assures that “a new chapter” is opening. And he is certain that the period in which so-called quiet luxury has flourished is coming to an end: “Bold colours and designs will return with force, and we are preparing ourselves”. The impression is that Valentino will...
