Fewer exhibitors and more attendees was the contradiction of Baselworld 2013, which ended its eight-day run on May 2. The watch and jewellery trade fair attracted a record 122,000 attendees, a 17 per cent increase over 2012. In addition, ...
Volatile cotton prices and recession-induced drops in consumer spending caused the industry to decline slightly in the past five years; however, increasing population and disposable income growth will bolster industry revenue in the five ...
Tags: Global Apparel Sector, Apparel
Kering announces that Redcats has closed the sale of its Children and Family division, consisting of the Vertbaudet and Cyrillus brands, to Alpha Private Equity Fund 6 (’APEF 6’), for an enterprise value of €119 million. ...
Tags: Kering, Vertbaudet&Cyrillus brands, apparel
PPR has changed its name to Kering. The name change will be subject to the approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Group, which will be held June 18, 2013. Since 2005, PPR has undertaken a major transformation. The new ...
Tags: Apparel leader, luxury brands, clothing
Adverse conditions in the water sports apparel market are leading to a rise in industry takeovers. Many companies enjoyed massive growth until the mid-2000s but the global economic crisis has depressed sales and reduced profit margins. In ...
Tags: water sports apparel market, water sports apparel, apparel market
In the fourth quarter of 2012, consolidated revenue came in at €2.6 billion, up 17.5% on the same year-ago period as reported and 11.7% on a comparable Group structure and exchange rate basis. For the year as a whole, the main ...
Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital announced that they have acquired OneStopPlus Group, a transaction first announced in December. OSP was a subsidiary of Redcats, owned by Paris-based luxury and sport & lifestyle group PPR. ...
Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, announced a unique and interactive collaborative learning series. The series is called “Rethinking and Reshaping ...
Tags: Textile Exchange, sustainable practices, textile industry
PPR has entered into an exclusive negotiation with Alpha Private Equity Fund 6 (’APEF 6’) for the sale of 100% of Redcats’ shares in the Cyrillus and Vertbaudet brands, which constitute Redcats’ Children and Family ...
Tags: PPR, Alpha Private Equity Fund, transaction, Apparel
PPR Group will use e-commerce technology and international shipping services from Pitney Bowes Inc to expand the online global reach of some of its luxury brands. PPR Group will use Pitney Bowes's e-commerce software and services to help ...
Tags: e-commerce technology, international shipping services, luxury brands
After a decade dedicated entirely to invention and development of new mechanisms for tourbillon watch complication, Greubel Forsey stunned the watchmaking world with a new artwork – the reinterpreted GMT watch indicating a second time ...
Tags: invention and development, new mechanisms, tourbillon watch complication
PPR announces that Redcats has entered into a definitive agreement to sell OneStopPlus Group, its plus-size business in the United States, to Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital for an enterprise value of USD 525 million. PPR ...
Tags: plus-size business, further step, global leader, apparel and accessories
PPR posted third-quarter 2012 revenue of €2.6 billion, up 6.6% versus the same 2011 period on a comparable basis. PPR's Luxury division posted an 11.9% leap in revenue in the third quarter of the year, driving revenue growth for the ...
Tags: revenue, strong performances, luxury and high-end market
(i)Policy and Administrative Rules Catalogue of Related Laws Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China Customs Law of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity ...
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François-Henri Pinault. Photo credit: InDigital Media Group Last week I attended an event led by François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of PPR, an international holdings company that operates brands in the luxury, ...
Tags: PPR, holdings, luxury, sports, lifestyle market, apparel and accessories