Net-a-Porter Shifts Beauty to Affiliate Model
Known in the past as a key launchpad for luxury beauty labels like Dr. Barbara Sturm, Net-a-Porter’s beauty vertical is switching to an editorial-style affiliate model.
The British trench coat maker’s latest revamp has faltered. Some point to executional errors, but Burberry may need to rethink its strategy and become a ‘British Coach,’ writes Luca Solca.
Top luxury groups are buying real estate to secure landmark store locations with serious implications for second-tier players who are already struggling to stay on key luxury streets, writes Luca Solca.
A rapid turnaround at the Italian megabrand seems firmly off the menu, leaving parent Kering in a tricky position, writes columnist Luca Solca.
The secondary market for luxury goods holds significant promise, but there are several key challenges to overcome, writes Luca Solca.
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Luca Solca examines Prada Group CEO Andrea Guerra’s push to double retail space productivity at its flagship brand.
Sales of megabrands like Louis Vuitton and Hermès continue to surge, but ubiquity risk is driven by key styles appearing too often on the street and not by revenue, writes Luca Solca.
The Italian ski-wear brand’s large-scale events are a good example of how it’s able to play in the same league as brands with significantly larger budgets, argues Luca Solca.
The group’s focus on luxury fashion has paid off, thanks to bets on bold creativity and the designer, CEO and merchandiser ‘tripods’ it typically installs at its brands, writes Luca Solca.
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Above all, the French conglomerate benefits from the sheer scale of its core megabrand Louis Vuitton, setting in motion a virtuous cycle that powers profit generation, writes Luca Solca.
The Italian megabrand has partitioned its creative department and recruited Maria Cristina Lomanto to oversee merchandising. Is it enough to reignite consumer interest? Luca Solca does the analysis.
It is time for the British megabrand to again choose which way it’s really going: up or down?
China is the world’s most important luxury market, but key business decisions concerning the country are still taken by Western executives based in Europe, resulting in common and costly mistakes, argue Luca Solca and Jasmine Zhu.
Known in the past as a key launchpad for luxury beauty labels like Dr. Barbara Sturm, Net-a-Porter’s beauty vertical is switching to an editorial-style affiliate model.
Nygard, the judge said, used his wealth and power to prey on women, then used aggressive tactics and degrading language that left his victims humiliated.
Kering SA’s stock plunged to a seven-year low on Monday, with analysts downgrading the Gucci owner amid concerns over weak demand in China, marking a sharp decline in the luxury sector.
Cattaneo, who was previously general manager at Tod’s, will replace Anne Kirby, whose retirement was confirmed in July 2024.
Once seen as Europe’s answer to the US “Magnificent Seven” tech megacaps, shares in companies producing high-end clothing, handbags and jewellery are languishing.
The Body Shop has been rescued from administration by a consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania in a deal that will keep the ethical beauty brand’s remaining 113 UK stores trading.
It’s the first of many integrations with e-commerce platforms Roblox said it is planning for next year.
Luxury beauty and fashion company Puig reported a steep drop in its first reported earnings as a listed company on Friday, citing costs related to its initial public offering (IPO) earlier this year, sending its shares down as much as 13 percent.