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☆ Shares of Cartier owner Richemont climb 6% on record full-year sales, new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shoppers line up to enter a Cartier store, a unit of Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, on Canton Road in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. Shares of Swiss luxury group Richemont climbed as much as 6.3% Friday after the company reported record full-year sales, even as Asia-Pacific spending waned. The Cartier owner said group sales rose 3% at actual exchange rates to an all-time high of 20.6 billion euros ($22.38 billion) in the financial year ending in March, despite a weakening outlook for luxury brands. Fiscal fourth-quarter sales fell 1% to 4.8 billion euros at actual rates, driven by a slowdown in Asia-Pacific. In a separate statement, the company announced Nicolas Bos, CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels, as its new group CEO, effective June 1.

Persons: Financiere, Cartier, Johann Rupert, Nicolas Bos, Van Cleef Organizations: Cartier, Cie, Financiere Richemont SA Locations: Canton, Tsui, Hong Kong, Asia, Pacific, London, Asia Pacific

☆ Richemont digital strategy goes back to square one
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lisa Jucca | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of the luxury goods company Richemont is pictured at its headquarters in Bellevue near Geneva, Switzerland, June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Acquire Licensing RightsMILAN, Nov 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Johann Rupert’s digital strategy may be heading back to the drawing board. But even if Rupert can extricate himself from the Farfetch situation, Richemont’s digital plans will still be unclear. In August 2022 Richemont agreed to sell a 47.5% stake in its digital platform, Yoox Net-A-Porter, to Farfetch. Shares in Richemont were up 1.5% by 1100 GMT on Nov. 29.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Johann Rupert’s, Porter, Cartier, Rupert, Farfetch, José Neves, Richemont, Financiere Richemont, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, The Telegraph, Financiere, Telegraph, Thomson Locations: Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland, Swiss, U.S, YNAP, New York, Richemont

☆ Cartier owner Richemont sees growth easing as economic worries rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Richemont's constant currency sales growth eased from a 19% rate in the April to June period to a 5% rate in the following three months. The company posted a profit of 1.51 billion euros, worse than the 2.17 billion euros forecast by analysts in a consensus cited by Zuercher Kantonalbank. "Growth eased in the second quarter as inflationary pressure, slowing economic growth and geopolitical tensions began to affect customer sentiment, compounded by strong comparatives," said Chairman Johann Rupert in a statement. "Consequently, we have seen a broad-based normalisation of market growth expectations across the industry." While jewellery - traditionally more resilient to economic swings - continued to shine with constant currency sales up 9%, watch sales fell 4%.

Persons: Regis, Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, LVMH, Zuercher Kantonalbank, Johann Rupert, Kepler, Jon Cox, John Revill, Mimosa, Miranda Murray, Shri Navaratnam, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Cartier, Vendome, REUTERS, Rights, IWC, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Swiss, United States, Europe, China

☆ Richemont brands 'satisfied' with Farfetch technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of the luxury goods company Richemont is pictured at its headquarters in Bellevue near Geneva, Switzerland, June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Richemont (CFR.S) labels are moving ahead with the transfer of their online businesses to Farfetch (FTCH.N) technology, which they are satisfied with, executives at the Swiss-based group said Friday. The adoption of Farfetch technology to run the online business of Richemont labels is part of a wider agreement for Richemont to sell a 47.5% stake in YNAP in exchange for more than 50 million Farfetch shares, announced in August 2022. "Everything we expected in terms of technology from our Farfetch friends, they've delivered," Richemont chairman Johann Rupert told analysts on an earnings call. Farfetch shares have fallen by more than 60% in the past six months.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Richemont, they've, Johann Rupert, Bernstein, Mimosa Spencer, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland, Swiss, Richemont's, U.S, YNAP, Farfetch

☆ Luxury Tycoons Leave Big Shoes to Fill
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Carol Ryan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos handed the running of their companies to skilled industry executives. The billionaire founders of the world’s top luxury groups are more clannish, so investors need to watch the family. The bosses of several big luxury businesses are now in their eighth decade, including the world’s richest man, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton founder Bernard Arnault , Cartier owner Johann Rupert and the husband-and-wife team at the top of Prada , Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli . The brothers behind privately held Chanel, Alain and Gerard Wertheimer , are also in their 70s.

☆ Gucci designer’s exit boosts Kering’s M&A urgency
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Lisa Jucca | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MILAN, Nov 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The abrupt departure of star Gucci designer Alessandro Michele on Wednesday is putting French luxury boss François-Henri Pinault on the spot. The Italian brand, Kering’s (PRTP.PA) largest, has been a money-spinner for the 68 billion euro French conglomerate. Gucci revenue nearly trebled to 9.6 billion euros between 2014 and 2019. Reuters GraphicsFollow @LJucca on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSKering’s top brand Gucci said on Nov. 23 Creative Director Alessandro Michele had stepped down. Under Michele’s creative leadership, Gucci sales grew nearly three times from 2014 to 9.6 billion euros in 2019, one of the best performing brands in the luxury world.

The maker of IWC and Piaget watches surprised to the upside by reporting sales and operating profit from continuing operations rising by a quarter during the six months to the end of September. Jewellery sales rose by 24% in the period, with customers snapping up collections such as Cartier's Clash and Trinity rings and necklaces. The figures also showed the quality of the group's brands, "particularly its best in class jewellery business", Cox added. But from continuing operations, which removed the impact of the write-down and YNAP's losses, Richemont's profit increased by 40% to 2.1 billion euros. The latest results showed "excellent sales growth, profit and cash flow results", he added.

☆ Luxury group Richemont sounds cautious note on cost-of-living pressures
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( John Revill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Still, from its continuing operations, which removed the impact of the write-down and the contribution from YNAP, Richemont's profit increased by 40% to 2.1 billion euros and profit margins improved. Sales increased by 24% to 9.67 billion euros, helped by a recovery in the Asia Pacific region and double-digit percentage sales growth in all other regions as previously locked-down customers returned to its luxury boutiques. Chairman Johann Rupert described the figures as "another set of strong results," but added a note of caution about the future. "Richemont is well known for giving cautious guidance, which this time is to the point, considering the ongoing tough environment," Bertschy said. ($1 = 0.9785 euros)Reporting by John Revill, Editing by Miranda Murray & Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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