Robert Triefus, Gucci’s senior executive vice president, corporate and brand strategy, will now also be taking on the new role of chief executive officer for the house’s Gucci Vault and Metaverse Ventures. From November 1, Triefus will oversee emerging opportunities for brand expansion and scaling the luxury brand’s metaverse and gaming...
30 Sept 2022
Guests at Gucci’s SS23 presentation saw a catwalk divided with what appeared to be two simultaneous shows, until about half way in when a divider was lifted to reveal its identikit. This was Gucci’s Twinburg, a collection of 68 identical looks, worn by identical twins. In a statement Gucci said “symmetry is sought and seen, even when it is not...
26 Sept 2022
At first glance Gucci and Cuggl seems worlds away from overlapping in brand image and copyright. The former, a storied Italian luxury house with global reach, and the latter a small Japanese fashion start-up that parodies such luxury brands. They appear to have little in common until you spot the logo of the latter on a t-shirt with the bottom...
24 Aug 2022
Brands are continuing to increase their retail footprint at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford, as Nike, Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Footlocker and Pull & Bear all sign up for larger stores. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield UK, which owns Westfield London and Westfield Stratford in London, has signed almost 40 new agreements for either new shops or...
15 Aug 2022
Gucci is the first luxury house to accept ApeCoin (APE) cryptocurrency in its US stores. The Kering-owned maison was quick to adopt digital currencies and will now offer shoppers the possibility to make in-store purchases using ApeCoin through BitPay, the world’s largest provider of online payment services. Gucci has been trialing a roll-out of...
4 Aug 2022
Kering Group revenue in the first half of 2022 grew 23 percent as reported to 9,930 million euros and 16 percent on a comparable basis compared to the first six months of 2021. Group revenue also rose compared to the first half of 2019, up 28 percent on a comparable basis. In the second quarter of 2022, sales rose by 20 percent as reported and...
28 Jul 2022
Italian luxury label Gucci has stepped past Spanish rival Balenciaga to be named the hottest brand on the planet in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest Lyst Index. The index, created by fashion search platform Lyst, examines more than eight million items and rates them by volume of social media mentions, searches, page views,...
27 Jul 2022
Italian fashion house Gucci has announced a new strategic partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to accelerate its vision of a circular economy and regenerative agriculture for the future. Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a charity committed to creating a circular economy that delivers better outcomes for people and the environment and...
6 Jul 2022
When Gucci unveiled its latest pet collection it was a decidedly broader range than simply clothes for animals. The Italian luxury house has expanded the category with accessories, fashion and homeware, betting its well-heeled customers will be happy to splurge on those they love: their pets. Gucci said it is continuing the narrative of surprise...
5 Jul 2022
A member of Gucci’s industrial platform, Pigini, is set to begin construction of a new production plant in Italy’s Marche region, covering an area of 10,000 square metres. The new “sustainable” structure will be dedicated to the production of sport and formal shoe uppers for the Gucci brand. According to a release, the facility, which is...
Luxury fashion house Gucci has revealed a new collaboration with Harry Styles, building on the friendship between the brand’s creative director Alessandro Michele and the singer-songwriter. The ‘Gucci HA HA HA’ collection, which the duo said is the “starting point of a creative journey”, consists of a mix of aesthetics, ranging from the pop and...
21 Jun 2022
Brands are flocking to the metaverse, staking their Web3 presence for what is hopefully the inevitable: when the masses begin to adopt digital’s new frontier and start spending their time and money in alternate universes. Gucci last week unveiled the curtains to Gucci Town, a virtual piazza in Roblox’s landscape. Powered by Vault, Gucci’s...
13 Jun 2022
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