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Béatrice Héricourt appointed CEO of La Redoute

Effective April 22, Béatrice Héricourt will assume the role of chief executive officer at La Redoute. Reporting to Nicolas Houzé, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Galeries Lafayette Group, which owns La Redoute, Héricourt will be based in Roubaix, at the company's headquarters. Héricourt brings over 25 years of experience in driving...

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Sylvette Lepers: 'La Redoute offers designer clothing at prices that are accessible to a wide audience'

The next La Redoute X collaboration with former Louis Vuitton designer Jeremy Currat is scheduled for 4 December 2024. Ahead of its launch, Sylvette Lepers, head of designer collaborations and special projects at La Redoute, owned by the Galeries Lafayette group, explains her approach to FashionUnited. What are your responsibilities at La...

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Fabien Versavau to take over as CEO of La Redoute

La Redoute has appointed Fabien Versavau as chief executive officer, effective from September 9, 2024. In his new role, the company said in a statement, he will be responsible for defining the company's strategic roadmap and overseeing its operations, particularly supporting growth in France and internationally, strengthening the home segment,...

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CEO of France's La Redoute to resign at the end of July

La Redoute, owned by the Galeries Lafayette group, announced on Thursday that its CEO, Philippe Berlan, will step down at the end of July. He wants to “pursue a new professional opportunity”. An interim CEO will be appointed until a successor is found. Philippe Berlan, who has been CEO since March 2022 and was previously deputy CEO, will leave...

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La Redoute signs partnerships with several top schools in France

In order to continue its efforts when it comes to young graduates, French fashion and lifestyle retailer La Redoute has signed partnerships with several major schools in France: French central graduate school École Centrale de Lille, Edhec Business School, engineering school École d'ingéniers Junia, and Skema Business School. With these new...

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Galeries Lafayette selects new CEO of La Redoute

As part of Galeries Lafayette’s takeover of French retailer La Redoute, the luxury group has selected a new chief executive officer to take the e-commerce company into its next chapter. It comes as Galeries Lafayette begins to increase its stake in the retailer, from the 51 percent it has held since 2017 to a full 100 percent stake that will...

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How to perfect your e-commerce, according to the experts

Valencia - One of the clear lessons that this global pandemic has given to the fashion industry is that the digital world should not be underestimated. When confinement became a reality, fashion firms had to act in the only medium they had at their disposal: online. As trend experts Francesca Tur and Berta Segura told us in "Contemporary...

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Galeries Lafayette acquires 51 percent stake in La Redoute

The Galeries Lafayette group, via its holding company Motier has acquired a 51 percent majority stake in La Redoute following the approval of the relevant French and international regulatory authorities. The company said in a statement that the Galeries Lafayette group maintains its objective of owning 100 percent of La Redoute in the future....

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Galeries Lafayette sets its sights on taking over La Redoute

Galeries Lafayette is eyeing up La Redoute for a future take over. The retail company is set to acquire a 51 percent stake in the French brand, and plans to expand its share in La Redoute to 100 percent in the future in order to strengthen its e-commerce division. “The combination of the two businesses with their iconic brands would allow to...

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Cédric Charlier X Fruit of the Loom

Belgian designer Cédric Charlier has collaborated with the prominent American brand Fruit of the Loom creating a capsule collection of four unisex t-shirts. Charlier debuted the collection during his Spring presentation at Paris Men’s Fashion Week on 21st June. The collaborative collection was designed to complement Charlier’s SS18 Menswear &...

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La Redoute confident in returning to balance by 2017

La Redoute has confirmed its plans to return to balance in 2017, thanks to its current strategy of repositioning its offer around its own brands and ready-to-wear collections. Although the group was still "slightly down" in 2014, "we confirm our objectives of a return to balance in 2017," said Eric Courteille, one of two leaders of the former...

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La Redoute names new UK CEO

French online and mail order fashion and lifestyle retailer La Redoute has promoted its chief operating officer, Richard Burke, to chief executive of La Redoute UK. Burke, who has risen through the ranks at both Empire Stores and Redcats, has held the role of COO since 2012. He succeeds Saida Gallouj, who is now Head of laredoute.com, as CEO and...