Burberry shares plunge as it blames tourist tax for luxury slowdown November 16, 2023 Burberry hit out at the government's decision to scrap the tourist tax and revealed a six per cent loss year-on-year in profit.
Gucci, Prada, and Burberry are no longer in Vogue as ‘richcession’ bruises luxury sales March 20, 2024 A profit warning from the parent brand of Gucci has sunk the share price of not only the brand but also its rivals, in the latest sign that luxury designers are falling out of fashion with investors.
Burberry boss misses out on bonus after ‘challenging’ year for luxury label May 30, 2024 The chief executive of luxury label Burberry will not receive a bonus for its latest financial year after its results underperformed during a "challenging" year.
Burberry share price slumps as ‘quiet luxury’ trend takes hold of shoppers May 15, 2024 Shares in Burberry slumped over three per cent on Wednesday in the latest display of investors waning confidence in the luxury fashion industry.
GSK snatches Julie Brown from Burberry’s top management September 24, 2022 GSK has reportedly snatched Burberry’s chief operating and financial officer Julie Brown. Sources told Sky News the £53bn pharmaceutical titan could appoint Brown as its chief financial officer as soon as Monday. The businesswoman in fact announced on Friday she would step down next year after six years at Burberry. Working alongside chief executive Dame [...]
Luxury faces a reckoning: What do Gucci, Burberry and LVMH need to do to survive? July 23, 2024 The post-pandemic luxury market was unstoppable. Record profits driven by China’s reopening and the revenge-on-lockdown ‘urge to splurge’ sent profits at all the major luxury brands to unbelievable highs. Briefly, it looked as though the upswing was going to stick, with pundits – and papers – asking if it would ever end. Now, results season [...]
Burberry hopes to be back in fashion thanks to China reopening May 15, 2023 Luxury retailer Burberry could prove its buyers have been sheltered from cost-of-living pressures when it unveils its full-year financial results on Thursday. The historic British brand, which has benefitted from the reopening of the Chinese economy this year, is expected to show a jump in profits and sales for the year ending in March. The [...]
Burberry: Meet the new CEO charged with ‘rebalancing’ luxury brand as job cuts loom July 15, 2024 Meet Burberry's new CEO, its fourth boss in a decade, charged with turning around beleaguered label as job cuts loom.
Transport for London renames Bond Street ‘Burberry Street’ – and the internet is not impressed September 15, 2023 Oh dear! A quirky move by TFL to rename Bond Street as Burberry Street in celebration of London Fashion Week, has not gone down well on the internet.. The West-End tube stop which is home to a number of high end stores will now be transformed into Burberry Street for one week while top models [...]
Burberry’s chief operating and financial officer to quit after six years in the job September 23, 2022 A leading figure at luxury British fashion giant Burberry has announced she is stepping down next year. Julie Brown will quit the senior roles of chief operating and financial officer next year, as she heralded for overseeing the firm’s “transformation” and drive for sustainability. Brown’s last day will be on 1 April 2023 at the [...]