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Burberry bans exotic skins following seven year PETA campaign

Luxury fashion label Burberry has announced it will no longer be using exotic skins in its products following a lengthy campaign by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The animal rights organisation, which became a shareholder of Burberry during the pandemic, has zoned in on the fashion house over several years, demanding it to halt...

May 20, 2022

Business |Opinion Featured

Burberry’s move to cut discounting may not pay immediate dividends

Discounting is the bain of most luxury brands, which is why many companies have increased their focus on direct to consumer sales while simultaneously reducing wholesale partners. Burberry is one of those brands, like Ralph Lauren - which it aimed to emulate under Rose Marie Bravo's leadership - where there was always ample product available at...

May 18, 2022

ManagementFeatured

Burberry sales and profit up, outlook depends on China recovery

For the 53 weeks ended April 2, 2022, Burberry Group delivered revenue growth of 23 percent at CER to 2,826 million pounds. Comparable store sales grew 18 percent, with underlying performance driven by full-price sales partially offset by the exit of markdowns in mainline and digital stores. Burberry is maintaining its guidance of high...

May 18, 2022

Retail

Burberry to host series of global pop-ups dedicated to its Lola bag

British fashion house Burberry has revealed its first pop-up in a series dedicated to its signature Lola bag, a design envisioned by the luxury label’s creative chief officer Riccardo Tisci. Launching first at Galeries Lafayette, the pop-ups will each exhibit iconic elements of the brand, including its prominent check pattern and enlarged TB...

Apr 12, 2022

Report

Burberry appoints Orna NíChionna as senior independent director

Burberry Group plc has announced the appointment of Orna NíChionna as senior independent director with effect from April 2, 2022. NíChionna, the company said in a release, has been an independent non-executive director since January 3, 2018. She is chair of the remuneration committee and is a member of the nomination committee. The company added...

Mar 30, 2022

Fashion Featured

Burberry shows AW22 collection in London

After a two year hiatus from the catwalk, Burberry is back, with a live catwalk show held in Westminster's Central hall in London and organised away from international fashion weeks. Creative Director Riccardo Tisci showed both men’s and womenswear, both on his own terms and on the brand’s own schedule. The collection was unveiled in a vast...

Mar 14, 2022

Business

Burberry builds on efforts to support Ukraine

British luxury house Burberry has announced further support for Ukraine as Russia continues its “military operation” in the country. The brand will be adding to its initial donation to the British Red Cross’ Ukraine Crisis Appeal, to boost the distribution of food, hygiene products, clothing and urgent aid for those affected by the invasion....

Mar 11, 2022

Business

Burberry renews support of women-led initiatives as part of International Women’s Day

British luxury brand Burberry is continuing its commitment to supporting the National Literacy Trust (NLT) and The Prince’s Trust Women Supporting Women initiatives as part of International Women’s Day. A donation to NLT will see the brand provide a pack of 12 books from the organisation’s International Women’s Day booklist and other resources...

Mar 8, 2022

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

First Look: Burberry unveils collaboration with Supreme

Burberry has confirmed that its collaboration with Supreme will drop on March 10 in the UK, US and Europe, ahead of its autumn/winter 2022 catwalk show in London on March 11. The Supreme/Burberry capsule collection for spring 2022 includes apparel and accessories, with key looks featuring Burberry’s signature check pattern and pieces featuring...

Mar 7, 2022

Retail |In Pictures

Burberry unveils new luxury concept with Paris flagship

Burberry has opened a new Paris flagship on the Rue Saint-Honoré debuting its new global luxury design concept in the region. The three-story flagship, located in the heart of Paris’ luxury design district, offers a luxury concept that connects Burberry’s past, present and future while celebrating the brand’s founder, Thomas Burberry, who opened...

Mar 7, 2022

Fashion Featured

London Fashion Week forges on without big ticket names

London Fashion Week officially starts today and notably absent from the schedule is the UK’s biggest luxury brand, Burberry. While the company best known for its infamous check hasn’t made an exodus to another fashion capital – Burberry is due to present its AW22 collection on 11 March in London with a live runway show – it has chosen to present...

Feb 18, 2022

Business

Burberry’s new CEO to start ahead of schedule

British fashion brand Burberry has announced its newly appointed CEO, Jonathan Akeroyd, has agreed to start his position at Burberry on March 15, 2022, two weeks ahead of schedule. It comes as the company reported a full-price comparable store sale increase of 26 percent against Q3, fiscal year ‘20 and a 15 percent increase against last year. In...

Jan 21, 2022