How Gucci-Owner Kering Became the Sick Man of French Luxury
The resilience of rivals like Hermès shows Kering’s crisis is mostly of its own making rather than from a broader industry slowdown.
A Gucci luxury clothing boutique in central Paris on Monday Feb. 5, 2024.
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France’s fashion and luxury-goods companies have been so successful for so long that it can come as a shock when one of them stumbles.