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French luxury goods group Kering is betting on a marketing drive and fashion events to boost Gucci in the brand's centenary year, after sales at the flagship label missed forecasts and lagged some rivals at the end of 2020.

Sales at Kering's star Gucci fashion brand fell more than expected in the fourth quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic hurt tourist travel and shopping habits globally.

Fashion label Gucci will open two flagship stores on Alibaba's online luxury shopping platform, underscoring the importance of the Chinese market for high-end brands seeking to reverse a revenue slide due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world, it said on Friday.

Luxury brand Gucci, owned by French group Kering, will give at least $500,000 to UNICEF to help supply and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable people around the world, it said on Friday.

Shoppers are not allowed inside, and the pavement outside is nearly empty, but the French capital's Printemps department store lit up its Christmas window display on Tuesday because - global epidemic or not - it is an annual tradition.

French department store chain Printemps, a magnet for foreign shoppers seeking high-end goods in Paris, will close some of its operations in France as it struggles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the CGT union said on Tuesday.

Coach owner Tapestry Inc <TPR.N> beat quarterly results estimates on Thursday and forecast growth for the year as demand for luxury handbags and apparel rebounds in China from pandemic lows.

French luxury group Kering <PRTP.PA> confirmed a broad recovery in sales of high-end goods in the third quarter as strong Asian and U.S. demand helped revenues improve, though its star Gucci brand underperformed rivals.

Shares in Puma <PUMG.DE> fell 3.5% on Tuesday after French luxury group Kering <PRTP.PA> said it had completed the sale of a 5.9% stake in the German sportswear company for approximately 656 million euros ($772 million).

Kering-owned <PRTP.PA> Swiss watch brands Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux said on Monday they were cutting about 100 jobs, or a quarter of their total workforce, after sales were hit by the coronavirus crisis.

French luxury group Kering <PRTP.PA> said on Tuesday second-quarter comparable sales plunged by 43.7% due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adding it could not provide a forecast for the second half of the year despite an encouraging recovery in Asia.

French luxury group Kering said on Tuesday second-quarter comparable sales plunged by 43.7% due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adding it could not provide a forecast for the second half of the year despite an encouraging recovery in Asia.

French luxury giant Kering <PRTP.PA> is opening a laboratory in Tuscany that will carry out chemical and other tests on its products and raw materials to check their quality and sustainability, it said on Thursday.

Italy's biggest retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo <ISP.MI> has signed an accord with Gucci to ease financing for the small businesses that supply the Florentine luxury goods group owned by France's Kering <PRTP.PA>.

Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Ashmore Group, Kering and Nestle, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Ashmore Group Plc : JP Morgan cuts to underweight from neutral * Kering : Credit Suisse raises to outperform from...

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Gucci sales were hit hard early in the coronavirus crisis due to the fashion group's reliance on Chinese customers, owner Kering <PRTP.PA> said on Tuesday, adding that it was premature to say how quickly China sales would rebound.

French luxury goods group Kering said on Tuesday comparable sales fell by 16.4% in the first quarter, with its Gucci brand hit harder than its other labels due to its strong exposure to China at the start of the coronavirus outbreak.