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    Ferragamo books strong sales growth in China

    2020-11-12T16:56:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo enjoyed very strong growth in China during the third quarter and in October. At constant-currency rates, retail sales in the Asian country surged by 38.3 percent year-on-year during the quarter and further accelerated in October. The Italian fashion company also posted “solid” retail sales growth in South Korea ...

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    ​Sustainable financing becomes fashionable

    2020-10-21T10:07:00Z

    The French fashion group Chanel in September became the latest company in the business to make use of sustainable financing, an increasingly important accessory in the portfolio of companies that are looking to lower their environmental footprint. Chanel offered €600 million in “sustainability-linked” bonds to finance the achievement of carbon ...

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    Ferragamo launches 3D made-to-order service

    2020-10-18T11:42:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo has teamed with Microsoft and its technological partner Hevolus to offer a 3D made-to-order service enabling the customization of the Italian luxury brand’s Tramezza footwear styles. Thanks to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud computing service and its mixed reality technologies, upon which Hevolus’s Augmented Store at Home platform is based, ...

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    Chanel issues €600 million in green bonds

    2020-09-27T12:23:00Z

    The fashion house Chanel placed €600 million in sustainability-linked bonds, or green bonds, that will finance the achievement of carbon reduction targets outlined in its Mission 1.5° plan. The company aims to halve its own emissions by 2030, cut the greenhouse gas emissions of its supply chain by 10 percent ...

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    Ferragamo posts €86 million net loss in H1

    2020-09-15T18:12:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo posted a net loss of €86 million in the first half of 2020, down from a profit of €60 million a year earlier due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. As previously reported, sales amounted to €377 million, declining by 46.6 percent year-on-year on a reported basis ...

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    ​Ferragamo sales improve in July after plummeting in Q2

    2020-07-30T15:11:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo’s first-half sales amounted to €376.5 million, declining by 46.6 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and by 46.9 percent at constant currency rates. In the second quarter, revenues were down by 60.1 percent at current exchange rates and by 59.4 percent in local currencies when the impact of ...

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    Ferragamo obtains €250 million financing for ESG objectives

    2020-07-27T08:14:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo has reached a €250 million financing agreement with the leading Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo to fund environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives as well as general cash flow needs. The financing is composed of a €125 million term loan credit line expiring in 2025 and a €125 million ...

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    Covid-19 spurs rent renegotiations, partnerships

    2020-07-03T09:07:00Z

    Retailers from Europe to the U.S. have sought rent relief as they reel from Covid-19 shutdowns and reopen stores faced with higher costs to meet health and safety requirements and uncertain sales prospects. Although some landlords have taken a hard line, many are trying to help keep retail tenants afloat ...

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    Ferragamo calls back Michele Norsa as deputy chairman

    2020-05-29T05:58:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo reformed its corporate governance and appointed its former chief executive Michele Norsa, 71, as executive deputy chairman, rekindling speculation of a possible change of ownership.

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    Ferragamo enjoys strong recovery in China

    2020-05-18T18:01:00Z

    The Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo is experiencing a strong recovery in sales in China as the situation in the country returns to normality after the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, according to chief executive Micaela Le Divelec Lemmi.

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    Ferragamo sees strong signs of recovery in China, South Korea

    2020-05-13T18:47:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo swung to a net loss in the first quarter of the year, but it has seen strong signs of recovery in sales in China and South Korea since early May.

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    Ferragamo contributes to renovation of Florentine hospital

    2020-04-14T13:57:00Z

    In a move intended to alleviate the healthcare problems caused by Covid-19, Salvatore Ferragamo and a Florentine foundation have financed the renovation of two wards of a disused hospital in Florence, I Fraticini, which now has 60 beds for patients recovering from the novel coronavirus or who need to be ...

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    Ferragamo acquires Arts

    2020-04-07T21:23:00Z

    For about €15 million, Salvatore Ferragamo is buying the whole capital of Arts, an Italian company in Scandicci, near Florence, that specializes in the production of prototypes, engineering, quality control and the monitoring of suppliers for the production of men’s shoes. The owner of Arts is Gerry Ferragamo, a nephew ...