It’s a British luxury house founded in 1856 by Thomas Burberry, a draper’s apprentice that opened his own store in Basingstoke, England. In 1879, Burberry introduced in his brand the gabardine, a hardwearing, water-resistant yet breathable fabric that is the iconic piece of the brand. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The British luxury company has opened its new flagship store in the Japanese neighborhood. This is the first store of the company with its new store concept.
The British luxury company has achieved a revenue of 150.1 million pounds (192.7 million dollars) boosted by new accounting standard IFRS 16. Excluding the impact of the new measures, the group’s profit increased by 11%.
The British luxury group has launched a new chat in its app. The service, available by invitation only, allows clients to purchase through an Apple Pay agreement.
British luxury company has explained that is planning to transform its commercial network in order to convert their stores into luxurious destinations. The group has already closed some points of sale in Spain and Brazil.
The British company, about to present its annual accounts on Thursday, could reduce their operating profit by a 5%, to 442 million pounds (511,4 million euros), as a result of the trade war between China and the United States.
The British company of luxury has finished the first six months of the fiscal year (period ended on September 29th) with a volume of business of 1.22 billion pounds sterling (1.39 billion euros).
Under Ricardo Tiscci’s creative tenure, the British luxury company has already announced team-ups with Vivienne Westwood, besides a capsule that will be released shortly after the brand’s upcoming runway show in September.
The company’s revenues amounted to 2,7 billion pounds (3,1 billion euros) during last fiscal year, closed on March 31. The company is currently rebuilding its management team.
Ahrendts worked the miracle on the British brand, joined Apple and now enters Ralph Lauren’s board to give back the brand its old splendour after years of restructuring.