Chanel

The company was founded in 1910 when Gabrielle Chanel (Coco Chanel) opened a small hat shop in Paris, with the name of Chanel Modes. Now, the company is one of the only haute couture brands left in the fashion business. Karl Lagerfeld was its creative director for 35 years.

French fashion house and Danish jeweler experience security incidents, leading to client information leaks. Names and email addresses were accessed, but issues have been resolved.

Chanel Sets Stage for Grand European Flagship Launch in Madrid

The luxury brand is launching an ambitious project in Spanish capital to inaugurate its new flagship store in Europe and, at the same time, open new offices. To do so, it will double its current store in street Ortega y Gasset and move temporarily.

Matthieu Blazy: Chanel’s New Legacy Keeper

Matthieu Blazy to Steer the Iconic French Maison: Come September, Blazy will inherit not just a collection of archives but a vivid dreamscape—tweed, Coco’s lingering presence, Lagerfeld’s grand theatrics, and Viard’s measured elegance.

Chanel Commits Up to €80 Million to Develop In-House Circular Materials Hub

The French maison is promoting the creation of Nevold, an independent company to scale the development of circular materials. The new entity is led by Sophie Brocart, former CEO of luxury brand Patou.

Luxury stranded in Europe: Hermès and Chanel close their factories

Hermès has closed its 42 production plants in France except for Vaudreuil, where it produces its perfumes, which will now produce disinfecting gels.

Chanel forges ahead with transparency and sets its sustainable objectives

The company, one of the few large unlisted luxury groups, has launched the Chanel Mission 1.5 plan, referring to the goal of limiting the global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The French luxury group has unveiled a structure of 25,000 square meters, called 19M, that will gather its artisan houses.

The French luxury holding has bought a stake in Italian leather good makers Renato Corti and Mabi, as well as in French clothing manufacturer Grandis.

In the middle of the civil protest, companies move between highs and lows in the Hong Kong Market. Sephora opens its first store after it closed it last flagship in the city and Chanel postpones its cruise collection show.

The company, controlled by the Wertheimer brothers, grew 10% last year, at the same time that denies the rumors of a possible sale.

The French company has acquired a minority stake in Evolved by Nature, a chemical company that has developed an organic silk.

Nike and Chanel are the first fashion companies on top positions in the ranking of most valuable retail brands, published by Brandz.

The French group named Eric Pfrunder as artistic director of the brand. The creative is a well-known figure at Chanel, to which he has been linked for many years.

The company announced that Virginie Viard will substitute the designer. Viard worked with Karl Lagerfeld for more than thirty years.

The French luxury company, after making a recent announcement that it will no longer use fur for its collections, has just taken a stake in Sulapac, a Finnish group that produces biodegradable materials.

The label went for sale in August 2017 for an estimated price of 50 million pounds (54 million euros). The French luxury company acquired the business for an undisclosed sum.

The French group has become a shareholder of the luxury watches manufacturer, based in Geneva (Switzerland) and founded by François-Paul Journe in the eighties.

The Japanese group has named Isabelle Gex, whose career spans over 25 years in the world of beauty and perfume, as its new president of global fragances. She will assume the role on June 11.

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