Gucci

“Di Risio did a good job of turning Versace around and positioned it well,” said Carlo Pambianco, a Milan-based fashion industry consultant. “Versace can't try to compete with larger brands, such as Armani or Gucci. He established its own niche. ...

PPR SA (PP FP): Chief Executive Officer Francois-Henri Pinault declined to give full-year earnings estimates for the owner of the Gucci brand, saying “visibility is low.” The shares dropped 2.26 euros, or 3.6 percent, to 60.93 euros. ...

A decade ago, Arnault fought the Pinault family's PPR for control of Gucci and lost. Today, the Italian-based label may be worth 9 billion euros, according to Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.'s Luca Solca, and has a profit margin of about 28 percent, ...

 - 2 (Bloomberg) -- PPR SA is opening its first building devoted entirely to Gucci goods in Tokyo in a bid to increase its share of Japan's 1.17 trillion yen ($10 ... PPR Opens Biggest Gucci Store, Targets Japan's Market (Update1) Bloomberg all 2 news articles

Sep. 7 (Bloomberg) -- PPR SA, the French retailer that owns Gucci, said first-half profit dropped 12 percent as the company sells its Printemps department store to focus on luxury brands including Yves Saint Laurent.