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Solving Kering’s Gucci Problem

It’s a problem many competitors would kill to have. But as once-staggering growth begins to stall, the Italian megabrand would benefit from new aesthetic ideas, writes Luca Solca.
Guests at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020. Getty Images.
Guests at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020. Getty Images.
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In recent years, Gucci has delivered the most spectacular turnaround in the history of the modern luxury goods industry, multiplying many times over its financial contribution to parent company Kering: between 2014 and 2019, Gucci sales increased by 2.75x, while EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) grew by 3.84x, hitting about €4 billion in 2019.

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