At Luxury Brands, Heritage Matters

Designer Alessandro Michele’s abrupt departure from Gucci last November was welcomed by investors. His radical reinvention of the Kering flagship tripled annual sales to almost €10 billion. But after several quarters of underperformance, the consensus was that Gucci needed a creative change to keep growing. Now, after two months of uncertainty, Kering has named Valentino fashion director

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