Burberry names Gianni Versace boss Jonathan Akeroyd as its new CEO October 20, 2021 Fashion group Burberry has named Gianni Versace boss Jonathan Akeroyd as its new chief executive. Akeroyd, 54, will take up the post on April 1 next year. The British national has headed up Milan-based fashion house Gianni Versace since 2016, before which he was chief executive of Alexander McQueen for 12 years. He replaces Marco [...]
Burberry shares fall as boss Marco Gobbetti quits June 28, 2021 Shares in Burberry tumbled this morning after chief executive Marco Gobbetti announced he was quitting the British fashion brand to return to his native Italy. The company earlier said Gobbetti would be leaving at the end of the year to take up a position that would allow him to return to Italy, adding that it [...]
Burberry reinstates dividend at pre-pandemic levels as sales bounce back following lockdowns May 13, 2021 Burberry shareholders will receive a payout equal to pre-pandemic levels after the luxury retailer reinstated its dividend, following strong recovery in its core markets. The designer brand said this morning that it will reinstate its full-year dividend at 2019 levels of 42.5p “on the back of strong cash generation”. In the year ended 27 March [...]
Burberry shares jump as fashion brand expects to beat profit and revenue forecasts March 12, 2021 Burberry’s share price jumped this morning after the British fashion brand announced revenue and profit are expected to beat previous forecasts. The luxury goods giant said there had been a strong rebound in trading since December and store retail sales in the fourth quarter of the financial year will be between 28 to 32 per [...]
Burberry sales fall slightly as business weathers pandemic January 20, 2021 Store sales fell at Burberry during the third quarter of 2021, as the coronavirus lockdown forced the closure of 62 stores – 15 per cent of its store network. In an update this morning the business said its collections had resonated with consumers, and so despite Covid restrictions it achieved “a high single-digit full-price-sales [...]
Burberry shares climb as group clings onto profit during pandemic November 12, 2020 Burberry shares climbed almost four per cent at market open this morning as the luxury retailer announced it had clung onto profit during the coronavirus crisis. The results The pandemic dealt a heavy blow for Burberry, with revenue sinking 31 per cent in the 26 weeks to 26 September, as the fashion retailer was forced [...]
Burberry cuts dividend as sales dive during coronavirus pandemic May 22, 2020 British fashion brand Burberry said this morning that it will not pay a full-year dividend as it revealed that fourth quarter sales plunged due to coronavirus lockdowns around the world. The luxury retailer said sales in the fourth quarter were down 27 per cent and 60 per cent of its stores were closed at the [...]
Burberry to keep paying furloughed staff during Covid-19 crisis April 24, 2020 Burberry today said it will keep paying employees who are unable to work because of store or site closures during the coronavirus crisis. The luxury brand said it would not make use of the government’s furlough scheme — which pays 80 per cent of salaries for non-working staff — for jobs in the UK, where [...]
Burberry sales down 50 per cent as coronavirus spreads globally March 19, 2020 Luxury British brand Burberry this morning warned that sales have halved as coronavirus has decimated consumer demand. Sales have dropped between 40 per cent to 50 per cent since 24 January, as the outbreak has spread across the world, forcing Burberry to close around 40 per cent of its stores globally. In Europe, the Middle [...]
Burberry shares fall as spread of coronavirus spooks investors February 24, 2020 Shares in luxury goods giant Burberry have fallen a further six per cent this morning as the spread of coronavirus in Europe spooked investors. The British brand has seen its share price drop in recent weeks as the virus took hold in China, one of Burberry’s major markets. Earlier this month Burberry was forced to close [...]