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Lanvin Group CFO David Chan to leave the company in October 2025

Lanvin Group, the global luxury fashion group, has announced that David Chan, its executive president and chief financial officer, will step down from his position, effective October 27, 2025, to pursue new professional opportunities. Since joining the Group at its inception, Chan has been instrumental in strengthening Lanvin Group’s strategic...

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Lanvin Group reports 22 percent revenue decline amid market slowdown

Lanvin Group has reported its unaudited results for the first half of 2025, revealing a 22 percent year-on-year revenue decline to 133 million euros. The luxury fashion group, which includes brands like Lanvin, Wolford, and St. John, attributed the decline to a broader luxury market slowdown, cautious consumer sentiment in Greater China, and...

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Wolford: Revenue decline in first half

Wolford AG faced "repercussions of business disruptions" in the first half of the current 2025 financial year. In the first six months, the Austrian apparel supplier's revenue decreased by 10.1 million euros to 33 million euros compared to the previous year. This was revealed in an ad hoc announcement published on Thursday. Wolford attributes...

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Wolford appoints Marco Pozzo as deputy CEO

Wolford AG's supervisory board has appointed Marco Pozzo as deputy CEO. The Austrian apparel supplier announced on Friday that Pozzo will join the management board, effective July 7. The role has a three-year term. Wolford is still searching for a new chief executive officer after former brand chief Regis Rimbert left in January after only six...

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Wolford deepens losses again

Hosiery manufacturer Wolford reported increased losses again in 2024. The bottom line was a loss of 50.7 million euros. In the previous year, Wolford was able to limit the negative result to 30.8 million euros. “A number of unexpected events and operational headwinds impacted our performance, particularly in the last quarter, and put significant...

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Wolford postpones publication of annual financial statements

Austrian clothing supplier Wolford AG had planned to present its final results for the 2024 financial year on Wednesday. But that did not happen. The company announced late on Wednesday afternoon that the publication of the audited annual financial statements and the audited consolidated financial statements would be “postponed by a few days”....

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Wolford executive board member Ralf Polito extends stay

Austrian apparel company Wolford AG is emphasising continuity in its leadership team. The Management Board mandate of chief operating officer (COO) Ralf Polito has been extended until December 31, 2025, the company, which belongs to the Chinese fashion group Lanvin Group, announced in an ad-hoc release on Thursday. Polito will thus continue to...

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Lanvin Group faces double-digit revenue decline in 'transitional year' 2024

The annual results for the Chinese fashion group Lanvin Group Holdings Limited are marked by a "transitional year" in which the company strategically adjusted its creative direction and operations. The owner of the Lanvin fashion house and the Wolford, Sergio Rossi, St. John, and Caruso brands reports a double-digit revenue decline for fiscal...

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Wolford: Annual revenue drops 30 percent

Austrian apparel company Wolford AG experienced a significant decline in revenue in fiscal year 2024. According to preliminary, unaudited figures, revenue in 2024 amounted to 88 million euros, a 30 percent decrease compared to the previous year, the company, which belongs to the Chinese fashion group Lanvin Group, announced in an ad-hoc release...

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Wolford CEO Regis Rimbert steps down

Wolford has announced that Regis Rimbert is resigning from the management board effective January 17, 2025, within a year of his taking over as the company’s CEO. The company has announced the appointment of current global CFO, Andrea Rossi, as the interim general manager. Since 2018, both Lanvin Group and Wolford have been owned by Chinese...

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Wolford admits to ‘overstretched’ delivery service amid restructuring efforts

Lanvin-owned tights brand Wolford has admitted to “unforeseen complications” leading to “longer-than-expected delays” on orders over recent months after dissatisfied customers made their complaints about the brand’s delivery service public. In a statement to the Guardian, Wolford said issues arose after it switched to a new delivery provider...

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Wolford announces 'comprehensive restructuring' in H1 results

Wolford AG has gone through a tough period. As earnings continue to decline alongside other various challenges and disruptions, the company has said that restructuring has been made necessary, according to its latest financial update. Wolford's business model needs to be reinvented, the company reported, especially in production and...