Frasers Group is acquiring Gieves & Hawkes, adding another luxury trademark to its vast portfolio.
Gieves & Hawkes, famously operating Number 1 Savile Row in London,
has stores in Bath, Birmingham, Chester, and Winchester.
The menswear tailor goes back some 250 years.
Frasers Group akquiriert Gieves & Hawkes, und erweitert sein Portfolio um eine weitere Marke im Luxussegment.
Gieves & Hawkes, einer der berühmten Herrenschneider der Londoner Savile Row (Nr. 1), betreibt Stores in Bath, Birmingham, Chester und Winchester.
Das Unternehmen blickt auf eine ~ 250 jährige Geschichte zurück.
The number of trademark registrations grew in 2021 again.
WIPO reports here, World Intellectual Property Indicators Report, an increase by 5.5%.
China, for long looked upon as copycat, reached 1st place.
Of 18.1 M trademark registrations, ~ 9.5 M came from China. The USA came in 2nd with almost 900.000, and 3rd place goes to the EU with almost 500.00.
Die Zahl der Markenanmeldungen ist 2021 gewachsen.
WIPO meldet im World Intellectual Property Indicators Report um 5,5% gestiegene Markenanmeldungen.
China, lange als Nachahmer gesehen, erreicht inzwischen Platz 1.
Von 18,1 Millionen Markenanmeldungen in 2021 kamen ~ 9,5 Millionen aus China. Auf Platz 2 folgen die USA mit fast 900.000, auf Platz 3 die EU mit nahe 500.00.
As mentioned before, Estee Lauder will buy Tom Ford. It held long time licenses for fragrances and cosmetics.
The purchase price is US$2.8bn.
The licensee for eyewear will pay the new owner US$250m upon closing.
The long term licensee for menswear, womenswear, and accessories remains. In addition it will run and manage the stores.
The market for luxury goods is growing continuously and is resilient to crisis. As proven by companies like LVMH, Kering and Richemont.
The brand sale is an excellent example of the strength and value of well-licensed brands. Provided, everyone involved understands teamwork, fair play, and works towards all partners to be successful .
