Prices of Chanel handbags, including the fashion house’s signature “flap” bags, could rise again in September, a top executive said.
Chanel typically reviews handbag prices twice a year, in March and September. In March, the company applied an average 8% price increase on bags worldwide, CFO Philippe Blondiaux said in an interview Thursday.
A classic medium-sized flap bag costs €9,700 (about R202,483) in France, or about €1,900 (R39,661) more than 18 months ago. By comparison, a Hermes 25cm Birkin bag sells for around €8,000 (R166,996).
Chanel plans to follow its policy of applying price increases in line with input-cost inflation, while also looking at currency volatility. The fashion house aims to minimise the price gap for the same product between different regions.
“These are the two factors which will make us change our prices or not in the remainder of 2023,” Blondiaux said.
The March price increases varied widely depending on the country, he said.
A combination of increased unit sales and higher prices helped the luxury house boost sales by 17% in 2022, he said, adding price increases for its bags were in line with inflation.
Hermes usually reviews its prices annually at the start of the year. The Kelly bag maker increased product prices on average by 7% in January.
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Prices of Chanel handbags, including the fashion house’s signature “flap” bags, could rise again in September, a top executive said
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Prices of Chanel handbags, including the fashion house’s signature “flap” bags, could rise again in September, a top executive said.
Chanel typically reviews handbag prices twice a year, in March and September. In March, the company applied an average 8% price increase on bags worldwide, CFO Philippe Blondiaux said in an interview Thursday.
A classic medium-sized flap bag costs €9,700 (about R202,483) in France, or about €1,900 (R39,661) more than 18 months ago. By comparison, a Hermes 25cm Birkin bag sells for around €8,000 (R166,996).
Chanel plans to follow its policy of applying price increases in line with input-cost inflation, while also looking at currency volatility. The fashion house aims to minimise the price gap for the same product between different regions.
“These are the two factors which will make us change our prices or not in the remainder of 2023,” Blondiaux said.
The March price increases varied widely depending on the country, he said.
A combination of increased unit sales and higher prices helped the luxury house boost sales by 17% in 2022, he said, adding price increases for its bags were in line with inflation.
Hermes usually reviews its prices annually at the start of the year. The Kelly bag maker increased product prices on average by 7% in January.
More stories like this are available on bloomberg.
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