Dolce & Gabbana CEO Could Look at IPO in Future, Priority Now Is a Stronger Business

Models present creations for Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2024/25 men's collection in Milan, Italy January 13, 2024. (Reuters)
Models present creations for Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2024/25 men's collection in Milan, Italy January 13, 2024. (Reuters)
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Dolce & Gabbana CEO Could Look at IPO in Future, Priority Now Is a Stronger Business

Models present creations for Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2024/25 men's collection in Milan, Italy January 13, 2024. (Reuters)
Models present creations for Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2024/25 men's collection in Milan, Italy January 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Dolce & Gabbana is not ready for an initial public offering but is prepared to consider it in the future, the Italian luxury group's chief executive said on Monday.

"We are open to looking at (a listing) but before that we want to consolidate our business," CEO Alfonso Dolce said, answering a question at the Milano Fashion Global Summit 2024.

"We have the social responsibility of so many families," he added, referring to the group's employees, and of those working in companies that supply it.

In July, Dolce had said the fashion company was ready to assess opening up its capital to new investors either through a listing or other routes, in an interview published Corriere della Sera's L'Economia weekly supplement.

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana founded the company in 1985 and they are still in charge of creative direction.

They have no direct heirs. Alfonso and Domenico Dolce are brothers.



Italian Luxury Group Ferragamo’s Revenues Down 7.2% in Third Quarter

A pair of shoes of Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is displayed in the window of the company's store in Zurich, Switzerland, April 25, 2019. (Reuters)
A pair of shoes of Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is displayed in the window of the company's store in Zurich, Switzerland, April 25, 2019. (Reuters)
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Italian Luxury Group Ferragamo’s Revenues Down 7.2% in Third Quarter

A pair of shoes of Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is displayed in the window of the company's store in Zurich, Switzerland, April 25, 2019. (Reuters)
A pair of shoes of Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is displayed in the window of the company's store in Zurich, Switzerland, April 25, 2019. (Reuters)

Revenues at Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo fell by 7.2% at constant exchange rates in the third quarter of the year, hit by weak demand in Asia, the company said on Tuesday.

Revenues totaled 221 million euros ($241 million) in the period, below analyst expectations of 229 million euros, according to a consensus cited by analysts.

"The current context adds pressure on our top-line and profitability, therefore delaying the timing of the delivery of our financial objectives" Chief Executive Marco Gobbetti said in a statement.

The group foresees that the operating result for the full year will be at the lowest end of analysts' current estimates, it said in the statement.