Sales at the French group, which also owns fashion brands Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga and jeweller Boucheron, fell to 4.97 billion euros ($5.36 billion) in the final three months of the year, despite improvement in the United States and Europe.
Kering's recent announcement of the deal to acquire a 30 per cent share in Valentino has raised eyebrows among investors, especially due to the hefty valuation of Valentino at over 5 billion euros.
Paris-based fashion house Balenciaga has ended ties with rapper Kanye West. "Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist," Balenciaga's parent company Kering told WWD.
The project initiated by Fashion for Good, and technically supported by Bengaluru-based innovator TextileGenesis, sets the brand that owns super-luxe brands such as Gucci and Alexander McQueen, on a path of sustainable innovation.
Across the luxury goods industry as a whole, e-commerce accounts for around 10% of business today and should reach 25% of sales by 2025, consultancy Bain estimates.