Hermès has announced the opening of a new leather goods factory in Colombelles in Normandy. With the creation of 260 jobs for craftsmen: Inside, the success of the collections of leather goods and saddler goods should be supported, the French luxury group said on Tuesday.
The luxury goods group, which looks back a number of recorder results and its sales rose by 8.5 percent in the first quarter to 4.1 billion euros in the first quarter, will open this 27th factory according to the announcement “Probably 2028”, in a context of the slowdown of the luxury market. The new project complements the three other leather goods projects, which are currently being developed in L’Sle d’Espagnac (Charente), Loupes (Gironde) and Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes).
Hermès, known for his pocket models Birkin and Kelly, “prepares this new company in Colombelles with the support of the Communauté Urbaine de Caen-la-Mer, Normandie Aménagt and the city administration of Colombelles,” said the group. For the recruitment of his craftsmen: Inside, Hermès is supported by the École Hermès des Savoir-Faire, the teams of France Travail and several local partners: inside for employment ”.
“In harmony with his: her ambitions for sustainable development will be HERMès: erect her new leather goods factory on a property that belongs to the industrial wasteland of the Société Métallurgique de Normandie (SMN), a former flagship company that worked in Normandy from 1917 to 1993,” said the group.
Hermès has opened thirteen leather goods manufacturers in France since 2010 and specified that its: their leather goods manufacturers “all are in France”.
In 2024 Hermès recorded another record year with a profit increase from 6.8 percent to 4.6 billion euros and sales of over 15 billion euros (+13 percent). Sales with leather and saddler goods, the core business of Hermès, rose by 16.4 percent to 6.46 billion euros.
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