The saddler has just acquired a minority stake (15%) in Lanificio Colombo, a spinning mill specializing in cashmere and rare fibers. For Hermès, which has already invested in several French workshops to preserve its supply chain of expertise and materials, this is its first investment in an Italian supplier.
Made in France, Made in Italy: same fight?
Without going that far, Hermès has just confirmed that while it is primarily a defender of French manufacturing and expertise, it does not disregard the strengths of its transalpine specialists.
First stake in Italy
On November 6, the saddler announced that it had acquired a minority stake (15%) in the capital of an Italian supplier for the first time. The target is a long-standing supplier of the saddler, the Italian spinning mill Lanificio Colombo, which specializes in the processing and production of cashmere and rare fibers.
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