PARIS – Chanel is leading the luxury pack with a double-digit sales increase in the first half, thanks to strong demand for creative director Matthieu Blazy’s first collections, according to a Bloomberg report.
The French fashion house, which publishes its results annually, declined to comment on the report, which quoted an unnamed source as saying that comparable revenue at Chanel Ltd. climbed by around 16 percent during the first six months of the year.
The leak represented an unprecedented breach of confidentiality at the privately-owned company, and comes as its longtime chief financial officier, Philippe Blondiaux, prepares to hand over his duties to seasoned spirits executive Hélène de Tissot at the end of the year.
In an interview with WWD in May, Chanel global chief executive officer Leena Nair and Blondiaux said they saw growing momentum across all divisions starting in the second half of 2025 and continuing into 2026, which translated into revenue growth in the high-single digits.
“We are on track and confident for the year ahead and beyond,” Nair said.
