100-Year-Old Le Creuset Debuts at 150-Year-Old Liberty
Le Creuset, which marked its 100th anniversary last year, has entered for the first time the print archive Liberty has maintained for nearly 150 years. The French cookware brand Le Creuset has debuted at the British luxury department store Liberty, unveiling a limited-edition color collection inspired by Liberty’s signature prints.
The collection spans cookware, tableware, and entertaining accessories, with colors newly matched to Liberty’s print archive. Alongside Le Creuset’s signature colors Nuit, Shell Pink, Volcanic, Nectar, and Garnet, it also includes the brand’s latest color, Blue Riviera.
Le Creuset said it created this lineup separately for Liberty customers. By adding seasonal limited-edition items to steady-selling products, it aims to capture demand from both home cooks and gift buyers. Through this collaboration, Le Creuset has secured a new retail foothold in Liberty’s luxury homeware section.
Source · Retail Gazette, "Le Creuset makes Liberty debut with exclusive colour capsule"
A Store That Had Three Cutting Tables Grows by 140%
Liberty’s fabric store, which previously had just three cutting tables, reopened on July 20 after increasing its size by 140%. The former 1,927-square-foot store has expanded to 4,630 square feet.
The expansion comes as demand for sewing and home sewing has revived, leaving the cramped store unable to keep up. The new store can now bring in more than 20 new collections each year, while also presenting a broader range of Liberty’s existing print and fabric archive, including Tana Lawn cotton, silk, georgette, chiffon, and Lurex.
On the first day of its expanded reopening, the fabric store exceeded its sales target by 35% and recorded its highest-ever sales. This also aligns with Liberty’s recent improvement in performance. Revenue for the latest fiscal year, ended February 1, rose from £124 million (about KRW 223 billion) to £129 million (about KRW 232 billion), while pre-tax profit jumped from £2.6 million (about KRW 4.7 billion) to £7.7 million (about KRW 13.9 billion).
Source · Retail Gazette, "Liberty's retail manager on the return of the fabric department and the retailer's next chapter"
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