Month: April 2020

In the latest in his regular series of columns for Walpole, in which SHOW CEO Peter Howarth talks to business leaders about their approach to the coronavirus crisis and shares his insights into these extraordinary times, Peter looks to the next generation and meets Gabriel Jagger. The son of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall is the founder of new digital platform WhyNow and he talks to Peter about Generation Z’s feelings about British culture and the impact on this of Covid-19.

You can read Peter’s article here.

Founded in 1992, Walpole is a not-for-profit organisation. It counts more than 250 British brands in its membership, and is recognised in both Westminster and Brussels. As the voice of British luxury, Walpole’s purpose is to promote, protect and develop a sector worth £48 billion to the economy, which is arguably the jewel in the crown of UK business.

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In the latest in the SHOW CEO’s regular series of columns for Walpole – in which he talks to luxury’s leaders about their approach to the Covid-19 crisis and shares his insights into these extraordinary times – Peter Howarth speaks to Vicente Castellano, Globe-Trotter’s new executive chairman and the operating officer of Oakley Capital. The British private equity firm purchased a controlling stake in Globe-Trotter in the month the UK went into lockdown and Peter discovers why this has not dampened the firm’s confidence in its asset.

You can read Peter’s article here.

Founded in 1992, Walpole is a not-for-profit organisation. It counts more than 250 British brands in its membership, and is recognised in both Westminster and Brussels. As the voice of British luxury, Walpole’s purpose is to promote, protect and develop a sector worth £48 billion to the economy, which is arguably the jewel in the crown of UK business.

Subscribe to Walpole’s Daily Digest here.

In the second of his new series on leadership during the Covid-19 crisis for Walpole, SHOW CEO Peter Howarth looks at the challenges faced by manufacturers in dealing with lockdown, and its consequences for trade, by talking to two shoemakers.

One, Ludwig Reiter, is in Vienna, and the other, Edward Green, in Northampton. Both are family businesses founded in the 1890s and employ a similar number of people. Both are facing the issue of how to get back to work responsibly. Along the way, Peter also gets a lesson in the economics of supply and demand, and work/life balance.

You can read Peter’s article here.

Founded in 1992, Walpole is a not-for-profit organisation. It counts more than 250 British brands in its membership, and is recognised in both Westminster and Brussels. As the voice of British luxury, Walpole’s purpose is to promote, protect and develop a sector worth £48 billion to the economy, which is arguably the jewel in the crown of UK business.

Subscribe to Walpole’s Daily Digest here.

Today, SHOW CEO Peter Howarth starts his new column Grace Under Fire: luxury leadership in troubled times for Walpole, the official sector body for UK luxury. Over the coming weeks, Peter will talk to luxury’s leaders about their approach to the crisis, and share his insights into what successful leadership looks like in these extraordinary times.

In the first in the series, Peter shares his thoughts about situational awareness, learns a useful lesson from an airline pilot about dual focus and talks to Giorgio Armani about the value of prompt action and why Covid-19 could change everything for luxury.

You can read Peter’s article here.

Founded in 1992, Walpole is a not-for-profit organisation. It counts more than 250 British brands in its membership, and is recognised in both Westminster and Brussels. As the voice of British luxury, Walpole’s purpose is to promote, protect and develop a sector worth £48 billion to the UK economy, which is arguably the jewel in the crown of UK business.

Subscribe to Walpole’s Daily Digest here.