Global luxury group Kering announced the opening of its new operations center in the United States in Wayne, New Jersey. The office in Wayne, New Jersey replaces Kering’s former facility in Secaucus and will serve as the company’s North American operations center.
With the opening of offices in Wayne, Kering continues to strategically invest in the region to cope with the increased demand and continued growth of its Houses in the market, the company said. These new facilities allow for the Group to better adapt to House specific strategic changes, including volume growth.
“Wayne is an incredible achievement for Kering Americas. The current pandemic presents numerous challenges, but our employees continue to persevere with creativity and resilience,” said Jean-François
Palus, group managing director of Kering Group. “We have been given the opportunity to reflect, retool and react so that as we move forward, we can work better than ever before. The United States is a key country for the Group, and we are excited to not only better serve our clients in this market, but to further invest in this region and to attract the best talent.”
Some of the key tech features of Wayne include a Tech Bar and a Retail Lab to validate in-store tech solutions.
“Our new headquarters feature technological advancements that place us at the forefront to better support our Houses and their growing retail networks. Wayne provides us with the ability to support our ambition to achieve state-of-the-art performance, promoting both short-term improvements and long-term transformation for the Group,” said Laurent Claquin, president of Kering Americas.
