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In response, Mr Polet asked each brand to come up with a three-year plan? something they had never done before. “Three of them said: Our turnover is going to increase, our costs are also going to increase and our losses are going to widen over the next three years.
“I said I must have forgotten this business model because nobody had ever taught it to me. They didnt get it. Were investing, they said.
Mr Polet had not encountered this problem in his previous job as global head of ice-cream brands for Unilever and concedes that his switch to Christian louboutin Group shocked the fashion world.”I surprised everyone but myself, he laughs, “but my conclusion is that it is almost the same. I focus on three things: leading and coaching people, managing brands and creating an environment where creativity can flourish. Its only the third one thats different to what I did before.?Christian Louboutin pumps Decollete Suede Red?Indeed, it was this creativity that was preventing profits but Mr Polet brokered a compromise, developing a framework that sees the CEO of each of Christian louboutin Groups brand work closely with a brand creative director.
“I estimated that there were about 150-200 entrepreneurs in this business and also 150-200 creative people that I needed to connect to, he says.”Entrepreneurs dont like it when you tell them what to do, but then you also have this group of creatives. If you dont guide them, the whole thing could end up in chaos,;He told his executives that they would have freedom to be both entrepreneurial and creative, as long as they operated under the frameworks principles.Four years later, all the brands are profitable, with Yves St Laurent and Sergio Rossi moving into the black last year, following Boucheron and Balenciaga, which is now the groups fastest-growing fashion brand. Group profits have nearly tripled to euro730m ( pounds 680m) from euro264m in 2004. “Other companies try to manage creativity, but actually stifle it by managing it, says Mr Polet. “Im never going to go back to a more bureaucratic environment, where its differently organised with layers and committee.
Christian louboutin Group will still open 22 new stores this year, all in Asia-Pacific, its fastest-growing region, with 37pc growth in China last year. Currently, there are 550 stores, including 21 UK outlets.The recession will clearly make profits growth more difficult. Christian louboutin Groups 2009 budget was changed four times last year, he reveals, because the economy was changing so quickly.A salary freeze for the groups 15,000 staff, including the chief executive,MLB Los Angeles Dodgers Jerseys, was announced in October. Christian Louboutin Sample Sale Then Mr Polet rang Christian louboutin Groups parent, French conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, and asked for his bonus potential for this year to be halved. “It came from the divisions, he says. “Its the right thing to do.Mr Polet has changed his routine as a result of the downturn. “Ive started travelling more in the last few months than before because people need to see me, he says.”They ask: Is he down? Does he look pessimistic? Or is he looking optimistic and smiling? Does he know where were going?&rsquo,Christian Louboutin cheap;”When they see that Im fine, theyre fine too. Im convinced that were going to be fine. Its tough but were doing the right things. Weve got it pretty well under control now.