Item 1. Business
Item 1. Business
Our Company
Capri Holdings Limited (“Capri”) is a global fashion luxury group, consisting of iconic brands that are industry leaders in design, style and craftsmanship, led by a world-class management team and renowned designers. Our brands cover the full spectrum of fashion luxury categories including women’s and men’s accessories, footwear and ready-to-wear as well as wearable technology, watches, jewelry, eyewear and a full line of fragrance products. Our goal is to continue to extend the global reach of our brands while ensuring that they maintain their independence and exclusive DNA.
Our Brands
Versace
Our Versace brand has long been recognized as one of the world’s leading international fashion design houses and is synonymous with Italian glamour and style. Founded in 1978 in Milan, Versace is known for its iconic and unmistakable style and unparalleled craftsmanship. Over the past several decades, the House of Versace has grown globally from its roots in haute couture, expanding into the design, manufacturing, distribution and retailing of accessories, ready-to-wear, footwear, eyewear, watches, jewelry, fragrance and home furnishings businesses. Versace’s design team is led by Donatella Versace, who has been the brand’s Artistic Director for over 20 years. Versace distributes its products through a worldwide distribution network, which includes boutiques in some of the world’s most glamorous cities, its e-commerce sites, as well as through the most prestigious department and specialty stores worldwide.
Jimmy Choo
Our Jimmy Choo brand offers a distinctive, glamorous and fashion-forward product range, enabling it to develop into a leading global luxury accessories brand, whose core product offering is women’s luxury shoes, complemented by accessories, including handbags, small leather goods, jewelry, scarves and belts, as well as men’s luxury shoes and accessory business. In addition, certain categories, such as fragrance and eyewear, are produced under licensing agreements. Jimmy Choo’s design team is led by Sandra Choi, who has been the Creative Director for the brand since its inception in 1996. Jimmy Choo products are unique, instinctively seductive and chic. The brand offers classic and timeless luxury products, as well as innovative products that are intended to set and lead fashion trends. Jimmy Choo is represented through its global store network, its e-commerce sites, as well as through the most prestigious department and specialty stores worldwide.
Michael Kors
Our Michael Kors brand was launched over 40 years ago by Michael Kors, a world-renowned designer, whose vision has taken the Company from its beginnings as an American luxury sportswear house to a global accessories, footwear and ready-to-wear company with a global distribution network that has presence in over 100 countries through Company-operated retail stores and e-commerce sites, leading department stores, specialty stores and select licensing partners. Michael Kors is a highly recognized luxury fashion brand in the Americas and Europe with growing brand awareness in other international markets. Michael Kors features distinctive designs, materials and craftsmanship with a jet-set aesthetic that combines stylish elegance and a sporty attitude. Michael Kors offers three primary collections: the Michael Kors Collection luxury line, the MICHAEL Michael Kors accessible luxury line and the Michael Kors Mens line. The Michael Kors Collection establishes the aesthetic authority of the entire brand and is carried by select retail stores, our e-commerce sites, as well as in the finest luxury department stores in the world. MICHAEL Michael Kors has a strong focus on accessories, in addition to offering footwear and ready-to-wear, and addresses the significant demand opportunity in accessible luxury goods. We have also been developing our
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men’s business in recognition of the significant opportunity afforded by the Michael Kors brand’s established fashion authority and the expanding men’s market. Taken together, our Michael Kors collections target a broad customer base while retaining our premium luxury image.
Our Segments
We operate in three reportable segments as follows:
• Versace — accounted for approximately 19% of our total revenue in Fiscal 2022 and includes worldwide sales of Versace products through 209 retail stores (including concessions) and e-commerce sites, through 803 wholesale doors (including multi-brand stores), as well as through product and geographic licensing arrangements.
• Jimmy Choo — accounted for approximately 11% of our total revenue in Fiscal 2022 and includes worldwide sales of Jimmy Choo products through 237 retail stores (including concessions) and e-commerce sites, through 446 wholesale doors (including multi-brand stores), as well as through product and geographic licensing arrangements.
• Michael Kors — accounted for approximately 70% of our total revenue in Fiscal 2022 and includes worldwide sales of Michael Kors products through 825 retail stores (including concessions) and e-commerce sites, through 2,742 wholesale doors, as well as through product and geographic licensing arrangements.
In addition to these reportable segments, we have certain corporate costs that are not directly attributable to our brands and, therefore, are not allocated to segments. Such costs primarily include certain administrative, corporate occupancy, shared service and information systems expenses, including Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) system implementation costs and Capri transformation program costs. In addition, certain other costs are not allocated to segments, including restructuring and other charges, impairment costs, COVID-19 related charges, charitable donations and the war in Ukraine. The segment structure is consistent with how our chief operating decision maker plans and allocates resources, manages the business and assesses performance. All intercompany revenues are eliminated in consolidation and are not reviewed when evaluating segment performance. For additional financial information regarding our segments and corporate unallocated expenses, see Note 19 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Industry
We operate in the global personal luxury goods industry. Through 2019, the personal luxury goods market grew at a mid-single digit rate over the past 20 years, with more recent growth driven by stronger Chinese demand from both international and local consumers and demographic and socioeconomic shifts resulting in younger consumers purchasing more luxury goods. Then, in 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the personal luxury goods market declined 22%. According to Bain* , the personal luxury goods market returned to 2019 levels in 2021, and the market is predicted to increase at a 10% compound annual growth rate between 2020 and 2025. Future growth will be driven by e-commerce, Chinese consumers and younger generations. By 2025, Bain studies estimate that approximately 30% of personal luxury goods sales will occur online, Chinese consumers will represent nearly half of total global personal luxury goods sales and Gen Z and Gen Y combined will make up at least two-thirds of the market. As the personal luxury goods market continues to evolve, Capri is committed to creating engaging luxury experiences globally. In our view, increased customer engagement and tailoring merchandise to customer shopping and communication preferences are key to growing market share. We believe that our innovative and luxurious product offerings and customer engagement initiatives across all three brands position us to capitalize on the continued growth of the global personal luxury goods industry.
* Bain – Altagamma Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study, Fall 2021 (November 11, 2021). These studies were prepared by Bain & Company and Altagamma and can be obtained free of charge or at a nominal cost by contacting Bain & Company’s media contacts at aliza.medina@bain.com or dan.pinkney@bain.com. While we believe that each of these studies and publications is reliable, we have not independently verified market and industry data from third-party sources.
Geographic Information
We generate revenue globally through our three reportable segments, as described above. We sell our Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors products through retail and wholesale channels in three principal geographic markets: the Americas (United States, Canada and Latin America), EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia (Asia and Oceania). We also have wholesale arrangements pursuant to which we sell products to geographic licensees. In addition, we have licensing agreements through which we license to third parties the use of our Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors brand names and trademarks, certain production rights and sales and/or distribution rights with respect to our brands.
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The following table details our revenue by segment and geographic location (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ended
April 2,
2022 March 27,
2021 March 28,
2020
Versace revenue - the Americas $ 408 $ 201 $ 186
Versace revenue - EMEA 425 276 420
Versace revenue - Asia 255 241 237
Total Versace revenue 1,088 718 843
Jimmy Choo revenue - the Americas 175 102 107
Jimmy Choo revenue - EMEA 229 146 282
Jimmy Choo revenue - Asia 209 170 166
Total Jimmy Choo revenue 613 418 555
Michael Kors revenue - the Americas 2,627 1,869 2,822
Michael Kors revenue - EMEA 835 607 821
Michael Kors revenue - Asia 491 448 510
Total Michael Kors revenue 3,953 2,924 4,153
Total revenue - the Americas 3,210 2,172 3,115
Total revenue - EMEA 1,489 1,029 1,523
Total revenue - Asia 955 859 913
Total revenue $ 5,654 $ 4,060 $ 5,551
Competitive Strengths
We believe that the following strengths differentiate us from our competitors:
Global Fashion Luxury Group Led by a World-Class Management Team and Renowned Designers . We are a global fashion luxury group, consisting of three iconic brands defined by fashion luxury products with a reputation for world-class design and innovation. The design leadership of our founder-designers Donatella Versace, Sandra Choi and Michael Kors is a unique advantage that we possess. Our founder-led design teams are supported by our senior management team with extensive experience across a broad range of disciplines in the retail industry, including design, sales, marketing, public relations, merchandising, real estate, supply chain and finance. With an average of 25 years of experience in the retail industry, including at a number of public companies, and an average of 19 years experience with our brands, our senior management team has strong creative and operational experience and a successful track record.
For over 20 years, Donatella Versace has been the Artistic Director, molding Versace’s iconic style. A true visionary with an intuition for how to blend fashion, design and culture, Donatella continues to honor the rich and storied Versace heritage founded in 1978, while constantly evolving and adapting the luxury house to ensure the brand’s continued relevance. Donatella’s most recent collections for Versace are a testament to her bold and fearless design vision that celebrate Versace’s Italian heritage and unapologetic glamour. Versace designs have been worn by the world’s most famous celebrities and most sought-after super models.
Jimmy Choo’s design team is led by Sandra Choi, who has been the Creative Director for the Jimmy Choo brand since its inception in 1996. Jimmy Choo products are glamourous and daring. The Jimmy Choo brand offers classic and timeless luxury products, as well as innovative products that are intended to set and lead fashion trends. Jimmy Choo’s products have a strong red carpet presence and are often worn by global celebrities.
The Michael Kors brand was launched over 40 years ago by Michael Kors, a world-renowned designer, who is responsible for conceptualizing and directing the design of our Michael Kors brand products. We believe that the Michael Kors brand name has become synonymous with luxurious fashion that is timeless and elegant, expressed through the brand’s sophisticated accessories and ready-to-wear collections. Each of our Michael Kors brand collections exemplifies the jet-set lifestyle and features high quality designs, materials and craftsmanship. Michael Kors has received a number of awards, which
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recognize the contribution he and his team have made to the fashion industry and our Company. Some of the most widely recognized global trendsetters and celebrities wear our Michael Kors brand collections.
Expertise in the Accessories Category. We have strong group expertise in accessories. The strength of our Michael Kors luxury collection and our accessible luxury MICHAEL Michael Kors line have allowed us to expand our brand awareness and position Michael Kors as one of the leading global luxury brands in the accessories product categories. Capitalizing on the success of our accessories product category, we continue to further develop the accessories businesses for Jimmy Choo and Versace, bringing our accessories expertise, including our product category knowledge, our merchandising best practices and our substantial group buying power to these brands. Our goal is to increase Versace’s women’s and men’s accessories penetration from 20% of revenues in Fiscal 2022 to 50% of Versace’s revenues over time and to increase Jimmy Choo’s women’s accessories penetration from approximately 20% of revenues in Fiscal 2022 to 30% of Jimmy Choo’s revenues over the next few years and to 50% over time.
Exceptional Retail Store Footprint. Versace operates in three primary retail formats: boutiques, outlet and e-commerce. We operated 209 Versace retail stores as of April 2, 2022 in some of the most fashionable cities and the most sought-after shopping destinations around the world. During Fiscal 2022, we completed renovations at approximately 50% of our Versace retail stores to incorporate our new store design and will continue with these renovations in Fiscal 2023. Versace’s products are distributed worldwide through a global network of highly specialized stores, which average approximately 1,800 square feet. In addition, we operate Versace e-commerce sites in the United States, certain parts of Europe and China (covering 85 countries worldwide).
We operated 237 Jimmy Choo retail stores as of April 2, 2022, in some of the most premier locations worldwide. Jimmy Choo retail stores, comprised of full-price stores and outlets, average approximately 1,400 square feet. In addition, we operate Jimmy Choo e-commerce sites in the United States, certain parts of Europe, Japan and China.
We operated 825 Michael Kors stores as of April 2, 2022 with four primary retail store formats: collection stores, lifestyle stores, outlet stores and e-commerce sites. Michael Kors collection stores are located in some of the world’s most prestigious shopping areas and average approximately 2,900 square feet in size. The Michael Kors lifestyle stores are located in some of the world’s most frequented metropolitan shopping locations and leading regional shopping centers, and average approximately 2,700 square feet in size. We also extend our reach to additional consumer groups through our outlet stores, which average approximately 4,400 square feet in size. In addition, we also operate Michael Kors e-commerce sites in North America, China, Japan, South Korea, certain parts of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania.
World-class Omni and CRM Capabilities. We have omni-channel capabilities from best-in-class digital platforms to state-of-the-art distribution facilities globally, which we leverage across businesses. As part of our plan to continue to implement omni-channel capabilities throughout our businesses, we have begun leveraging our distribution centers globally to serve multiple brands.
Strong Relationships with Premier Department Stores . We partner with leading wholesale customers, such as Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s and Holt Renfrew in North America, as well as Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Printemps, Selfridges and Galeries Lafayette in Europe. These relationships enable us to access large numbers of our key consumers in a targeted manner. Our “shop-in-shops” have specially trained staff, as well as customized fixtures, wall casings, decorative items, flooring and provide department store consumers with a more personalized shopping experience than traditional retail department store configurations. We have engaged with our wholesale customers on various initiatives and have continued to enter into supply chain partnerships designed to increase the speed at which our luxury fashion products reach the ultimate consumer. We plan to increase Versace’s and Jimmy Choo’s presence in certain luxury department stores, and for Michael Kors, we continue to optimize deliveries with the intent to drive more full-price sell-through in the wholesale channel.
Business Strategy
Our goal is to continue to create long-term shareholder value by increasing our revenue and profits and strengthening our global brands. We also believe that sound environmental and social policies are both ethically correct and fiscally responsible. To that end, we are committed to improving the way we work in order to better the world in which we live. We plan to achieve our business strategy by focusing on the following strategic initiatives:
Leverage group expertise and capabilities. We will continue to leverage our group expertise in accessories and footwear to fuel growth across our portfolio of brands, implementing the best practices from our Michael Kors core accessories business to our Versace and Jimmy Choo brands. We will also continue to prioritize the development of our e-commerce
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platforms and omni-channel capabilities for our brands, leveraging our broad expertise and capabilities in this area. We see a number of opportunities to create long-term operational synergies as we combine our global competencies and footprint. These synergies will be primarily focused on opportunities in our supply chain, information systems, back office support and manufacturing.
Continue to increase our presence in Asia. We plan to continue to diversify our group’s global footprint with an emphasis on the Asia market, where we believe each of our three brands continue to have the potential to significantly grow market share in the region.
Integrate Versace and continue to build on the brand ’ s luxury image. We plan to grow the Versace business to at least $2 billion in revenues over time. To achieve this goal, we plan to build on Versace’s iconic brand codes - Virtus, La Medusa and La Greca. Additionally, we will capitalize on Versace’s high brand awareness through bold and engaging consumer communication. We also plan to expand and elevate Versace’s distribution by accelerating e-commerce and omni-channel capabilities, increasing our global retail footprint to 300 retail stores and continuing to renovate the remainder of the store fleet. Finally, we plan to leverage our group’s expertise to expand Versace’s women’s and men’s accessories to 50% of the brand’s revenues over time, while maintaining Versace’s authoritative presence in women’s and men’s ready-to-wear.
Continue to execute on our strategies to grow the Jimmy Choo brand. We plan to continue to implement our growth strategies for Jimmy Choo with a goal of reaching $1 billion in revenues over time. Our overarching strategy is rooted in reinforcing the brand’s glamorous DNA through consumer experience and communications, as well as through product – from formal to casual, across accessories and footwear. Additionally, we plan to expand Jimmy Choo’s distribution by accelerating e-commerce and omni-channel developments and increasing our global retail footprint to 300 retail stores in the most fashionable shopping destinations around the world. We also have a significant opportunity to increase women’s accessories to approximately 50% of Jimmy Choo’s revenue over time by expanding the breadth of new collections. At the same time, we plan to continue to grow footwear sales by capitalizing on the success of glamour while expanding our fashion active and casual offerings.
Continue to leverage the strength of our Michael Kors brand, which remains the foundation for our fashion luxury group. Our goal is to continue to elevate Michael Kors to become a stronger and more profitable brand. We are capitalizing on high brand awareness and consumer engagement by embracing Michael Kors jet set heritage through a modern lens. Expanding our highly recognizable Signature pattern across all product categories remains a core growth strategy and our goal is to increase penetration to approximately 50% of our overall product assortments. In accessories, we continue to refresh and celebrate brand icons while evolving Signature styles with newness. Additionally, we plan to grow our men’s business by leading with accessories and maximizing our Signature brand codes. Our strategy to enhance customer experience by expanding our omni-channel capabilities also remains a key priority. Finally, we plan to double Michael Kors revenue in Asia over time.
Execute on our corporate social responsibility strategy. We believe that the success of our company is directly linked to the sustainability of the world around us. In April 2020, we shared Capri's group-wide, global corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, set around the environmental and social sustainability opportunities and challenges most important to our company and its stakeholders. Within each of our strategy’s three foundational pillars – Our World, Our Community, Our Philanthropy – are key CSR focus areas that guide our work in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over the past year, we continued to improve the way we work in order to better the world in which we live. Our key sustainability goals, our plans for getting there, and an update on the progress we have made can be found in our annual CSR report located at www.capriholdings.com/responsibility. The content on this website and the content in our CSR reports are not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC.
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Collections and Products
Our total revenue by major product category is as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ended
April 2,
2022 % of
Total March 27,
2021 % of
Total March 28,
2020 % of
Total
Accessories $ 2,901 51.3% $ 2,158 53.2% $ 2,933 52.8%
Footwear 1,208 21.4% 796 19.6% 1,100 19.8%
Apparel 1,027 18.2% 720 17.7% 1,069 19.3%
Licensed product 241 4.3% 185 4.6% 222 4.0%
Licensing revenue 212 3.7% 155 3.8% 201 3.6%
Other 65 1.1% 46 1.1% 26 0.5%
Total revenue $ 5,654 $ 4,060 $ 5,551
Versace
Versace is one of the leading international fashion design houses, representing the brand’s creative vision through a wide range of products. From haute-couture, to ready-to-wear, footwear, accessories and home decor, Versace delivers a unique lifestyle that welcomes customers in its elegant yet glamorous universe. Generally, Versace’s haute couture retails up to $250,000, ready-to-wear retails from $220 to $17,000, accessories retail from $55 to $3,900 and footwear retails from $300 to $4,100.
Certain product categories, such as Versace Jeans Couture, eyewear, fragrances, jewelry, watches and home furnishings, are produced under product licensing agreements. Swinger SA is the exclusive licensee for Versace Jeans Couture, Luxottica is the exclusive licensee for Versace eyewear, EuroItalia is the exclusive licensee for Versace fragrances, Vertime is the exclusive licensee for Versace watches and Poltrona Frau is the exclusive licensee for Versace home furnishings. Generally, Versace Jeans Couture retail from $45 to $2,000, Versace eyewear retails from $240 to $500, Versace fragrances retail from $50 to $400, Versace watches retail from $480 to $3,500 and Versace home furnishings, which include a variety of products, generally retails from $990 to $100,000.
Jimmy Choo
Jimmy Choo is a leading global luxury accessories brand and offers a distinctive, glamorous and fashion-forward product range, whose core product offerings are women’s luxury shoes, complemented by accessories, including handbags, small leather goods, jewelry, scarves and belts, as well as a men’s luxury shoes and accessories business. Generally, Jimmy Choo women’s and men’s luxury shoes retail from $400 to $5,500 and accessories retail from $200 to $4,500.
Certain product categories, such as Jimmy Choo fragrance and eyewear, are produced under product licensing agreements. Interparfums SA is the exclusive licensee for Jimmy Choo fragrances and Safilo SpA is the exclusive licensee for Jimmy Choo eyewear. Generally, Jimmy Choo eyewear retails from $200 to $550 and Jimmy Choo fragrances retail from $80 to $220.
Michael Kors
Michael Kors has three primary collections that offer accessories, footwear and apparel: Michael Kors Collection, MICHAEL Michael Kors and Michael Kors Mens. The three primary collections and licensed products are offered through our own Michael Kors retail stores and e-commerce businesses, in department stores around the world and by our exclusive licensees to wholesale customers in addition to select retailers. The Michael Kors Collection is a sophisticated designer collection for women based on a philosophy of essential luxury and pragmatic glamour and includes accessories, primarily handbags and small leather goods, ready-to-wear and footwear. Generally, the Michael Kors Collection women’s handbags and small leather goods retail from $300 to $6,000, footwear retails from $300 to $1,500 and ready-to-wear retails from $400 to $7,500. MICHAEL Michael Kors is the accessible luxury collection and offers women’s accessories, primarily handbags and small leather goods, as well as footwear and apparel and is carried in all of the Michael Kors lifestyle stores and leading department stores around the world. MICHAEL Michael Kors offers handbags designed to meet the fashion and functional requirements of our broad and diverse consumer base. Generally, MICHAEL Michael Kors handbags retail from $200 to $750, small leather goods retail from $50 to $250, footwear retails from $50 to $300 and apparel retails from $75 to $700. Michael Kors Mens is an innovative collection of men’s ready-to-wear, accessories and footwear with a modern American style.
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Michael Kors Mens apparel generally retails from $50 to $1,000, men’s accessories generally retail from $50 to $800 and men’s footwear generally retails from $150 to $400.
Certain product categories, including watches, jewelry, eyewear and fragrance, are produced under product licensing agreements. Fossil is our exclusive licensee for Michael Kors watches and jewelry, including our Michael Kors ACCESS smartwatches and our fine jewelry line. Luxottica is our exclusive licensee for Michael Kors distinctive eyewear inspired by our collections. Estee Lauder has historically been Michael Kors exclusive women’s and men’s fragrance licensee. The Company is transitioning its fragrance business to EuroItalia during Fiscal 2023. Generally, Michael Kors fashion watches retail from $200 to $600, Michael Kors ACCESS smartwatches retail from $250 to $450, Michael Kors jewelry retails from $50 to $500, Michael Kors eyewear retails from $100 to $350 and Michael Kors fragrance and related products generally retail from $30 to $150.
Advertising and Marketing
Our marketing and advertising programs are designed to build brand awareness for each of our luxury houses as well as highlight our product offerings. We use a 360-degree marketing strategy for each of our brands to deliver a consistent message across each brand’s advertising communications, social media, celebrity dressing, special events and direct marketing activities at a national, regional and local level. Our campaigns are increasingly being executed through digital and social media platforms to drive further engagement with younger consumers.
Our brands introduce their new collections annually with fashion shows and other fashion events. These fashion events, in addition to celebrity red carpet dressing moments, generate extensive domestic and international media and social media coverage. The Versace and Michael Kors semi-annual runway shows and Jimmy Choo celebrity placements generate extensive media coverage. Jimmy Choo is also the leading brand in editorial coverage for women’s luxury shoes globally.
We believe our renowned brand founders, as well as our high-profile brand ambassadors and well-known social media influencers across our marketing programs help expand brand awareness and drive cultural relevance.
In Fiscal 2022, we recognized approximately $329 million in advertising and marketing expenses globally. We engage in a wide range of integrated marketing programs across various marketing channels, including but not limited to email marketing, print advertising, outdoor advertising, digital marketing, social media, public relations outreach, visual merchandising and partnership marketing, in an effort to engage our existing and potential customer base and ultimately stimulate sales in a consumer-preferred shopping venue.
Our growing e-commerce businesses provide us with an opportunity to increase the size of our customer database and to communicate with our consumers to increase online and physical store sales, as well as to continue to build global brand awareness for our brands. We are continuously improving the functionalities and features on our e-commerce sites to create innovative ways to keep our brands at the forefront of consumers’ minds by offering a broad selection of products, including accessories, apparel and footwear. Since e-commerce growth is critical to our overall growth strategy, we plan to accelerate Versace’s and Jimmy Choo’s e-commerce and omni-channel development and we are also in the process of re-platforming our brands’ e-commerce sites to expand our global capabilities. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors” — “If we are unable to effectively execute our e-commerce business and provide a reliable digital experience for our customers, our reputation and operating results may be harmed.”
Manufacturing and Sourcing
We generally contract for the purchase of finished goods principally with independent third-party manufacturing contractors, whereby the manufacturing contractor is generally responsible for the entire manufacturing process, including the purchase of piece goods and trim for our Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors brands. For the Versace brand, some of the piece goods and trim are separately purchased by Versace and provided to the manufacturers, and some are sourced directly by the manufacturers, as further described below.
Versace has a centrally managed production model for the majority of its products, and buys raw materials and components for these products. All raw materials arrive in a central warehouse in Novara, Italy and are distributed to independent third-party manufacturing contractors after the quality control process is complete. The vast majority of Versace’s production is located in Italy. The remaining production occurs elsewhere in Europe and a small portion is produced in Asia or North Africa.
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Jimmy Choo products are manufactured by independent third-party manufacturing contractors and our Italian atelier and shoe manufacturer. Most of Jimmy Choo’s products are produced by specialists in Italy, supported by other factories across Europe, with a small portion produced in Asia. Jimmy Choo has a product development facility in Florence. In addition to purchasing finished goods, Jimmy Choo also purchases raw materials for both product development and manufacturing purposes.
Michael Kors contracts for the purchase of finished goods principally with independent third-party manufacturing contractors that are generally responsible for the entire manufacturing process, including the purchase of piece goods and trim. Product manufacturing for the Michael Kors brand is allocated among third-party manufacturing contractors based on their capabilities, the availability of production capacity, pricing and delivery. For certain product categories, Michael Kors also has relationships with various agents who source finished goods with numerous manufacturing contractors on its behalf. This multi-supplier strategy provides specialized skills, scalability, flexibility and speed to market, as well as diversifies risk. In Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021, one third-party buying agent sourced approximately 24% of Michael Kors finished goods purchases, based on unit volume. Michael Kors’ largest manufacturing contractor, who produces its products in Asia and who Michael Kors has worked with for approximately 20 years, accounted for the production of approximately 17% of its finished products, based on dollar volume in Fiscal 2022. Nearly all of our Michael Kors products were produced in Asia in Fiscal 2022.
The manufacturing contractors for our brands operate under the close supervision of our global manufacturing divisions and buying agents located in North America, Europe and Asia. All products are produced according to our specifications. Production staff monitors manufacturing at supplier facilities in order to correct problems prior to shipment of the final product. Quality assurance is focused on as early as possible in the production process, allowing merchandise to be received at the distribution facilities and shipped to customers with minimal interruption. See “Import Restrictions and Other Governmental Regulations” and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” — “We primarily use foreign manufacturing contractors and independent third-party agents to source our finished goods, which poses legal, regulatory, political and economic risks to our business operations.”
Our future manufacturing and sourcing strategy includes purchasing luxury manufacturing facilities in Italy to support all of our brands, pursuing manufacturing synergies across brands and securing capacity and improving our expertise in development and delivery. While the fashion design process will remain independently managed by each of our brands, we believe that in-sourcing luxury manufacturing capacity will create synergies and support expansion for our global fashion luxury group.
Distribution
Versace owns a central warehouse in Novara, Italy, managed by a third party, which acts as a global hub for Versace’s primary operations. Versace also has a leased warehouse near Novara operated by the same third party, which serves as a distribution point for other Versace lines. From these warehouses, products are shipped to regional warehouses that are operated by third parties in New Jersey, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Japan, and supports the Versace retail and e-commerce businesses. E-commerce distribution for the United States market is conducted through third party providers in New Jersey. Versace’s wholesale business is mainly serviced from three central warehouses located in Italy, the United States and Japan.
Jimmy Choo’s primary distribution facility is our Company-owned and operated distribution facility in the Netherlands. From there, products are shipped to regional warehouses in the United States, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and United Arab Emirates, largely supporting the Jimmy Choo retail and e-commerce businesses. Shipments to wholesale customers globally are made from the Netherlands and the United States, with some further local fulfillment. All of the distribution facilities utilized by Jimmy Choo are operated by third parties and are shared with other unaffiliated businesses with the exception of our distribution facility in the Netherlands. This flexible method reinforces the speed and efficiency of the supply chain and allows the business to deliver Jimmy Choo product and collections to market rapidly and in line with the industry’s fashion calendar.
Michael Kors primary distribution facility in the United States is a leased facility in Whittier, California, which is directly operated and services our Michael Kors retail stores, e-commerce site and wholesale operations in the United States. We also engage in omni-channel order fulfillment by filling online orders through our Michael Kors retail stores and through our click-and-collect service offerings. Our primary Michael Kors distribution facility in Europe is our Company-owned and operated distribution facility in the Netherlands, which supports our European operations for our Michael Kors brand, including our European e-commerce sites. We also have a regional Michael Kors distribution center in Canada, which is leased, as well as regional Michael Kors distribution centers in New Jersey, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which are operated by third-parties.
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Intellectual Property
We own VERSACE, JIMMY CHOO and MICHAEL KORS trademarks, as well as other material trademarks, copyrights, design and patent rights related to the production, marketing and distribution of our products, both in the United States and in other countries in which our products are principally sold. We also have applications pending for a variety of related trademarks, copyrights, designs and patents in various countries throughout the world. As the worldwide usage of our material trademarks, copyrights, designs and patents continue to expand, we continue to strategically apply to register them in key countries where they are used. We expect that our material intellectual property will remain in full force and effect for as long as we continue to use and renew them.
We aggressively police our intellectual property and pursue infringers both domestically and internationally. In addition, we pursue counterfeiters in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and elsewhere in the world in both online and offline channels, working with our network of customs authorities, law enforcement, legal representatives and brand specialists around the world as well as involvement with industry associations and anti-counterfeiting organizations.
Information Systems
Each of our three brands currently operates using their legacy systems for finance and accounting, supply chain, inventory control, point-of-sale transactions, store replenishment and other functions. Our long-term strategy includes consolidating certain systems across our brands over time to create operational efficiencies. During Fiscal 2020, we embarked on a multi-year ERP implementation to conform various processes onto one global system that would support certain finance, accounting and operational functions. The implementation of the ERP requires a significant investment in human and financial resources. As a result of COVID-19 and our need to significantly reduce our capital expenditures in order to protect our liquidity and cash flows, we temporarily suspended our ERP project. Certain phases of the project have resumed as of the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2021 and a portion of the system will go live in Fiscal 2023. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors” — “A material delay or disruption in our information technology systems or e-commerce websites or our failure or inability to upgrade our information technology systems precisely and efficiently could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.”
Human Capital Management
At Capri Holdings, we strive to create workplaces where our employees and the workers across our supply chain thrive. Through our benefits packages, learning and development programs, focus on diversity and inclusion, wellness programs and supply chain empowerment initiatives, we continue to make significant investments in our Capri community.
Governance and Oversight. Our Board of Directors has delegated oversight of matters relating to human capital management, including compensation, learning and development and diversity and inclusion to our Compensation and Talent Committee. Our Compensation and Talent Committee receives regular updates on our talent development strategies and other applicable areas of human capital management.
Employee Profile. At the end of Fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, we had approximately 14,600, 13,800 and 17,000 total employees, respectively. As of April 2, 2022, we had approximately 9,700 full-time employees and approximately 4,900 part-time employees. Approximately 11,000 of our employees were engaged in retail selling and administrative positions and our remaining employees were engaged in other aspects of our business as of April 2, 2022. As of April 2, 2022, we have approximately 2,600 employees covered by collective bargaining agreements in certain European countries. We consider our relations with both our union and non-union employees to be good.
Benefits and Compensation. We maintain comprehensive benefits and compensation packages to attract, retain and recognize our employees. Our health and welfare benefit program is designed to provide a wide range of benefits to meet the health care, financial, work/life and mental wellbeing needs of eligible employees. Benefits include, among others, medical, dental and vision plans, life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement plans (with matching contributions where applicable), paid parental leave for all parents, gender reassignment coverage and fertility support benefits in the United States, and a wellness program focused on mental wellbeing, including several digital therapeutic programs to assist with therapy, anxiety and worry and sleep. We also offer employees paid time off, including to volunteer with select charitable organizations, to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to quarantine in accordance with government or health organization recommended quarantine guidelines (in addition to any COVID-19 mandated paid sick leave at the federal, state, or local level). Employees are also entitled to discounts on our merchandise.
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Learning and Development. We honor our employees through our dedication to development. In 2022, we launched a new leadership development program for our mid-level management centered around the facets of Emotional Intelligence, to help our employees succeed in our changed and everchanging global environment. Additionally, we have implemented a new Learning Management System (LMS), which has allowed us to extend access to development resources to an even broader employee population. Dating back to the program’s inception in 2015, a majority of our senior leaders have participated in an executive leadership development program offered in partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership, and more than 800 of our people managers have participated in leadership development programs. These programs are aimed at equipping our leaders with strategies to effectively navigate and drive change, and to build and strengthen cross-functional relationships. All full-time employees also participate in a formal performance review process annually, and receive annual trainings on important topics including compliance, ethics and integrity, respect in the workplace and information security as a part of our efforts to maintain a safe, positive and inclusive work environment.
To build on the diversity and inclusion trainings that we implemented in Fiscal 2021 to address unconscious bias, microaggressions and workplace diversity, sensitivity, and inclusion, in Fiscal 2022 we added Diversity & Inclusion training workshops for our senior leaders to attend live with peers across all functions of the organization.
Diversity and Inclusion. Diversity and inclusion are embedded in our DNA. We foster an inclusive environment where employees, vendors and customers of diverse backgrounds are respected, valued and celebrated. We are proud of our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, and will continue to advance these principles through meaningful short and long term actions across the globe. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is supported by three pillars:
Capri Culture - Our commitment to diversity extends beyond representation. We aim to build an inclusive space where all employees have the opportunity to realize their full potential and excel, while contributing to our success in a meaningful way.
Capri Talent - Differences in ideas and experiences allow our Company to thrive. We are attracting, advancing and advocating for a workforce that reflects the diversity of the world around us.
Capri Community - Through diversity and inclusion comes understanding and strength. Our responsibility to promote equality is not just to those who work with us, but to our industry, the customers we serve and the communities around us.
In Fiscal 2022, we continued our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We launched our Ambassador Program with 43 active members. Our Diversity and Inclusion (“D&I”) ambassadors act as additional D&I champions that will help communicate, promote, and cascade D&I goals and initiatives to our Capri Community. In addition, we submitted data to the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a United States benchmarking tool measuring policies, practices and benefits pertinent to LGBTQ+ employees, and scored an 90 out of 100 earning a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality designation. We also signed the Black In Fashion Council’s pledge to raise the percentage of Black employees in executive- and junior-level positions within our organization. Capri is also proud to partner with a wide array of organizations and pledges in furtherance of driving equality, including: The CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, Cristo Rey, Open To All, and Pride in Fashion. Finally, Capri launched its first employee resource group focused on the LGBTQ+ community within Capri, Pride@Capri.
Through The Capri Holdings Foundation for the Advancement in Diversity in Fashion, we are driving diversity, inclusion and equality throughout the fashion industry by working collaboratively with colleges and high schools to create meaningful opportunities in fashion for underrepresented communities. In Fiscal 2022, the Foundation announced an expansive new scholarship program in partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), Howard University, PENSOLE Academy and Central Saint Martins – University of the Arts London. Over the next four years, the Foundation will fund scholarships for nearly 100 students from historically underrepresented communities pursuing degrees in fashion and merchandising across these four educational institutions.
Well-being and Safety . Everyone working on behalf of our Company is entitled to work in a safe environment while maintaining their health and well-being. Capri’s global safe workplace program, which includes employee traveler and emergency response alerts, raises awareness and provides safety resources tailored for workers in different work environments – from our distribution centers to our retail stores. In addition, as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to prioritize the safety of our employees and our customers and to do our part to help stop the spread within our communities. We enhanced health and safety protocols at our retail stores, distribution centers and corporate offices, adhered to social distancing measures and provided contact-free shopping opportunities when safe to do so. As the landscape of this pandemic evolves, we continue to adapt and enforce safety protocols at our retail stores, distribution centers and corporate offices. The COVID-19 pandemic also changed the way we work with many of our corporate employees working remotely
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during the pandemic. While we have welcomed employees back to work, we continue to explore flexible work options and have implemented a hybrid working environment. Beyond the threat COVID-19 has posed to physical health and the way we work, we also recognize the significant impact the pandemic has had on our employees’ overall well-being. We have significantly expanded our Thrive global wellness program, designed to inspire employees to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Supply Chain Empowerment. Our community extends beyond our direct employees and our corporate social responsibility program drives us toward greater engagement with our suppliers. We are dedicated to conducting our operations throughout the world on principles of ethical business practice and recognition of the dignity of workers. Through our Code of Conduct for Business Partners and Factory Social Compliance Program, we partner with our suppliers on important human rights, health and safety, environmental and compliance issues. Capri is also signatory to the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles, and partnered with the Fashion Makes Change campaign to support the empowerment and education of women in the fashion supply chain.
Competition
We face intense competition in the product lines and markets in which we operate from both existing and new competitors. Our products compete with other branded products within their product category. In varying degrees, depending on the product category involved, we compete on the basis of style, price, customer service, quality, brand prestige and recognition, among others. In our wholesale business, we compete with numerous manufacturers, importers and distributors of products like ours for the limited space available for product display. Moreover, the general availability of manufacturing contractors allows new entrants easy access to the markets in which we compete, which may increase the number of our competitors and adversely affect our competitive position and our business. We believe, however, that we have significant competitive advantages because of the recognition of our brands and the acceptance of our brands by consumers. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors” — “The markets in which we operate are highly competitive, both within North America and internationally, and increased competition based on a number of factors could cause our profitability and/or gross margins to decline.”
Seasonality
We experience certain effects of seasonality with respect to our business. We generally experience greater sales during our third fiscal quarter, primarily driven by holiday season sales, and the lowest sales during our first fiscal quarter.
Import Restrictions and Other Governmental Regulations
Virtually all of our imported products are subject to duties which may impact the costs of such products. In addition, countries to which we ship our products may impose safeguard quotas to limit the quantity of products that may be imported. We utilize free trade agreements and other supply chain initiatives in order to maximize efficiencies and cost savings relating to product importation. For example, we have historically received benefits from duty-free imports on certain products from certain countries pursuant to the United States. Generalized System of Preferences (“GSP”) program. The GSP program expired on December 31, 2020. If the GSP program is not renewed or otherwise made retroactive, we will continue to experience significant additional duties and our gross margin will continue to be negatively impacted. Additionally, we are subject to government regulations relating to importation activities, including related to United States. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) withhold release orders. The imposition of taxes, duties and quotas, the withdrawal from or material modification to trade agreements and/or if CBP detains shipments of our goods pursuant to a withhold release order could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. If additional tariffs or trade restrictions are implemented by the United States or other countries, the cost of our products could increase which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, we are subject to government regulations relating to product labeling, testing and safety. We maintain a global customs and product compliance organization to help manage our import and related regulatory activity.
Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”)
In April 2020, we shared Capri's group-wide, global CSR strategy, set around the environmental and social sustainability opportunities and challenges most important to our company and its stakeholders relating to environmental sustainability and climate change, human rights, diversity and inclusion, and philanthropy. Our CSR strategy is divided into three foundational pillars:
• Our World – We believe that the success of our Company is directly linked to the sustainability of the world around us. Our brands strive to create the highest quality luxury products with longevity and sustainability in
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mind. We endeavor to operate responsibly in order to lower our impact on the planet.
• Our Community – We believe we have a responsibility to those who work with us. Our Company strives to create inclusive workplaces where all of our employees are empowered and respected. We are committed to creating meaningful opportunities for our diverse Capri community to grow.
• Our Philanthropy – Giving back is embedded in Capri’s culture. We are dedicated to supporting and driving positive change in the communities where we live and work.
Within each of our three foundational pillars are key CSR focus areas that guide our work in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our sustainability governance model includes a multi-level structure to ensure our Board of Directors, executive management team and business leaders across our brands are aligned on the most important ESG risks and opportunities for Capri. The Board has delegated oversight of ESG activities to the Governance, Nominating and CSR Committee. On at least an annual basis, our sustainability goals and action plans are presented to the Governance, Nominating and CSR Committee for review and approval, along with CSR progress updates which are presented quarterly.
Additional information can be found at www.capriholdings.com/responsibility. The content on this website and the content in our CSR reports are not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC.
Available Information
Our investor website can be accessed at www.capriholdings.com . The content of our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available free of charge on our website under the caption “Financials” and then “SEC Filings” promptly after we electronically file such materials with, or furnish such materials to, the SEC. No information contained on our website is intended to be included as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Information relating to corporate governance at our Company, including our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for all directors, officers, and employees, and information concerning our directors, Committees of the Board, including Committee charters, and transactions in Company securities by directors and executive officers, is available at our website under the captions “Governance” and “Financials” and then “SEC Filings.” Paper copies of these filings and corporate governance documents are available to shareholders free of charge by written request to Investor Relations, Capri Holdings Limited, 33 Kingsway, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 6UF. Documents filed with the SEC are also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .
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