It owns the brands Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Creed, Maui Jim, and Alexander McQueen.

[4] In 1988, Pinault S.A. was listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and started an era of growth in the retail sector through major acquisitions.

Through Gucci, Pinault-Printemps-Redoute acquired Boucheron in 2000,[8] Bottega Veneta in 2001,[9] Balenciaga in 2001,[10] and signed partnerships with Alexander McQueen[11] and Stella McCartney.

[25] PPR developed a Sport & Lifestyle portfolio with the acquisition of Puma in 2007,[13] Cobra Golf in 2010,[26] and Volcom in 2011,[27] all of which were sold the following decade.

[34] However, from 2015 to 2022, the group's revenue was essentially driven by Gucci's year-on-year high performance, hitting the 10-billion dollars sales mark in 2022.

[35] The group divested its interests in Stella McCartney in 2018,[36] Christopher Kane in 2019,[37] and its entire watch division (Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin) in 2022.

[38] In 2023, Kering's annual results declined to 19.6 billion (-4%), mainly caused by the deceleration of Gucci's streak, a transition phase according to the group's executives.

[51] In May 2024, Kering partenered with the National University of Singapore to create, via the entity's Center for Governance and Sustainability, a tool for measuring the environmental impact of companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

This collaboration seeks to establish a benchmark for measuring the impact of the green strategies of major Asia-Pacific companies.