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Hermès Awards €4,500 Bonus Amid Record €15.2B Revenue

2/17/2025

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Hermès is celebrating its remarkable 2024 financial success with a generous €4,500 bonus for its 25,000 employees, thanks to a staggering €15.2 billion in revenue and an 18% surge in the fourth quarter. As the luxury brand expands, creating 2,300 new jobs, it plans to raise prices by 6-7% to tackle rising production costs and currency shifts. CEO Axel Dumas expresses a hopeful yet cautious outlook for 2025.

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Hermès is celebrating its remarkable 2024 financial success with a generous €4,500 bonus for its 25,000 employees, thanks to a staggering €15.2 billion in revenue and an 18% surge in the fourth quarter. As the luxury brand expands, creating 2,300 new jobs, it plans to raise prices by 6-7% to tackle rising production costs and currency shifts. CEO Axel Dumas expresses a hopeful yet cautious outlook for 2025.