Hermès inaugurated a leather goods manufacturing facility in Normandy as the luxury brand seeks to meet rising demand for Kelly and Constance handbags.
The facility in the town of Louviers has 140 leather workers and aims to double that within four years to produce bags, saddles and small leather goods. The facility in Louviers is making €7,700 ($8,400) Kelly bags in 25-centimetre size and will eventually churn out another model called…