Hermès recruits in Geneva as expanded store prepares to reopen

Hermès ran a recruitment campaign in Geneva around an expanded store at Rue du Rhône 42 that is set to reopen at the end of the year. Before the doors open again, the house has been bringing candidates into immersive sessions focused on the artisan skills and materials behind its products, a sign that the job is being treated as more than a standard sales role.

The Geneva address, 42 Rue du Rhône, sat behind exceptional closure dates from June 13 to 17, 2026, on Hermès’ store page, a small but telling marker that the space was under renovation as part of the expansion. For anyone who works in leathercraft, that detail matters because it shows how closely the brand links the retail floor to the craft story that supports the product.

Hermès’ broader numbers point in the same direction. In its 2025 full-year results, the company said consolidated revenue reached €16 billion, up 9% at constant exchange rates, while recurring operating income came in at €6.6 billion, equal to 41% of sales. The group said its distribution network continued a “qualitative expansion” through store openings and extensions, and it listed Geneva alongside London, Berlin, Beijing, Osaka and San Diego in its 2025 presentation of store activity.

The leather side of the business remained central to that growth. Hermès said Leather Goods and Saddlery posted sustained growth in 2025, supported by strong demand and increased production capacities. The company also said it moved into 2026 with confidence, underpinned by “creativity and exceptional savoir-faire,” language that fits the Geneva hiring push better than any generic retail expansion story would.

That emphasis on transmission runs through the house’s training structure. In its 2025 activity report, Hermès said it opened the École Hermès des savoir-faire in 2021 and now runs 12 training schools across France, awarding the CAP vocational qualification in leatherwork. The brand also staged “Mystery at the Grooms,” an immersive experience around Hermès objects, in Tokyo in November 2025, showing that the company uses experience-led formats not just for customers but to explain its craft language more broadly.

Geneva’s recruitment drive sits inside that pattern. The renovated store is not simply coming back with fresh paint and more floor space. Hermès is reopening it with a hiring process built around the same craft vocabulary that underpins the bags, the leather, and the people who sell both.