The economy may be hurting world wide, but those that love Hermes are still buying. In fact,

Hermes has resorted to breeding its own crocodiles on farms in Australia to meet the demand for

its exotic bags. It is reported that Hermes makes around 3,000 crocodile bags every year and

demand continues to grow while the crocodiles are not readily available to fill orders. It can take

three to four crocodiles to make one Hermes bag, so the move to use their own farms makes

sense.

While other brands are hurting, Hermes continues to churn sales increases. Along with their own

crocodile farms in Australia, Hermes is also hiring an additional 50-100 leather workers to join

the staff of 2,000 in Paris. What does this mean for us? An easier change to purchase a Hermes

crocodile bag, if we have the funds to do so.