Officially, French luxury giant LVMH and British designer Stella McCartney have been "partners" since 2019. In fact, they have strong financial links that have grown even closer in recent months.
Struggling to clinch the transfer of power from his father atop the Barrière hotel group, Alexandre Desseigne-Barrière is pressing to expedite the process. Between headlines announcing a done deal with steadfast CEO Dominique Desseigne and the talks' slow-going reality, the company's directors don't know which way is up.
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Nicolas Puech's Swiss foundation, which holds some of the Hermès shares swapped with LVMH in 2010, has changed its name and corporate purpose. But not its management.
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Following in the footsteps of lawyer Bertrand Gros, who retired as chairman of Rolex's board of directors last summer, a major figure in the Swiss watchmaker's global network left the company at the end of 2022.
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The sustainability incentive scheme set up by France's AGEC law has led to a fierce dispute between textile manufacturers and large retailers at Refashion, the industry's eco-organisation. Luxury's big names are finding themselves caught in the crossfire.
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Established on the Promenade des Anglais for over 30 years, iconic Nice restaurant La Petite Maison has been branching out into the Middle East with the backing of an Emirati group whose shareholders include two Saudi royals.
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