United Kingdom
Mouawad Group to set up shop on Buckingham Palace's doorstep

Lebanese jeweller Mouawad, a long-standing supplier to the Saudi and Bahraini royal courts, is already firmly established in Switzerland and is now quietly setting up a UK outpost, right in front of London's royal residence. [...]

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The Dorchester Collection's properties are struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, as all luxury hotels are, but also affected by the reintroduction of Sharia law by their shareholder Brunei. They are nonetheless benefiting from significant financial support from the Sultanate.

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Quiet on the set: Chanel's discreet foray into film production

Chanel was already everywhere on film festival red carpets, outfitting nearly a dozen actresses in gala apparel. The luxury brand is now also extending its investments into producing films and sponsoring France's cinematic institutions.

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France, United Kingdom
How Chanel became British (Part 1 of 3): Chanel takes French leave

In the first quarter of 2022, following a long reorganisation of its operational and shareholding structure, Chanel definitively moved its decision-making and financial core to London. This sleight of hand, which Chanel only acknowledged in a footnote, comes at a time when the Wertheimer brothers, the group's two French shareholders, are paving the way for their succession.

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