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Spotlight | Switzerland
Richemont's hush-hush real estate acquisitions in global luxury capitals

The Richemont group is racking up real estate acquisitions in world luxury capitals. © Studio Pachamama

Swiss luxury giant Richemont (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chloé, etc.) has acquired a string of properties in luxury capitals around the world through two real estate companies registered on the island of Jersey. [...]

Published on 22/12/2022 at 06:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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15 FSH
Cartier
Delmas
Fosun
Hermes
Jeanne Lanvin
Kering
Lanvin Group
Mulberry
Oxford Property
Pinault
Primavera Capital Acquisition Corp
Richemont
Richemont Luxury Group
RLG Property
RLG Real Estate

France
Van Cleef & Arpels sets up shop on Paris's Left Bank

Jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels is in the process of opening a second address in the French capital.

Subscribers only Houses 06.02.2025

France, Switzerland
Cartier overwhelmed by fakes of its bestsellers

Jewellery from Cartier's two most iconic - and bestselling - collections are being copied on an almost industrial scale. The Richemont subsidiary is fighting back.

Subscribers only Houses 30.01.2025

France
Van Cleef & Arpels opts to ride counterfeit wave rather than fight it

The French jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels appears not particularly bothered by the flurry of counterfeits of its hugely popular Alhambra range, and continues to charge a high price for the authentication of its items.

Subscribers only Houses 19.12.2024

France, Switzerland
Discontinuation of See by Chloé line causes Richemont's results to plummet

Swiss luxury giant Richemont's fashion house has worsened its financial situation by refocusing on the top end of the market.

Subscribers only Houses 05.12.2024

Front Row | France
Benjamin Cymerman, king of the road for Paris luxury fashion

Paris has signed an agreement with a local business group to redevelop the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, one of the city's most important luxury fashion thoroughfares. Benjamin Cymerman is the man behind the unprecedented partnership.

Subscribers only Entourage 07.03.2024

Benjamin Cymerman heads the Comité du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

France, Switzerland
Richemont creates flagship Alaïa store in Paris

Bought by Richemont for €170m, 15 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré will become the Alaïa brand's flagship shop. Glitz.paris takes a closer look at one of the major projects in the French capital's luxury district.

Subscribers only Houses 25.01.2024

France, Switzerland
Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

The Fondation Cartier will move premises in 2025 from Paris's Boulevard Raspail to a building on Place du Palais-Royal near the Louvre. French architect Jean Nouvel, who designed the jewellery brand's first foundation, is returning for the new project.

Subscribers only Houses 11.01.2024

China, United States
Dispute over Lanvin brand name remains unresolved

Fosun Fashion Group rebranded itself as Lanvin Group amid a major image overhaul. But it has yet to resolve a three-year dispute with the French fashion label Lanvin's minority shareholders, who contest the use of the name.

Subscribers only Houses 26.10.2023

Switzerland, United States
Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

Chloé has yet to confirm the departure of designer Gabriela Hearst, who has been its creative director since 2019. But the brand's parent company, Richemont, is already seeking her replacement.

Subscribers only Houses 22.06.2023

Switzerland
Former Cartier CEO Perrin still raking in hefty fees from Richemont

Since leaving Richemont in 2016, former Cartier chief Alain Dominique Perrin has continued to earn millions of Swiss francs a year from the group, officially as a marketing and development consultant.

Subscribers only Houses 08.06.2023

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
The secret negotiations paving the way for Richemont's rise in Saudi Arabia

Just as major luxury brands are jostling for a foothold in the coveted Saudi market, Swiss giant Richemont has signed a major agreement in the country. The contract opens the door to the local market, as well as offering an opportunity to tap into the stream of wealthy visitors making Hajj pilgrimages to the kingdom.

Subscribers only Houses 27.04.2023

Swiss group Richemont will open a TimeVallée shop at a strategic location in Saudi Arabia.

France
Neighbourhood cafés around Paris's Place Vendôme hit luxury jackpot

Major luxury groups are scrambling to get their hands on the last pockets of space available around the French capital's Place Vendôme, and small neighbourhood cafés are making a pretty packet by selling their leases to the highest bidder.

Subscribers only Entourage 06.04.2023

United States
Gabriela Hearst's delicate balancing act between Chloé and her namesake brand

As artistic director at Chloé, Gabriela Hearst is Richemont's poster child for sustainability. She keeps much quieter, however, about the shareholders and the financing of the namesake brand she runs in parallel.

Subscribers only Families 09.03.2023

Switzerland, United Kingdom
Richemont basks in Bond Street properties while British brands brood

British luxury retailers may be struggling to keep their shops open on London's Bond Street, traditionally home to the country's finest brands, but sector giants like Switzerland's Richemont hold substantial property portfolios in the area.

Subscribers only Houses 16.02.2023

France
Developer Ely-Michel Ruimy turns tidy profit in sale of Paris properties to Kering

The property developer, who also owns the licence for Joël Robuchon's restaurants internationally, has just sold four buildings in the French capital's Vendôme district to Kering for four times their purchase price.

Subscribers only Entourage 16.02.2023

Switzerland
Is Hermès heir Nicolas Puech still in charge of his own foundation?

Hermès heir Nicolas Puech's foundation, recently renamed Isocrates Foundation and endowed with a capital of 10 million Swiss francs, has adopted new statutes that considerably restrict its founder's role.

Subscribers only Families 19.01.2023

Spotlight | France
Lanvin's secret deal with the families that control Hermès

After Lanvin Group's listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in December, its new shareholders are poring over the company's affairs, including a confidential agreement reached last year between the fashion house and the three families that control Hermès.

Subscribers only Families 05.01.2023

The Hermès and Lanvin boutiques at 24 and 22 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in Paris.

China
Hotel de Crillon, Carlyle owners among Lanvin minority shareholders

Lanvin debuted on the New York Stock Exchange last week after merging with a SPAC that counts the Cheng family - who control the Rosewood luxury hotel group - among its shareholders.

Subscribers only Families 22.12.2022

France, United States
In New York, French diplomats and luxury brands go arm in arm

French luxury houses have forged close ties with the various French diplomatic delegations in New York. In return, they have benefited from particularly enthusiastic ambassadors.

Free access Entourage 24.11.2022

Spotlight | Russia
Putin's heavy-handed support pushes Russian watchmaker Raketa to seek business in the Gulf

Having unintentionally become the emblem of self-sufficiency for Russian luxury goods, the Franco-British-owned Russian watchmaker Raketa is investing heavily in the Middle East to compensate for losses in its European markets.

Subscribers only Houses 17.11.2022

Switzerland
The reasoning behind Cartier's discreet refit of its diamond procurement unit

Following an internal investigation, the jeweller Cartier, a subsidiary of the Richemont group, has quietly dismissed several members of its diamond procurement unit.

Subscribers only Houses 17.11.2022

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
LVMH, Kering, Richemont and Rolex face off in Riyadh, luxury's new El Dorado

The last Arab country under-equipped in malls and luxury shops, Saudi Arabia is progressively opening its doors to perfumes, jewellery and cosmetics, under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's guidance. The industry's biggest names are jockeying for position.

Free access Houses 27.10.2022

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France
Van Cleef & Arpels sets up shop on Paris's Left Bank

France, Switzerland
Cartier overwhelmed by fakes of its bestsellers

France
Van Cleef & Arpels opts to ride counterfeit wave rather than fight it

France, Switzerland
Discontinuation of See by Chloé line causes Richemont's results to plummet

Front Row | France
Benjamin Cymerman, king of the road for Paris luxury fashion

France, Switzerland
Richemont creates flagship Alaïa store in Paris

France, Switzerland
Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

China, United States
Dispute over Lanvin brand name remains unresolved

Switzerland, United States
Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

Switzerland
Former Cartier CEO Perrin still raking in hefty fees from Richemont

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
The secret negotiations paving the way for Richemont's rise in Saudi Arabia

France
Neighbourhood cafés around Paris's Place Vendôme hit luxury jackpot

United States
Gabriela Hearst's delicate balancing act between Chloé and her namesake brand

Switzerland, United Kingdom
Richemont basks in Bond Street properties while British brands brood

France
Developer Ely-Michel Ruimy turns tidy profit in sale of Paris properties to Kering

Switzerland
Is Hermès heir Nicolas Puech still in charge of his own foundation?

Spotlight | France
Lanvin's secret deal with the families that control Hermès

China
Hotel de Crillon, Carlyle owners among Lanvin minority shareholders

France, United States
In New York, French diplomats and luxury brands go arm in arm

Spotlight | Russia
Putin's heavy-handed support pushes Russian watchmaker Raketa to seek business in the Gulf

Switzerland
The reasoning behind Cartier's discreet refit of its diamond procurement unit

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
LVMH, Kering, Richemont and Rolex face off in Riyadh, luxury's new El Dorado

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The geopolitics of fake goods

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Spotlight | Switzerland Richemont's hush-hush real estate acquisitions in global luxury capitals

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France Van Cleef & Arpels sets up shop on Paris's Left Bank

France, Switzerland Cartier overwhelmed by fakes of its bestsellers

France Van Cleef & Arpels opts to ride counterfeit wave rather than fight it

France, Switzerland Discontinuation of See by Chloé line causes Richemont's results to plummet

Front Row | France Benjamin Cymerman, king of the road for Paris luxury fashion

France, Switzerland Richemont creates flagship Alaïa store in Paris

France, Switzerland Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

China, United States Dispute over Lanvin brand name remains unresolved

Switzerland, United States Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

Switzerland Former Cartier CEO Perrin still raking in hefty fees from Richemont

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, Switzerland The secret negotiations paving the way for Richemont's rise in Saudi Arabia

France Neighbourhood cafés around Paris's Place Vendôme hit luxury jackpot

United States Gabriela Hearst's delicate balancing act between Chloé and her namesake brand

Switzerland, United Kingdom Richemont basks in Bond Street properties while British brands brood

France Developer Ely-Michel Ruimy turns tidy profit in sale of Paris properties to Kering

Switzerland Is Hermès heir Nicolas Puech still in charge of his own foundation?

Spotlight | France Lanvin's secret deal with the families that control Hermès

China Hotel de Crillon, Carlyle owners among Lanvin minority shareholders

France, United States In New York, French diplomats and luxury brands go arm in arm

Spotlight | Russia Putin's heavy-handed support pushes Russian watchmaker Raketa to seek business in the Gulf

Switzerland The reasoning behind Cartier's discreet refit of its diamond procurement unit

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia LVMH, Kering, Richemont and Rolex face off in Riyadh, luxury's new El Dorado

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Spotlight | Switzerland
Richemont's hush-hush real estate acquisitions in global luxury capitals

France
Van Cleef & Arpels sets up shop on Paris's Left Bank

France, Switzerland
Cartier overwhelmed by fakes of its bestsellers

France
Van Cleef & Arpels opts to ride counterfeit wave rather than fight it

France, Switzerland
Discontinuation of See by Chloé line causes Richemont's results to plummet

Front Row | France
Benjamin Cymerman, king of the road for Paris luxury fashion

France, Switzerland
Richemont creates flagship Alaïa store in Paris

France, Switzerland
Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

China, United States
Dispute over Lanvin brand name remains unresolved

Switzerland, United States
Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

Switzerland
Former Cartier CEO Perrin still raking in hefty fees from Richemont

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
The secret negotiations paving the way for Richemont's rise in Saudi Arabia

France
Neighbourhood cafés around Paris's Place Vendôme hit luxury jackpot

United States
Gabriela Hearst's delicate balancing act between Chloé and her namesake brand

Switzerland, United Kingdom
Richemont basks in Bond Street properties while British brands brood

France
Developer Ely-Michel Ruimy turns tidy profit in sale of Paris properties to Kering

Switzerland
Is Hermès heir Nicolas Puech still in charge of his own foundation?

Spotlight | France
Lanvin's secret deal with the families that control Hermès

China
Hotel de Crillon, Carlyle owners among Lanvin minority shareholders

France, United States
In New York, French diplomats and luxury brands go arm in arm

Spotlight | Russia
Putin's heavy-handed support pushes Russian watchmaker Raketa to seek business in the Gulf

Switzerland
The reasoning behind Cartier's discreet refit of its diamond procurement unit

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
LVMH, Kering, Richemont and Rolex face off in Riyadh, luxury's new El Dorado