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Gucci, Longchamp: The competition authority raids alarming the leather goods sector

Before Europe's DG Competition raided Gucci's workshops in Milan in April, France's competition regulator targeted another luxury leather goods manufacturer, Longchamp. The two investigations may well be connected. [...]

Published on 06/07/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Autorite de la Concurrence
Bredin Prat
Directorate-General for Competition
European Commission
Longchamp
Marie-Cécile Rameau

Italy
Milan prosecutors document exploitation of Armani workers

Glitz.paris has seen the report of the Milan prosecutor's office investigation that led to Giorgio Armani's industrial branch being placed under monitorship for a year. The document shows the firm used foreign workers living in Italy to make its products in unregulated workshops.

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European Union
Longchamp comes out fighting in anti-competition probe

Having been targeted, like its rival Gucci, by a Europe-wide anti-competition investigation, leather goods company Longchamp is fighting to have the raids carried out at its offices quashed.

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'This is not a Magritte': Longchamp fights plagiarism lawsuit brought by rival Delvaux

Belgian leather goods brand Delvaux is suing Longchamp for plagiarism in the United Kingdom. The Richemont subsidiary claims to have sole reproduction rights to René Magritte's artwork and is accusing its French competitor of using his iconic pipes and clouds in an accessories range.

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Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

With investigators from the European Commission's competition authority turning up at its Milan offices in April, François-Henri Pinault's Kering has been quick off the mark, hoping to take advantage of a leniency scheme whereby collaboration with officials from the outset is richly rewarded.

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Investigators from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) searched the Gucci Hub in Milan on 18 April.

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Autorite de la Concurrence
Bredin Prat
Directorate-General for Competition
European Commission
Longchamp
Marie-Cécile Rameau

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European Union
Gucci, Longchamp: The competition authority raids alarming the leather goods sector

Italy
Milan prosecutors document exploitation of Armani workers

European Union
Longchamp comes out fighting in anti-competition probe

United Kingdom
'This is not a Magritte': Longchamp fights plagiarism lawsuit brought by rival Delvaux

Spotlight | Europe
Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out