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LVMH narrowly wins fight to open new flagship store on Champs-Élysées

In early December, LVMH did its best to impress the commission in charge of commercial development in Paris, but its efforts almost backfired. The luxury giant was trying to secure planning permission for its latest acquisition, an 18,000 m2 site on Paris's most famous street. [...]

Published on 21/12/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Brookfield eyes new Champs-Élysées property following LVMH deal

Canadian asset manager Brookfield is eyeing a second address on the iconic Paris avenue through Mimco, the fund that ties it to Saudi Arabia's Olayan family. Mimco was behind the Champs-Élysées mega-transaction that saw Brookfield buy the building at number 150 from Groupama before selling it on to LVMH a year later.

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The case of the giant Vuitton trunk on the Champs-Élysées

Hidden behind a gigantic monogrammed trunk, the forthcoming Vuitton flagship at 103 Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a major LVMH project. Floor by floor, from the shop to the gallery and even a hypothetical hotel, Glitz.paris can reveal the planned layout, complete with plans and virtual projections.

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What lies behind the giant trunk concealing the forthcoming Louis Vuitton building at 103 Avenue des Champs-Élysées?

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Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

Currently owned by Gabon, the Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo, where German-born fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld lived for 30 years, will soon hit the market. Glitz.paris takes a backstage look at the preparations - and asking price - for what promises to be a highlight of the year for the ultra-luxury market.

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The luxurious Pozzo di Borgo mansion in Paris, long the home of Karl Lagerfeld and today owned by the Gabonese state, will soon be back on the market.

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LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

The Commission du Vieux Paris, an urban planning advisory committee, has unanimously rejected the development project that Bernard Arnault's LVMH has devised for 150 Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Subscribers only Houses 25.01.2024

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Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

Already a pervasive presence in Paris public spaces, LVMH's visibility is set to increase further as it sponsors the 2024 Olympic Games. The city's local government has put up little resistance to the group's projects so far.

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For a Louis Vuitton fashion show, LVMH has decorated the house's future headquarters with scaffolding in the shape of a trunk.

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Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

The department store group is pressing ahead in its fight to convert two of its buildings in historic central Paris into high-end shops. But it is up against local authorities increasingly concerned about luxury groups buying buildings and letting them decay so they can demolish them.

Subscribers only Houses 25.05.2023

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How LVMH protest-proofed its AGM in Paris

No fewer than three layers of protection were deployed to prevent protesters from disrupting LVMH's general meeting in the French capital on 20 April. The luxury giant's Paris headquarters on Avenue Montaigne had been stormed a week earlier by SUD Rail trade union activists.

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Hotels and restaurants battle it out for Champs-Elysées rooftop terraces

While luxury brands jostle for the best street-level sites on Paris's grandest avenue, the big names in the hotel and events industry are on the lookout for rare roof terraces. Two are about to become available at either end of the iconic thoroughfare.

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Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche close to reaching 40,000m² of retail space

The Paris department store, owned by the LVMH group, has only just completed major renovation work broadening its premises, but it is already looking to add further square metres wherever it can find them.

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Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

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LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

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Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

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Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

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How LVMH protest-proofed its AGM in Paris

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France LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

Spotlight | France Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

France Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

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France
LVMH narrowly wins fight to open new flagship store on Champs-Élysées

France
Brookfield eyes new Champs-Élysées property following LVMH deal

Spotlight | France
The case of the giant Vuitton trunk on the Champs-Élysées

Spotlight | France
Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

France
LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

Spotlight | France
Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

France
Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

France
How LVMH protest-proofed its AGM in Paris

France
Hotels and restaurants battle it out for Champs-Elysées rooftop terraces

France
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche close to reaching 40,000m² of retail space