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Italy
Moët Hennessy banks on elite clientele to boost growth

Confronted like its rivals with falling sales figures, the top-flight winemaker is following the lead of haute couture and the jewellery industry by targeting very wealthy customers. To this end, LVMH's wine and spirits branch is inviting its top clients to the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monza in September.

Free access 03.07.2025

France
LVMH injects capital to shore up struggling Patou fashion house

Bernard Arnault's group has engaged in a complex financial arrangement to relaunch the company founded by Jean Patou. Acquired by LVMH in 2018, it had run up losses of over €30m.

Subscribers only 03.07.2025

Switzerland
Chopard's loss-making Place Vendôme hotel

The jeweller's ultra-luxurious boutique hotel located at the entrance to the prestigious Place Vendôme in Paris is racking up losses, despite heavy investment by its shareholding family.

Subscribers only 03.07.2025

France, Switzerland
Rolex calls time on trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel

For the last four years, the Swiss watchmaker had been in dispute with the French manufacturer of handmade trunks, which had been selling a watch-winder display case designed for iconic Rolex timepieces without permission. The French Court of Cassation has now handed down its ruling.

Subscribers only 03.07.2025

France, United Kingdom
Is Chanel banking on Nevold upcycling platform to solve problem of unsold stock?

Touted by Chanel as its latest sustainable initiative, the creation of the new entity may also address the tricky issue of how to offload surplus stocks. The company denies this is the case.

Free access 26.06.2025

United Kingdom
Tough times for Stella McCartney post-LVMH

The British brand recently announced the closure of its flagship London store, but its troubles may not stop there. Its poor financial performance is even raising doubts as to its long-term survival.

Subscribers only 19.06.2025

France
The thorny issue of Luca de Meo's remuneration at Kering

The announcement that the Renault CEO was joining the luxury company boosted the Pinault family firm's share price. But the issue of his pay remains outstanding - De Meo's salary at the French car-maker was three times higher than that of Kering's current boss, François-Henri Pinault.

Free access Houses 19.06.2025

Italy
Prada silently buys into its suppliers

Italian fashion house Prada has quietly bought a 40% stake in Effepi. Thanks to this strong backing, the outerwear manufacturer's workers moved into a state-of-the-art facility in February.

Subscribers only Houses 19.06.2025

France
Rothschild seeks investors for Faïencerie de Gien

The French businessman Yves de Talhouët, the sole shareholder in the earthenware tableware manufacturer since 2014, recently retained the services of the consulting bank Rothschild.

Subscribers only Houses 19.06.2025

Italy
Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

The "king of cashmere" is set to double the size of his factory in Solomeo in Italy. Cucinelli, who has been shaping this medieval village for nearly forty years, plans to devote 9% of his turnover to the project over the next two years.

Subscribers only Houses 19.06.2025

France
L'Oréal wins damages from Bolloré Logistics over stolen cosmetics container

The logistics arm of Bolloré, a long-time L'Oréal service provider, has been found culpable of negligence by the Paris Commercial Court after 16 tonnes of cosmetics were left in a car park and disappeared in the summer of 2022.

Subscribers only Houses 12.06.2025

France
Kering steps up development of its beauty care arm

Launched in 2023 with the aim of bringing the manufacture and retail of its beauty care products in-house, Kering Beauté recently crossed a crucial threshold in its development.

Subscribers only Houses 12.06.2025

France
La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

The plan to install Le Bon Marché's boss at the helm of La Samaritaine's Pont Neuf department store is meeting with staff resistance.

Subscribers only Houses 12.06.2025

Spotlight | France
Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

In the spotlight following a Ministry of Culture audit, the financial mismanagement of Villa Noailles, a nurturing ground for French design talent, has occurred under the stewardship of a board that boasts many leading figures in the fashion industry.

Subscribers only Houses 05.06.2025

Accused of financial mismanagement, Villa Noailles is trying to weather the storm.

Front Row | France, Italy
Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

As one of the most experienced tailors at the Italian menswear brand, a Kering subsidiary, Bheekharry is regularly called upon by the luxury group's CEO, Pinault. Yet that more personal role can often prove more than a little demanding.

Subscribers only Houses 05.06.2025

Sao Bheekharry, who is often busy repairing François-Henri Pinault's suits, even during the Cannes Film Festival.

France, United Kingdom
Berluti store caught out by elaborate luxury scam

The flagship shops of leading luxury brands are increasingly being targeted by crooks with sophisticated schemes for robbing them of their merchandise. The latest victim is Berluti's London boutique.

Subscribers only Houses 05.06.2025

France
Falling demand prompts LVMH to step up war on fakes

The luxury slowdown is pushing the French giant to make anti-counterfeiting a core priority. The group is stepping up efforts by centralising control at the level of its holding company and broadening the fight to cover fake perfumes, "dupes" and the fast-growing grey market.

Subscribers only Houses 05.06.2025

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Houses

Italy
Moët Hennessy banks on elite clientele to boost growth

France
LVMH injects capital to shore up struggling Patou fashion house

Switzerland
Chopard's loss-making Place Vendôme hotel

France, Switzerland
Rolex calls time on trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel

France, United Kingdom
Is Chanel banking on Nevold upcycling platform to solve problem of unsold stock?

United Kingdom
Tough times for Stella McCartney post-LVMH

France
The thorny issue of Luca de Meo's remuneration at Kering

Italy
Prada silently buys into its suppliers

France
Rothschild seeks investors for Faïencerie de Gien

Italy
Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

France
L'Oréal wins damages from Bolloré Logistics over stolen cosmetics container

France
Kering steps up development of its beauty care arm

France
La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

Spotlight | France
Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

Front Row | France, Italy
Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

France, United Kingdom
Berluti store caught out by elaborate luxury scam

France
Falling demand prompts LVMH to step up war on fakes

France
Luxury glasses manufacturers' underhand tactics when they don't see eye to eye

France
Dior expands its Rue Royale store

Spotlight | France
Audemars Piguet enters challenging second-hand market, hoping to hit the big time

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Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Glitz

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Indigo Publications' websites

The geopolitics of fake goods

The Ritz after Al-Fayed

Brands brave the Wild West of the second-hand market

Houses

Italy Moët Hennessy banks on elite clientele to boost growth

France LVMH injects capital to shore up struggling Patou fashion house

Switzerland Chopard's loss-making Place Vendôme hotel

France, Switzerland Rolex calls time on trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel

France, United Kingdom Is Chanel banking on Nevold upcycling platform to solve problem of unsold stock?

United Kingdom Tough times for Stella McCartney post-LVMH

France The thorny issue of Luca de Meo's remuneration at Kering

Italy Prada silently buys into its suppliers

France Rothschild seeks investors for Faïencerie de Gien

Italy Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

France L'Oréal wins damages from Bolloré Logistics over stolen cosmetics container

France Kering steps up development of its beauty care arm

France La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

Spotlight | France Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

Front Row | France, Italy Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

France, United Kingdom Berluti store caught out by elaborate luxury scam

France Falling demand prompts LVMH to step up war on fakes

France Luxury glasses manufacturers' underhand tactics when they don't see eye to eye

France Dior expands its Rue Royale store

Spotlight | France Audemars Piguet enters challenging second-hand market, hoping to hit the big time

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Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Italy
Moët Hennessy banks on elite clientele to boost growth

France
LVMH injects capital to shore up struggling Patou fashion house

Switzerland
Chopard's loss-making Place Vendôme hotel

France, Switzerland
Rolex calls time on trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel

France, United Kingdom
Is Chanel banking on Nevold upcycling platform to solve problem of unsold stock?

United Kingdom
Tough times for Stella McCartney post-LVMH

France
The thorny issue of Luca de Meo's remuneration at Kering

Italy
Prada silently buys into its suppliers

France
Rothschild seeks investors for Faïencerie de Gien

Italy
Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

France
L'Oréal wins damages from Bolloré Logistics over stolen cosmetics container

France
Kering steps up development of its beauty care arm

France
La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

Spotlight | France
Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

Front Row | France, Italy
Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

France, United Kingdom
Berluti store caught out by elaborate luxury scam

France
Falling demand prompts LVMH to step up war on fakes

France
Luxury glasses manufacturers' underhand tactics when they don't see eye to eye

France
Dior expands its Rue Royale store

Spotlight | France
Audemars Piguet enters challenging second-hand market, hoping to hit the big time