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Galeries Lafayette

United States
Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bergdorf scale back orders

With the summer collections due in shops soon, US department stores Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bergdorf Goodman have asked brands to scale back deliveries.

Subscribers only Entourage 25.04.2024

Spotlight | France
Monogram struggles to sail out of online doldrums

Following the woes of luxury e-commerce giants Farfetch and Matchesfashion, which have been bought by Coupang and Frasers respectively, one of France's leading web-based consignment stores, Monogram, is facing both financial and supply problems.

Free access Entourage 04.04.2024

France, Qatar
Royal shareholder throws financial lifeline to Printemps

The luxury department store chain is sliding ever further into debt to the Qatari royal family, and has also taken out a series of commercial loans.

Subscribers only Houses 14.03.2024

India, United States
Rihanna concert in India sets stage for her Fenty brand

The Barbadian singer has just performed a private show at the wedding of one of India's wealthiest heirs. Given the crowd's credentials, her appearance likely had ulterior motives.

Subscribers only Entourage 07.03.2024

Spotlight | France
Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

By selling discount luxury items that are impossible to find elsewhere, second-hand retail site Monogram has elicited the incredulity of fashion houses and the suspicion of France's consumer watchdogs.

Subscribers only Entourage 01.02.2024

The second-hand retail site Monogram regularly offers rare luxury items at discounted prices.

France
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

France
Galeries Lafayette seeks new money-making model

Struggling in the wake of the Covid-19 downturn, Galeries LaFayette has been looking to diversify its offerings and set itself apart from the competition.

Subscribers only Houses 18.01.2024

Front Row | France
Lucien Pagès, the behind-the-scenes PR guru who courts the spotlight

Communications expert Lucien Pagès has worked with the key players of the luxury and fashion sectors for 17 years. Breaking with the usual discretion of press officers, he turned his eminently public profile into a successful trademark.

Free access Entourage 11.01.2024

Communications expert Lucien Pagès, an omnipresent figure in the luxury and fashion sectors.

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States
Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

The guru of online luxury retail had been on the up ever since founding Farfetch in 2008. But the company's plummeting share price and Richemont's arrival on the scene means he may now have to dance to someone else's tune.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.11.2023

The founder of the Farfetch platform, José Neves.

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

Every week, Glitz presents "Front Row," offering an insider's view of the luxury sector's most influential figures, from household names to the ones-to-watch. This week: meet Pascal Morand, the politically-minded number two at France's Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), who has forged a network stretching far beyond the world of fashion and luxury.

Free access Entourage 02.11.2023

Pascal Morand, executive chairman of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM).

France
Paris authority brings abrupt halt to Gucci flagship plans

After initially approving the project, Paris planning authorities have refused to give the green light to a Gucci boutique Kering is building, at great expense, on the Place Vendôme. Glitz.paris has also learned that historic funeral relics have been discovered at the construction site.

Subscribers only Houses 19.10.2023

France
Galeries Lafayette breaks truce with Paris neighbour Printemps

Galeries Lafayette, the French department store chain renowned for its sales offensives, has discreetly asked certain brands to provide it with exclusive items in exchange for greater visibility.

Subscribers only Entourage 28.09.2023

Spotlight | France
La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

Two years after its much-touted reopening, the veritable institution that LVMH spent €750m renovating in the heart of the French capital is struggling to pull in customers.

Subscribers only Houses 07.09.2023

La Samaritaine, the Paris institution refurbished by Bernard Arnault's LVMH, is struggling to find customers.

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Boasting rising sales and growing appeal among younger consumers, Simon Porte Jacquemus's company is an inviting prospect for major luxury groups. But for now, the young designer's desire for independence has kept their approaches at bay.

Free access Houses 08.06.2023

The success of the Jacquemus boutique on Paris's Avenue Montaigne has drawn attention from luxury giants.

Spotlight | China
As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

With the European Union set to vote in September on whether to ban goods made with forced labour, LVMH, Kering and others are engaged in a delicate balancing act. While luxury giants boost efforts to ensure no Xinjiang cotton is used in their products, they are also avoiding overtly criticising China, a top strategic market.

Free access Entourage 25.05.2023

The European Parliament is working on a new regulation that would prohibit goods made using forced labour. The legislation will primarily target cotton exported from Xinjiang province in China.

France
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

India
Dior puts its best foot forward in bid for Indian market

Dior's pre-collection runway show will take place in Mumbai on Thursday, following tough negotiations with Indian authorities. LVMH was happy to play ball given the promise of the market, still largely untapped by luxury brands.

Subscribers only Houses 30.03.2023

United States
Consultancy heavy hitters swoop in to help Macy's, Bloomingdale's and pals

Struggling to recover from the pandemic and facing stiff competition from e-commerce platforms, US department stores like Macy's and Bloomingdale's are being approached by major strategy consultancy firms. Their advice is to draw inspiration from the recovery plans European department stores have put in place.

Free access Entourage 16.03.2023

France
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.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.02.2023

France
Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

Opening a Gucci shop directly opposite LVMH's Louis Vuitton boutique on the Place Vendôme wasn't enough for Kering. The group has just acquired the four buildings that make up the southeast corner where the Rue de Castiglione meets the Rue Saint-Honoré.

Subscribers only Houses 09.02.2023

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Galeries Lafayette

United States
Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bergdorf scale back orders

Spotlight | France
Monogram struggles to sail out of online doldrums

France, Qatar
Royal shareholder throws financial lifeline to Printemps

India, United States
Rihanna concert in India sets stage for her Fenty brand

Spotlight | France
Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

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

France
Galeries Lafayette seeks new money-making model

Front Row | France
Lucien Pagès, the behind-the-scenes PR guru who courts the spotlight

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States
Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

France
Paris authority brings abrupt halt to Gucci flagship plans

France
Galeries Lafayette breaks truce with Paris neighbour Printemps

Spotlight | France
La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Spotlight | China
As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

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

India
Dior puts its best foot forward in bid for Indian market

United States
Consultancy heavy hitters swoop in to help Macy's, Bloomingdale's and pals

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

France
Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

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Glitz on social media

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About Glitz

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Indigo Publications' websites

The geopolitics of fake goods

Brands brave the Wild West of the second-hand market

From the Martinez to Claridge's, hostilities rage between five-star hotel mogul Paddy McKillen and Qatar

Galeries Lafayette

United States Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bergdorf scale back orders

Spotlight | France Monogram struggles to sail out of online doldrums

France, Qatar Royal shareholder throws financial lifeline to Printemps

India, United States Rihanna concert in India sets stage for her Fenty brand

Spotlight | France Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

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

France Galeries Lafayette seeks new money-making model

Front Row | France Lucien Pagès, the behind-the-scenes PR guru who courts the spotlight

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

Front Row | France Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

France Paris authority brings abrupt halt to Gucci flagship plans

France Galeries Lafayette breaks truce with Paris neighbour Printemps

Spotlight | France La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

Spotlight | France Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Spotlight | China As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

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

India Dior puts its best foot forward in bid for Indian market

United States Consultancy heavy hitters swoop in to help Macy's, Bloomingdale's and pals

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

France Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

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Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

United States
Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bergdorf scale back orders

Spotlight | France
Monogram struggles to sail out of online doldrums

France, Qatar
Royal shareholder throws financial lifeline to Printemps

India, United States
Rihanna concert in India sets stage for her Fenty brand

Spotlight | France
Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

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

France
Galeries Lafayette seeks new money-making model

Front Row | France
Lucien Pagès, the behind-the-scenes PR guru who courts the spotlight

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States
Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

France
Paris authority brings abrupt halt to Gucci flagship plans

France
Galeries Lafayette breaks truce with Paris neighbour Printemps

Spotlight | France
La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Spotlight | China
As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

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

India
Dior puts its best foot forward in bid for Indian market

United States
Consultancy heavy hitters swoop in to help Macy's, Bloomingdale's and pals

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

France
Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district