Source: grupovalore.comIn the next instalment of her on-going series, Finding Your M.O., Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, co-founder and CEO of fashion-tech start-up Moda Operandi, examines the advantages and disadvantages of bringing in strategic investors.
Bernard Arnault | Source: Courtesy PhotoPARIS, France – LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA is poised to pursue a takeover as revenue growth, led by sales of its eponymous handbags, slows the most in four years. The $87 billion company could go after Burberry Group Plc, the U.K.’s biggest luxury-goods producer or Tiffany & Co., the New York-based jeweler, according to luxury industry analysts.
TOKYO, Japan -- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA raised some prices by an average 12 percent at its flagship brand in Japan, the unit’s biggest price hike, to offset the impact of the yen’s slide on sales. The Louis Vuitton brand raised prices Feb. 15, spokeswoman Kaori Fuse said. Retailers such as LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury goods maker, are confronting a plunge in the yen that undercuts the value of sales in Japan, the second-biggest market for personal luxury goods. The yen has depreciated against both the dollar and the euro as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talked down the value of the currency, promising to implement policies to stimulate the economy and have Japan’s central bank set a…
Savigny Luxury Index January 2013 | Source: Savigny PartnersLONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index (SLI) gained 2.8 percent in January, outperforming the MSCI World Index (MSCI) by a touch over 1 percent. Positive economic news coming out of China sent the SLI into a mini-rally at the beginning of the month, however mixed corporate results announcements took some of the wind out of its sails. From a mergers and acquisitions perspective though, the year has started off with a
L'Wren Scott by Emily Weiss | Source: Into the GlossL’Wren Scott: ‘No clothes fitted – that’s why I started to make them’ (Telegraph) “Since 2006, she has built up a highly regarded fashion business. Her red-carpet dresses – often flattering sheaths that undulate reassuringly along with their wearer – are cherished by Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Christina Hendricks and Penélope Cruz.” LVMH to Adjust Vuitton
