Rimowa

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Rimowa Turned Luggage Into a Status Symbol. Can It Sell Fashion?

17 October 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

BoF Professional Exclusive

Rimowa Turned Luggage Into a Status Symbol. Can It Sell Fashion?

Three years after LVMH acquired the hardside luggage maker, Chief Executive Alexandre Arnault aims to move the brand beyond the baggage carousel and hit €1 billion in sales, all while building a ‘case study’ for a new way of working.

Will the ‘Frieze Effect’ Work in LA?

17 February 2019 • By Melissa Magsaysay

Will the ‘Frieze Effect’ Work in LA?

Fashion brands and retailers profit handsomely from the Frieze Art Fair in London and New York. BoF goes inside the event’s Los Angeles debut.

Global Currents

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

1 February 2019 • By Jiaqi Luo and Zoe Suen

Global Currents

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.

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Inside Rimowa’s Off-White Collaboration with Virgil Abloh and Alexandre Arnault

5 June 2018 • By Christopher Morency

The luxury streetwear collaboration features a transparent polycarbonate suitcase and follows a successful partnership between Rimowa and Supreme.

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Inside Rimowa’s Off-White Collaboration with Virgil Abloh and Alexandre Arnault

The luxury streetwear collaboration features a transparent polycarbonate suitcase and follows a successful partnership between Rimowa and Supreme.

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Alexandre Arnault, LVMH’s Digital Scion

24 September 2017 • By Imran Amed

How the 25-year-old third child of the mastermind behind the $130 billion luxury goods empire joined the family business, became co-CEO of Rimowa and emerged as LVMH’s secret digital weapon.

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Alexandre Arnault, LVMH’s Digital Scion

How the 25-year-old third child of the mastermind behind the $130 billion luxury goods empire joined the family business, became co-CEO of Rimowa and emerged as LVMH’s secret digital weapon.

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Power Moves | Pal Zileri Names Creative Director, Condé Nast Britain Appoints Chief Digital Officer

29 June 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

This week, Pal Zileri appoints Rocco Iannone as its new creative director, while Condé Nast Britain names Simon Gresham Jones chief digital officer.

Power Moves | Pal Zileri Names Creative Director, Condé Nast Britain Appoints Chief Digital Officer

This week, Pal Zileri appoints Rocco Iannone as its new creative director, while Condé Nast Britain names Simon Gresham Jones chief digital officer.

Power Moves | Dolce & Gabbana Names COO, Burberry Hires Head of Strategy

15 June 2017 • By Tamison O'Connor

This week, Dolce & Gabbana Group has appointed Fabrizio Cardinali as chief operating officer, while Leonie Brantberg has been tapped by Burberry to head up their strategy department.

Power Moves | Dolce & Gabbana Names COO, Burberry Hires Head of Strategy

This week, Dolce & Gabbana Group has appointed Fabrizio Cardinali as chief operating officer, while Leonie Brantberg has been tapped by Burberry to head up their strategy department.

In Stagnant Luxury Market, Luggage Brands Roll On

14 October 2016 • By Limei Hoang

14 October 2016 • By Limei Hoang

While the market for personal luxury goods grew only 1 percent last year, momentum in high-end tourism is fuelling a gold rush in sturdy luggage on wheels.

In Stagnant Luxury Market, Luggage Brands Roll On

While the market for personal luxury goods grew only 1 percent last year, momentum in high-end tourism is fuelling a gold rush in sturdy luggage on wheels.

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LVMH to Buy Majority Stake in Germany's Rimowa For $716 Million

4 October 2016 • By Bloomberg

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LVMH to Buy Majority Stake in Germany's Rimowa For $716 Million

Alexandre Arnault, son of LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, will become co-chief executive officer of Rimowa alongside Dieter Morszeck, who retains his 20 percent stake in the company.

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