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Designer Debuts Pay Off For LVMH in First Quarter

10 April 2019 • By Reuters

10 April 2019 • By Reuters

The conglomerate set a high bar for tapping into Chinese demand for luxury, reporting revenue of €12.5 billion up 11 percent on a like-for-like basis.

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Designer Debuts Pay Off For LVMH in First Quarter

The conglomerate set a high bar for tapping into Chinese demand for luxury, reporting revenue of €12.5 billion up 11 percent on a like-for-like basis.

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The Week Ahead: Will Celine and Louis Vuitton Sales Match the Hype?

7 April 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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The Week Ahead: Will Celine and Louis Vuitton Sales Match the Hype?

This week, everyone will be talking about LVMH's financial results, fashion brands invading Salone del Mobile and Anna Wintour on stage at Women in the World. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Apple, Louis Vuitton, Gucci Drop China Prices for VAT Cuts

2 April 2019 • By Reuters

2 April 2019 • By Reuters

Luxury brands lowered product prices in China as a cut in the country's VAT rate came into effect on April 1.

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Apple, Louis Vuitton, Gucci Drop China Prices for VAT Cuts

Luxury brands lowered product prices in China as a cut in the country's VAT rate came into effect on April 1.

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China Breaks Counterfeit Goods Ring Worth 100 Million Yuan

21 March 2019 • By Reuters

21 March 2019 • By Reuters

The case highlights the challenge faced by brands in China, whose products run the risk of being copied.

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China Breaks Counterfeit Goods Ring Worth 100 Million Yuan

The case highlights the challenge faced by brands in China, whose products run the risk of being copied.

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Hermès Still Benefiting From Buoyant Asian Demand

20 March 2019 • By Reuters

20 March 2019 • By Reuters

Along with Louis Vuitton and Gucci, Hermès is still riding high on strong demand from Asian clients with net profit up 15 percent to €1.4 billion and operating income up 6 percent to €2 billion.

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Hermès Still Benefiting From Buoyant Asian Demand

Along with Louis Vuitton and Gucci, Hermès is still riding high on strong demand from Asian clients with net profit up 15 percent to €1.4 billion and operating income up 6 percent to €2 billion.

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Shattered Glass and Smoking Ruins on Paris' Champs Elysées

18 March 2019 • By Reuters

18 March 2019 • By Reuters

The 18th consecutive Saturday of Yellow Vest protests targeted the Parisian avenue smashing banks, ransacking restaurants, burning newspaper kiosks and looting retail stores including Dior, Longchamp, Zara and Levis.

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Shattered Glass and Smoking Ruins on Paris' Champs Elysées

The 18th consecutive Saturday of Yellow Vest protests targeted the Parisian avenue smashing banks, ransacking restaurants, burning newspaper kiosks and looting retail stores including Dior, Longchamp, Zara and Levis.

Louis Vuitton Pulls Michael Jackson-Themed Items from Collection

15 March 2019 • By Reuters

15 March 2019 • By Reuters

The French fashion house has decided to pull the products following a documentary about alleged child abuse by the late pop star.

Louis Vuitton Pulls Michael Jackson-Themed Items from Collection

The French fashion house has decided to pull the products following a documentary about alleged child abuse by the late pop star.

Louis Vuitton Has a Michael Jackson Problem

14 March 2019 • By Alexandra Mondalek

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Louis Vuitton Has a Michael Jackson Problem

The explosive 'Leaving Neverland' documentary, in which the pop superstar is accused of sexually abusing children, could spark a PR crisis for the French luxury brand as it weighs what to do about Virgil Abloh's Michael Jackson-inspired men's collection.

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Tack and Techno at Louis Vuitton

6 March 2019 • By Tim Blanks

As much as Nicolas Ghesquière insisted on the value of diversity, there was a curious, dulling uniformity in his march-past of models.

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Tack and Techno at Louis Vuitton

As much as Nicolas Ghesquière insisted on the value of diversity, there was a curious, dulling uniformity in his march-past of models.

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Will France's New Luxury Strategy Help Sell More Louis Vuitton Bags?

13 February 2019 • By Nadine Bayle

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Will France's New Luxury Strategy Help Sell More Louis Vuitton Bags?

At a time when Vuitton, Hermès and Chanel are expanding their production capacity to keep up with growing demand for ‘made in France’ luxury goods, a new government roadmap could give the sector a boost.