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Luxury Giants Urge UK Chancellor to Rethink Tax-Free Shopping Ban

22 October 2020 • By BoF Team

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Luxury Giants Urge UK Chancellor to Rethink Tax-Free Shopping Ban

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Is This the End of Hong Kong as a Luxury Mecca?

2 June 2020 • By Zoe Suen

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Is This the End of Hong Kong as a Luxury Mecca?

As protests re-start in a city that was once one of the world's most important luxury and retail hubs, businesses have never faced more uncertainty.

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What a Chinese Student Exodus Would Mean for Fashion

1 June 2020 • By Zoe Suen

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What a Chinese Student Exodus Would Mean for Fashion

Travel restrictions, health concerns and anti-Chinese sentiment are disrupting students' plans, with ramifications for fashion schools, luxury brands and the industry at large.

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Bernard Arnault Plans for LVMH Rebound

7 May 2020 • By Bloomberg

7 May 2020 • By Bloomberg

Historically, Europe’s richest man has made a career out of investing through downturns when his competitors were too weakened or too skittish to forge ahead. Even though his net worth has dwindled more than $30 billion during the crisis, his luxury conglomerate LVMH is going ahead with much of its spending plans.

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Bernard Arnault Plans for LVMH Rebound

Historically, Europe’s richest man has made a career out of investing through downturns when his competitors were too weakened or too skittish to forge ahead. Even though his net worth has dwindled more than $30 billion during the crisis, his luxury conglomerate LVMH is going ahead with much of its spending plans.

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Does Chanel's Barely There E-Commerce Strategy Make Sense in the Pandemic?

6 April 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Does Chanel's Barely There E-Commerce Strategy Make Sense in the Pandemic?

The luxury giant does not sell fashion, fine jewellery or watches online, leaving it without alternatives for many of its lucrative categories as stores are closed.

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Luxury Braces for $43 Billion in Losses as Coronavirus Panic Goes Global

24 February 2020 • By Zoe Suen

24 February 2020 • By Zoe Suen

The tragedy’s effects are rippling across the industry, from front rows to travel retail.

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Luxury Braces for $43 Billion in Losses as Coronavirus Panic Goes Global

The tragedy’s effects are rippling across the industry, from front rows to travel retail.

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Why 'Made in France' Is Back in Force

2 December 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

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Why 'Made in France' Is Back in Force

Major French luxury brands like Chanel, Hermès and Louis Vuitton are spending millions of euros on facilities in their home country to burnish their brands, secure unique know-how, enable greater speed-to-market and benefit from government incentives.

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LVMH's Secret Rihanna Project: New Details Emerge, and Why It's a Smart Move

26 February 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

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LVMH's Secret Rihanna Project: New Details Emerge, and Why It's a Smart Move

According to newly obtained filings, LVMH’s rumoured new venture with Rihanna seems more likely than ever.

The Race to Control the Luxury Leather Business

16 November 2015 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

16 November 2015 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

As more fashion labels push into the accessories business, luxury titans like Kering, LVMH and Hermès jockey for control of a leather market in flux.

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The Race to Control the Luxury Leather Business

As more fashion labels push into the accessories business, luxury titans like Kering, LVMH and Hermès jockey for control of a leather market in flux.

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Does Digital Finally Have a Seat at the Table?

6 November 2015 • By Rachel Arthur

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Does Digital Finally Have a Seat at the Table?

Fashion and luxury goods companies are hiring chief digital officers in a bid to integrate digital thinking into core business strategy.

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