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LVMH Growth Boosts Luxury Outlook
The sector bellwether beat expectations with a 1 percent rise in fourth-quarter sales, as demand for fashion and leather goods picked up, adding to hopes the luxury market has turned a corner.
Phantom Bonuses, Staff Exodus: Inside the Troubled House of Tiffany
Tiffany & Co.‘s initiative to boost staff morale with the “Tiffany Joy” app backfired, evolving into a source of frustration as employees faced increasing pressure to engage, highlighting broader challenges in the company’s culture and sales strategy.
LVMH and Stella McCartney Brand Part Ways
The designer is buying back LVMH’s minority stake in her namesake label but will continue to advise the group on sustainability issues.
In Paris, A World of Fashion Characters
The men’s fashion week that closed in Paris on Sunday served up an array of masculine personas. At times, it worked; at times, it looked like cosplay, reports Angelo Flacavento.
This Week: Luxury’s Reality Check
LVMH reports fourth-quarter results, and will either confirm signs of a rebound – or dash hopes for a quick fix to the sector’s troubles.
Op-Ed | Why Luxury Needs Trump
Bernard Arnault’s appearance at the US President’s inauguration raised some eyebrows, but it was good business sense for the LVMH chairman, argues Andrea Felsted.
Beauty’s Top M&A Targets for 2025
After a slow year for acquisitions, brands and investors alike are hoping that 2025 will yield bigger exits. But with most strategic buyers like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder operating with an even narrower lens, only a select few firms will make it.
Inside Luxury’s Broken Audit System
LVMH-owned Dior missed glaring problems during an assessment of working and safety conditions in its production arm in Italy last year, according to a review of unpublished court documents.
How LVMH’s Hublot Plans to Rise Above a Watch Market Downturn
New CEO Julien Tornare plans to reinforce the brand’s value proposition by investing in bold design, craftsmanship and growing the company’s cultural impact beyond football. “It’s not just because something is luxury that people are willing to pay any price,” Tornare said.
Is the Luxury Watch Market Turning a Corner?
While demand still lags behind supply, some observers believe Swiss timepieces will see renewed interest in the face of tech fatigue and disillusionment with luxury fashion.