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Hermès lags far behind Arnault family on dividends for 2023

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The leather goods brand is the only luxury giant still seeing double-digit growth, but its three shareholder families received dividends that were half of those reaped by LVMH owner Bernard Arnault's family.

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Hermès lags far behind Arnault family on dividends for 2023

The leather goods brand is the only luxury giant still seeing double-digit growth, but its three shareholder families received dividends that were half of those reaped by LVMH owner Bernard Arnault's family.

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France Hermès lags far behind Arnault family on dividends for 2023

The leather goods brand is the only luxury giant still seeing double-digit growth, but its three shareholder families received dividends that were half of those reaped by LVMH owner Bernard Arnault's family.

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Hermès lags far behind Arnault family on dividends for 2023

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Hermès heir Nicolas Puech front and centre in Gstaad inheritance dispute

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Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company