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UNITED STATES Entourage 16/03/2023

Consultancy heavy hitters swoop in to help Macy's, Bloomingdale's and pals

Struggling to recover from the pandemic and facing stiff competition from e-commerce platforms, US department stores like Macy's and Bloomingdale's are being approached by major strategy consultancy firms. Their advice is to draw inspiration from the recovery plans European department stores have put in place.

SpotlightITALY UNITED KINGDOM Families 09/03/2023

Naomi Campbell struts the catwalks anew while her offshore accounts draw attention

Tax evasion investigations into asset manager Helin International continue to have repercussions in the luxury world. Not only did Helin manage the wealth of Pinto, the interior design agency favoured by royals and oligarchs, it also ran offshore accounts for supermodel Naomi Campbell and her former partner Flavio Briatore.

Naomi Campbell appears in the investigations into tax evasion by Helin International.

SpotlightFRANCE SOUTH KOREA Entourage 02/03/2023

K-pop stars rise to the top of the fashion world charts

Members of the K-pop group BTS are highly sought after by luxury brands. J-Hope has become a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton. © Studio Pachamama

South Korea's pop stars are in huge demand as brand ambassadors for major fashion labels. Behind them are the powerful talent agencies negotiating their lucrative contracts - and millions of dollars in support from their own government.

FRANCE Houses 23/02/2023

Louis Vuitton purchases a third of Pharrell Williams's time

Pharrell Williams has been appointed to succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's artistic director, signing a contract with very particular conditions that allow the rapper to keep running his own companies and honouring his community commitments.

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SpotlightFRANCE Houses 16/02/2023

A pretty penny: Inside Chanel's lucrative brand ambassador contracts

Brand ambassadorships have become a primary marketing tool for luxury houses, making such contracts very profitable for the stars who sign on. Glitz.paris has the lowdown on one such deal, between Chanel and the Belgian singer Angèle.

SpotlightRUSSIA TURKEY Entourage 09/02/2023

Putin weaponises counterfeit luxury goods amid Ukraine war

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's responses to Western support for Ukraine has been to make it much easier for fake luxury products to transit through - and be manufactured in - his country.

Vladimir Putin facilitates the transit of luxury counterfeit goods through Russia, as well as their manufacture.

EUROPE UNITED STATES Entourage 02/02/2023

Condé Nast on the move in European downsizing

US publishing giant Condé Nast has just announced the departure of its UK teams from its historic Vogue House headquarters in London's affluent Mayfair district, but other European teams will shortly up sticks too, with France next on the list.

EUROPE Houses 26/01/2023

Chanel bags: Vintage experts struggling to tell the originals from the fakes

Websites that sell second-hand products have had to review their procedures for identifying counterfeit Chanel goods as the workmanship of the fakes catches up with the originals.

FRANCE Houses 19/01/2023

Brands elbow for exposure in Netflix's Emily in Paris

Luxury labels are eager to cash in on the success of Netflix hit Emily in Paris. Some brands do make the product-placement cut, but others fail - despite offering generous sums for the privilege.

SpotlightFRANCE UNITED KINGDOM Houses 12/01/2023

How LVMH poured €111m into Stella McCartney

Officially, French luxury giant LVMH and British designer Stella McCartney have been "partners" since 2019. In fact, they have strong financial links that have grown even closer in recent months.

The Arnault family, majority shareholders of LVMH and partners of Stella McCartney since 2019, flocked to her show at Paris Fashion Week on 2 October 2022.

FRANCE Families 05/01/2023

Desseigne vs Desseigne, episode 3: succession still in limbo

Dominique Desseigne and his son Alexandre Desseigne-Barrière have still not come to an agreement over the conditions of the Barrière group's succession process, despite conducting lengthy negotiations throughout 2022 via their respective lawyers. The group's directors and shareholders are uneasy with that stalemate.

CHINA Entourage 22/12/2022

Beijing prepares new generation of duty-free shops

Two years after giving out new duty-free operating licences on the island of Hainan, China's government is preparing another revolution in tax-free luxury shopping: duty-free shops in the hearts of cities.

EUROPEAN UNION Houses 15/12/2022

New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

After nearly 10 years of negotiations with lobbyists, the European Commission is expected in early 2023 to finalise a list of allergens that must be declared on ingredient labels for fragrance and cosmetic products. The new regulations will target 80 substances and require companies to conduct costly tests that few laboratories can perform.

FRANCE Entourage 08/12/2022

After London debut, star butcher Salt Bae looks to set up shop in Paris

Nusr-Et luxury steakhouses are already plying their trade in Turkey, the Gulf region and London. Now the chain is talking to a subsidiary of France's Caisse des Dépôts to rent space and open a Paris restaurant.

FRANCE Families 01/12/2022

Desseigne vs Desseigne, episode 2: how will the succession game atop Barrière group play out?

The feud between Barrière CEO Dominique Desseigne and his son Alexandre Desseigne-Barrière over the family holding in Barrière group shows no sign of abating. Father and son are feuding not only over control of Barrière group, but also over the top job.

FRANCE UNITED STATES Entourage 24/11/2022

In New York, French diplomats and luxury brands go arm in arm

French luxury houses have forged close ties with the various French diplomatic delegations in New York. In return, they have benefited from particularly enthusiastic ambassadors.

FRANCE Houses 17/11/2022

Villa Eugénie's Dior desert adventure

Fashion show production agency Villa Eugénie is set to organise a showstopper event in a desert landscape - hot on the heels of its competitor, Bureau Betak, organising Yves Saint Laurent's 2023 men's show in Morocco's Agafay desert.

FRANCE QATAR Houses 10/11/2022

Louis Vuitton's uncomfortable sponsorship of World Cup football in Qatar

Ahead of football's World Cup in Qatar, Louis Vuitton is playing a delicate balancing act - torn between not alienating Qatar and its wealthy customers and fretting over its image by association with a tournament tainted by allegations of forced labour.

UNITED KINGDOM Houses 03/11/2022

Mouawad Group to set up shop on Buckingham Palace's doorstep

Lebanese jeweller Mouawad, a long-standing supplier to the Saudi and Bahraini royal courts, is already firmly established in Switzerland and is now quietly setting up a UK outpost, right in front of London's royal residence.

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA Houses 27/10/2022

LVMH, Kering, Richemont and Rolex face off in Riyadh, luxury's new El Dorado

The last Arab country under-equipped in malls and luxury shops, Saudi Arabia is progressively opening its doors to perfumes, jewellery and cosmetics, under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's guidance. The industry's biggest names are jockeying for position.

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Tactical moves, succession challenges, talent pools: discover Glitz, the first investigative publication dedicated to the global luxury sector

Tactical moves, succession challenges, talent pools: discover Glitz, the first investigative publication dedicated to the global luxury sector

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Consultancy heavy hitters swoop in to help Macy's, Bloomingdale's and pals

Naomi Campbell struts the catwalks anew while her offshore accounts draw attention

K-pop stars rise to the top of the fashion world charts