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LVMH whisks struggling La Samaritaine off retail division books

Published on 11.02.2025 at 18:08 GMT Reading time 2 min

The luxury group removed the department store from its selective retailing division, DFS, ten days before the end of the latter's 2024 accounting period. But even that wasn't enough to stem the branch's drastic drop in income.

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LVMH whisks struggling La Samaritaine off retail division books

The luxury group removed the department store from its selective retailing division, DFS, ten days before the end of the latter's 2024 accounting period. But even that wasn't enough to stem the branch's drastic drop in income.

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France, Hong Kong LVMH whisks struggling La Samaritaine off retail division books

The luxury group removed the department store from its selective retailing division, DFS, ten days before the end of the latter's 2024 accounting period. But even that wasn't enough to stem the branch's drastic drop in income.

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LVMH Delphine Arnault gets coaching from retail veteran Chris de Lapuente

La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

Arnault family buys a million LVMH shares as stock price continues to drop

Ailing Harvey Nichols prepares to close several stores

Spotlight Arnault family on the verge of controlling over 50% of LVMH

Front Row The twilight of duty-free tycoon Robert W. Miller

China crisis pushes LVMH into major rethink about its retail and duty-free business

Why LVMH is closing Venice's Fondaco dei Tedeschi

Spotlight La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

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LVMH whisks struggling La Samaritaine off retail division books

LVMH
Delphine Arnault gets coaching from retail veteran Chris de Lapuente

Spotlight
Arnault family on the verge of controlling over 50% of LVMH

Front Row
The twilight of duty-free tycoon Robert W. Miller

Spotlight
La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH