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Delphine Arnault gets coaching from retail veteran Chris de Lapuente

By Philippe Vasset

Published on 14.04.2026 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

Though he left LVMH over a year ago, the former boss of Sephora and the luxury giant's duty-free subsidiary is continuing to advise some of the group's top executives, not least the head of Dior Couture.

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Delphine Arnault gets coaching from retail veteran Chris de Lapuente