Richemont
Swiss luxury goods giant forced to bail out Delvaux and Chloé

Published on 28.04.2026 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

Richemont has been pouring millions of euros into shoring up its fashion division. Delvaux and now Chloé have both benefited from emergency capital increases in a reflection of broader structural difficulties within the group.

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Richemont
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