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Moët Hennessy has a Jay-Z problem

As a high-profile scandal gathers steam, the LVMH branch soon to be run by Jean-Jacques Guiony and Alexandre Arnault doesn't know what to do with its Jay-Z and Beyoncé liquor brands. Discussions are all the more heated given that Moët Hennessy's future CEO has been opposed to those brands from the outset, even though they have the support of his future number two.

France
LVMH executive Chris de Lapuente's exit accelerates board revamp

Breaking news published on 27/09/24 at 17:05 GMT - Selective retailing branch chief Chris de Lapuente is only the latest executive to leave the luxury giant's executive board, after Antonio Belloni and ahead of Jean-Jacques Guiony's planned departure next year.

European Union, France
LVMH loses a battle with Lidl in the war for the colour orange

Breaking news published on 14/03/24 at 15:00 GMT: After a long battle, discount supermarket chain Lidl slayed luxury giant LVMH, calling into question its Europe-wide trademarking of Veuve Clicquot's orange hue.

France
Élysée Palace plays host to Paris Fashion Week

Breaking published on 02/10/23 at 19:30 GMT - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, inviting the fashion world to dinner at the Élysée Palace on Monday evening.

France
The untold story of the tax dispute freezing Karl Lagerfeld's estate

Breaking news published on 02/05/23 at 05:00 GMT - As New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates Karl Lagerfeld's legacy, the late designer's estate is in stasis over hefty tax debts in Paris. The former Chanel artistic director's unpaid tax bills in France are keeping his eight heirs from collecting their inheritance.

France
LVMH tie-up with Polytechnique splits majority at Paris City Hall

Luxury giant LVMH's renovation works at Ecole Polytechnique's former campus are exposing divisions in Mayor Anne Hidalgo's majority at Paris City Hall. Green councillors have sided against their Socialist allies in the city government - and with the Communists and Les Républicains conservatives - in demanding a halt to the works and an audit of the project.