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London council denies Chancery Rosewood hotel its grand opening

Access restrictions imposed by Westminster City Council prevented the brand new five-star hotel remade by Qatar in the former US embassy in the British capital from holding a lavish launch.

Subscribers only United Kingdom 16.09.2025

Thieves exploit weaknesses in French luxury logistics

When parked overnight, lorries carrying luxury goods are regularly targeted by criminals in France, particularly when transport is entrusted to low-cost providers. This is how Guerlain lost entire pallets of cosmetics, prompting it to sue its transporters.

Subscribers only France 11.09.2025

Paris Group boss Abdulkader Sankari blends fashion with high-end real estate© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Sankari Properties

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Gulf luxury goods distributor Sankari battles Balmain and its Qatari shareholder

As a distributor of European luxury brands in the Gulf, the Emirati businessman Abdulkader Sankari has exploited for half a decade the Balmain men's brand in the Gulf. This is much to the chagrin of the Mayhoola holding company owned by Qatar's ruling family, which bought Balmain and is seeking to recover the rights to men's clothing.

Subscribers only UAE 11.09.2025

C4 Industries founder and former tech industry player Pascal Cagni has been buying up luxury tableware and furnishing companies.© Studio Pachamama

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Macron stalwart buys into traditional French savoir-faire market

Since 2017, businessman Pascal Cagni, formerly Apple's vice president for Europe, has been presiding over the parastatal Business France. He also has been buying up luxury brands to create his own dedicated company in this domain.

Subscribers only France 09.09.2025

Indian conglomerate Reliance runs into trouble with its luxury licences

The company is the local partner of Zegna in India but has largely been operating independently from the Italian fashion house, which is causing tensions between the two.

Subscribers only India, Italy 09.09.2025

Counterfeit market feels effects of tit-for-tat tariffs imposed by Washington and Beijing

The US-China trade war is prompting more extensive checks on potential fake luxury goods.

Subscribers only United States 09.09.2025

How Pharrell Williams and co plan to revamp Hôtel Saint James Albany

The artistic director of Louis Vuitton and his partners are preparing an ambitious renovation programme to transform the Rue de Rivoli establishment into a five-star luxury hotel.

Subscribers only Entourage 04.09.2025

French financier Walter Butler set to export his Michelin-star restaurant model

As he has with his nightclubs, Butler is looking to replicate his French fine dining model abroad - much to the displeasure of the restaurants' former owners, who fear the move could trivialise the brands.

Subscribers only Entourage 04.09.2025

Counterfeiters
French politicians step up fight against fakery as counterfeiting goes industrial

The battle against fake goods, long neglected because it was considered politically unprofitable in France, is now benefiting from a swathe of parliamentary initiatives. This is being fuelled by political calculations but also, and above all, the realisation that for the first time major counterfeiting networks are being set up in France.

Subscribers only Entourage 04.09.2025

French parliamentarians of every stripe are involving themselves in the fight against counterfeiting.

Big brands lie in wait as The White Lotus season four considers a stay in Côte d'Azur

The production team from HBO's smash TV show have been scouting Cannes this summer as a possible setting for the fourth season about rich tourists in chic hotels. Luxury brands are at the ready, hoping to snap up further actresses to become their muses.

Free access Entourage 02.09.2025

LVMH, arbiter of Venice's looming luxury hotel war

Several ultra-luxury hotel operators are set to open five-star establishments in the Italian city next spring. LVMH, which already operates the Hotel Cipriani on the island of Giudecca, is in some way associated with each of these upcoming projects.

Subscribers only Entourage 02.09.2025

Travellers with luxury watches facing hard time with Swiss customs

Confronted with a sharp rise in thefts of high-end watches, Switzerland's border officials have been told to be tougher when checking people entering the country with such timepieces.

Subscribers only Entourage 02.09.2025

Surprise candidate for Maison Gainsbourg takeover

Caught up in a dispute between Charlotte Gainsbourg and her business partner Dominique Dutreix, the museum sponsored by Saint Laurent fell into receivership. Two takeover bids are being examined by the commercial court, one of which is from a close associate of the Arnault family, LVMH's largest shareholder.

Subscribers only Entourage 02.09.2025

Monogram contends with angry customers and potential lawsuits after going bust

The luxury second-hand e-commerce platform founded by Beverly Senego went into receivership on 24 July. This has prompted a string of complaints and threats of legal action, as customers seek to recover proceeds from sales as well as the items they had put up for sale on the website.

Subscribers only Entourage 31.07.2025

Centre Pompidou banks on Saudis and luxury advertising to fund renovation

The Paris contemporary art gallery will soon be closing down for five years for a root-and-branch overhaul. It is hoping that the granting of an exhibition space in the renovated building to Saudi Arabia and giant advertising on its façades will go a long way to paying the bill.

Subscribers only Entourage 31.07.2025

French MPs seek to ban fashion shows involving minors

Building on the work of the National Assembly's committee on violence in the French cultural sector, politicians are currently drawing up legislation to regulate the use of models under the age of 18.

Subscribers only Entourage 31.07.2025

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How street thefts fuel second-hand watch market

Despite the considerable police resources deployed in many European countries to combat street robberies of watches in the continent's most visited shopping districts, these crimes still spike during the summer months. The situation is not helped by the reluctance of some owners to report thefts and by the ease of selling on stolen goods via second-hand platforms.

Subscribers only Entourage 24.07.2025

The watch trade is staging a fightback against street thefts and dubious second-hand transactions.

Star gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin moves into events management

The French contemporary art mogul has set up a new events-orientated company to give himself more room for manoeuvre now that he has ceded most of his gallery business to the investment management company Colony IM.

Subscribers only Entourage 24.07.2025

Summer sale at ultra-luxury property developer Ultima Capital

Greek billionaire Ioannis Papalekas, after consolidating control over ultra-luxury developer Ultima Capital at its AGM on 30 June, has begun selling off some of its villas. But the prices they go for are consistently lower than the value recorded on the books of the group founded by Max-Hervé George.

Subscribers only Entourage 24.07.2025

Zannier family makes tidy sum with sale of Carl Gustaf hotel on Saint Barth

The Zannier ready-to-wear dynasty has sold the bricks and mortar and the land on which the 5-star palace stands for a comfortable price to its operator, the Barrière group.

Subscribers only Entourage 24.07.2025

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London council denies Chancery Rosewood hotel its grand opening

Thieves exploit weaknesses in French luxury logistics

Front Row
Gulf luxury goods distributor Sankari battles Balmain and its Qatari shareholder

Spotlight
Macron stalwart buys into traditional French savoir-faire market

Indian conglomerate Reliance runs into trouble with its luxury licences

Counterfeit market feels effects of tit-for-tat tariffs imposed by Washington and Beijing

How Pharrell Williams and co plan to revamp Hôtel Saint James Albany

French financier Walter Butler set to export his Michelin-star restaurant model

Counterfeiters
French politicians step up fight against fakery as counterfeiting goes industrial

Big brands lie in wait as The White Lotus season four considers a stay in Côte d'Azur

LVMH, arbiter of Venice's looming luxury hotel war

Travellers with luxury watches facing hard time with Swiss customs

Surprise candidate for Maison Gainsbourg takeover

Monogram contends with angry customers and potential lawsuits after going bust

Centre Pompidou banks on Saudis and luxury advertising to fund renovation

French MPs seek to ban fashion shows involving minors

Spotlight
How street thefts fuel second-hand watch market

Star gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin moves into events management

Summer sale at ultra-luxury property developer Ultima Capital

Zannier family makes tidy sum with sale of Carl Gustaf hotel on Saint Barth

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Entourage

London council denies Chancery Rosewood hotel its grand opening

Thieves exploit weaknesses in French luxury logistics

Front Row Gulf luxury goods distributor Sankari battles Balmain and its Qatari shareholder

Spotlight Macron stalwart buys into traditional French savoir-faire market

Indian conglomerate Reliance runs into trouble with its luxury licences

Counterfeit market feels effects of tit-for-tat tariffs imposed by Washington and Beijing

How Pharrell Williams and co plan to revamp Hôtel Saint James Albany

French financier Walter Butler set to export his Michelin-star restaurant model

Counterfeiters French politicians step up fight against fakery as counterfeiting goes industrial

Big brands lie in wait as The White Lotus season four considers a stay in Côte d'Azur

LVMH, arbiter of Venice's looming luxury hotel war

Travellers with luxury watches facing hard time with Swiss customs

Surprise candidate for Maison Gainsbourg takeover

Monogram contends with angry customers and potential lawsuits after going bust

Centre Pompidou banks on Saudis and luxury advertising to fund renovation

French MPs seek to ban fashion shows involving minors

Spotlight How street thefts fuel second-hand watch market

Star gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin moves into events management

Summer sale at ultra-luxury property developer Ultima Capital

Zannier family makes tidy sum with sale of Carl Gustaf hotel on Saint Barth

About Glitz

Subscription

Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Front Row
Gulf luxury goods distributor Sankari battles Balmain and its Qatari shareholder

Spotlight
Macron stalwart buys into traditional French savoir-faire market

Counterfeiters
French politicians step up fight against fakery as counterfeiting goes industrial

Spotlight
How street thefts fuel second-hand watch market