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Mystery surrounds official residence of late South African ambassador

Just a few weeks before he was found dead at a Hyatt hotel in the French capital, the South African ambassador to Paris was quitely organising visits of his official residence with a view to selling it.

Subscribers only France, South Africa 07.10.2025

Counterfeiters
On China's Pearl River, rogue ateliers churn out the fakes

Customs officers monitoring the map of the main activity zones of the new independent Chinese counterfeiters.© Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only China 02.10.2025

Léa Seydoux's Prada earnings revealed in taxman court case

A recent ruling at a Paris court has shed light on the brand ambassador contract that the French actress held with Prada from 2015 to 2016.

Subscribers only France 02.10.2025

Spotlight
Qatari royals deployed UK investigator in battle with Irish hotelier

Former Qatar Prime Minister HBJ hired a British consultancy firm to work behind the scenes to destabilise Patrick McKillen.© Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only Qatar, United Kingdom Running Story - Luxury hotel hostilities 30.09.2025

Despite Courtin-Clarins backing, hotelier Evok gets that sinking feeling in Venice

The first five-star hotel opened abroad by the French luxury hotel group Evok, Nolinksi Venezia has been recording losses for two years.

Subscribers only Italy 30.09.2025

Harrods seeks to remove all visual traces of disgraced former owner Al-Fayed

The London department store has officially begun proceedings to get rid of one of the most iconic – and controversial – features of its interior décor, the central escalator, which is adorned with Egyptian-inspired sculptures that resemble its ex-proprietor.

Subscribers only United Kingdom Running Story - The Ritz after Al-Fayed 25.09.2025

Counterfeiters and money launderers breathe again as France awaits new government

Until the new French prime minister forms his government, a proposed law on financial crime in the luxury goods sector, which could target not only counterfeiters but also consumers, has been shelved.

Subscribers only France Entourage 25.09.2025

Paris team heads to Beijing for high-level talks to halt counterfeiting

A French delegation is due in China to try to convince it to put a halt to allowing counterfeits of its many brands.

Subscribers only China, France Entourage 23.09.2025

Trump tariffs on Swiss watches eat into Condé Nast ad budget

Hit hard by rising customs tariffs, luxury groups, particularly Swiss watchmakers, are cutting their advertising budgets. Already in a precarious position, the publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines is particularly affected.

Subscribers only United States Entourage 18.09.2025

French taxman scrutinises Dior and Porsche influencer Esther Sitbon

The young French entrepreneur and influencer is facing a thorough audit by the authorities, having declared a surprisingly low income on her tax return.

Subscribers only France Entourage 18.09.2025

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 Entourage 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 Entourage 11.09.2025

Front Row
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 Entourage 11.09.2025

Paris Group boss Abdulkader Sankari blends fashion with high-end real estate

Spotlight
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 Entourage 09.09.2025

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

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 Entourage 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 Entourage 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 France 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 France 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 France 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 France, United States Entourage 02.09.2025

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Entourage

Mystery surrounds official residence of late South African ambassador

Counterfeiters
On China's Pearl River, rogue ateliers churn out the fakes

Léa Seydoux's Prada earnings revealed in taxman court case

Spotlight
Qatari royals deployed UK investigator in battle with Irish hotelier

Despite Courtin-Clarins backing, hotelier Evok gets that sinking feeling in Venice

Harrods seeks to remove all visual traces of disgraced former owner Al-Fayed

Counterfeiters and money launderers breathe again as France awaits new government

Paris team heads to Beijing for high-level talks to halt counterfeiting

Trump tariffs on Swiss watches eat into Condé Nast ad budget

French taxman scrutinises Dior and Porsche influencer Esther Sitbon

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

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Entourage

Mystery surrounds official residence of late South African ambassador

Counterfeiters On China's Pearl River, rogue ateliers churn out the fakes

Léa Seydoux's Prada earnings revealed in taxman court case

Spotlight Qatari royals deployed UK investigator in battle with Irish hotelier

Despite Courtin-Clarins backing, hotelier Evok gets that sinking feeling in Venice

Harrods seeks to remove all visual traces of disgraced former owner Al-Fayed

Counterfeiters and money launderers breathe again as France awaits new government

Paris team heads to Beijing for high-level talks to halt counterfeiting

Trump tariffs on Swiss watches eat into Condé Nast ad budget

French taxman scrutinises Dior and Porsche influencer Esther Sitbon

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

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Counterfeiters
On China's Pearl River, rogue ateliers churn out the fakes

Spotlight
Qatari royals deployed UK investigator in battle with Irish hotelier

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