Cartier overwhelmed by fakes of its bestsellers
Jewellery from Cartier's two most iconic - and bestselling - collections are being copied on an almost industrial scale. The Richemont subsidiary is fighting back.
An empty site in the suburbs of Lyon has since mid-December been occupied by around 50 caravans. The Hermès leather goods manufacturer, which produces its silk squares just a few hundred metres away, was due to build a new production site there.
Jessica Joffe, who ran PR for the Belgian leather goods purveyor, has been let go. Her departure illustrates the tensions within the Richemont subsidiary.
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