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Bottega Veneta hires Roman princess to manage its VIPs

Gabriella Moncada di Paternò, who has been the point of contact for Fendi's wealthiest clients for over 20 years, is now moving to rival brand, Bottega Veneta.

Subscribers only Italy 05.12.2024

Chopard, loyal ally of Robbie Williams

The London premiere of Robbie Williams' biopic was sponsored by Chopard, for which the former Take That singer has been the muse for several years.

Subscribers only Switzerland, United Kingdom 05.12.2024

How Ralph Lauren prepared for Trump's return

Favoured by both Jill Biden and Melania Trump, Ralph Lauren is probably the fashion company best prepared for Donald Trump's return to the presidency of the United States.

Free access United States 05.12.2024

Spotlight
Burberry accused of 'Brit-washing'

Burberry is banking on its British identity in its PR. But the brand is increasingly cutting back production in the UK.© Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only United Kingdom 28.11.2024

Capri left to navigate Michael Kors struggles alone after Tapestry acquisition fails

The US fashion holding company's thwarted merger leaves Capri to oversee Michael Kors on its own. Even Tapestry concedes that the brand is suffering from structural problems.

Free access United States 28.11.2024

Zegna subcontracts on the side for Kering and Richemont

Although it owns brands itself, the luxury menswear company also makes clothes for a number of its competitors to ensure a regular income.

Subscribers only Italy 28.11.2024

Front Row
Patricia Gandji, Richemont's very isolated HR chief

Her counterpart at LVMH, Chantal Gaemperle, has just left her firm in a hurry, and Richemont human resources director Patricia Gandji is also facing headwinds.

Patricia Gandji, Richemont's human resources director.

Subscribers only Houses 28.11.2024

Will elite French engineering school Polytechnique name new conference centre after Bernard Arnault?

LVMH stumped up the funds to build a new conference centre on the prestigious engineering school's former campus in central Paris. But will it be named after the luxury group's boss?

Subscribers only Houses 28.11.2024

China crisis pushes LVMH into major rethink about its retail and duty-free business

LVMH is pondering whether to divest its Paris department store La Samaritaine from its duty-free retailer DFS. That could advance Bernard Arnault's long-held plan to sell DFS, which has been loss-making since the pandemic curbed Chinese consumers' foreign travel.

Subscribers only Houses 28.11.2024

Celine doubles Avenue Montaigne foothold

LVMH subsidiary Celine is preparing to move into a highly-prized corner location on Paris's Avenue Montaigne this weekend.

Subscribers only Houses 28.11.2024

LVMH clears tenants from its Milan palazzi

The French luxury giant is terminating its tenants' leases early, before carrying out major renovation work on the Milanese palazzi the company acquired last year.

Subscribers only Houses 21.11.2024

Estée Lauder's golden Tom Ford licence

Despite the difficulties Tom Ford has encountered, its operator Ermenegildo Zegna still pays substantial royalties to Estée Lauder, which owns the brand and its intellectual rights. Glitz.paris details the sums involved.

Free access Houses 21.11.2024

The ins and outs of the 1,000-item Celine theft

A lawsuit brought by the brand against its transporters reveals the modus operandi of luxury goods thieves.

Subscribers only Houses 21.11.2024

Jacques Marie Mage to open flagship store in Paris

Luxury eyewear label Jacques Marie Mage has just one boutique at present, in the Venice district of Los Angeles, but sources tell Glitz.paris that the brand is preparing to open a second store in an exclusive area of the French capital.

Subscribers only Houses 21.11.2024

Why LVMH is closing Venice's Fondaco dei Tedeschi

The Fondaco dei Tedeschi department store in Venice had been struggling for years, surviving only thanks to repeated cash injections from LVMH retail arm DFS and an aggressive discounting policy.

Subscribers only Houses 21.11.2024

French court makes Printemps pay hefty VAT bill for Chinese customer ‘guide'

An audit by French tax authorities uncovered the underhand methods used by Printemps to pay a "guide" responsible for attracting Chinese tourists to the department store. The company had to pay a hefty VAT bill.

Subscribers only Houses 21.11.2024

Inside LVMH's spirited drive to pre-empt Trump's looming alcohol tariffs

The French luxury goods giant, badly stung by US trade barriers raised in 2019, acted to protect its ailing wine and liquor interests well before Donald Trump's election to a second term of office. Hiking tariffs on a range of imports, including alcoholic drinks, was a pillar of the US president-elect's campaign platform.

Free access Houses 14.11.2024

Luce app lets Kering keep close eye on sales staff

Glitz.paris has been given access to Luce, an application developed by Kering that oversees all relations between sales staff and customers of the French luxury group's brands.

Subscribers only Houses 14.11.2024

Headbutts and harassment: trouble at the Ritz

The Ritz Paris has been ordered to pay hefty compensation to one of its former employees in a lawsuit over workplace bullying. Meanwhile, lawyers representing women accusing the hotel's late owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, of sexual harassment have announced they intend to take the hotel to court.

Subscribers only Houses 14.11.2024

Golden Miles
Kering looks to cut Gucci losses with sale of Vendôme quarter flagship building

Two years after acquiring four buildings for nearly €800m in Paris's Place Vendôme district, Kering still plans to open a giant Gucci store there. But the François-Henri Pinault-led luxury group wants to sell the properties to cut costs and keep only a minority stake.

Kering is still planning to set up a Gucci megastore in Paris's Place Vendôme district.

Subscribers only Houses 14.11.2024

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