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Cartier

Founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier, Cartier specialises in jewellery, watches, glasses and perfume, as well as bags and wallets. It belongs to the Richemont group.

France, Switzerland
Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

The Fondation Cartier will move premises in 2025 from Paris's Boulevard Raspail to a building on Place du Palais-Royal near the Louvre. French architect Jean Nouvel, who designed the jewellery brand's first foundation, is returning for the new project.

Subscribers only Houses 11.01.2024

Europe
Kering and LVMH vie for virtuousness, Chanel switches sides

LVMH and Kering are each trying to rally luxury players to subscribe to their corporate responsibility and sustainability schemes. Chanel, which signed up to Kering's Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, has since switched allegiances to LVMH in the hope of influencing the auditing schedule for its supply chains.

Free access Houses 21.12.2023

Spotlight | France, Greece
Rights row over luxury icon Maria Callas sounds sour note for soprano's centenary

The 100th anniversary of Maria Callas's birth this month has spurred a host of events sponsored by luxury groups. Behind the scenes, the late opera singer's image rights, linked to an assortment of brands, are stirring fierce tensions.

Subscribers only Entourage 07.12.2023

Luxembourg
The Independents rewards new associates with shares

The founders of luxury PR group The Independents have brought four new partners into the fold.

Subscribers only Houses 07.12.2023

France, United States
Brands navigate uncharted legal waters in quest for confidentiality

From CEOs to temporary workers, confidentiality clauses are ubiquitous in luxury sector employment contracts, but they often involve extrapolations of existing laws.

Subscribers only Houses 07.12.2023

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States
Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

The guru of online luxury retail had been on the up ever since founding Farfetch in 2008. But the company's plummeting share price and Richemont's arrival on the scene means he may now have to dance to someone else's tune.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.11.2023

The founder of the Farfetch platform, José Neves.

France, Switzerland
Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

Swiss luxury giant Richemont poured €2.1m into the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation in 2020 and 2021 to help renovate its basement. The revamped space now houses pieces by the late French-Tunisian designer, as well as his personal collection.

Subscribers only Families 30.11.2023

Switzerland
Richemont imposes budget cuts on all its brands

The mood is gloomy in Bellevue, Richemont's ultra-modern headquarters in Switzerland: every one of the group's brands has been ordered to cut its projected budget for 2024.

Subscribers only Houses 23.11.2023

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel and the Bettencourt family have established themselves in recent years as key financial backers of the Ministry of Culture and Foreign Ministry's artist residencies abroad. Other brands have followed suit.

Subscribers only Entourage 16.11.2023

Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel and the Bettencourt family, key financial partners of the artistic residencies organised by the French Culture and Foreign Ministries.

United States
Saks store closes after struggling to pay its rent

Experiencing serious difficulties like its fellow American counterparts Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdale's, the luxury retail chain Saks has been facing a rent problem in one of the East Coast's main shopping destinations.

Subscribers only Entourage 02.11.2023

United Kingdom, United States
How Farfetch organises its finances

Richemont's fashion houses are gearing up for a major overhaul after European antitrust authorities on 23 October approved its merger with Farfetch.

Subscribers only Entourage 26.10.2023

Switzerland
Montblanc watches burdened by poor performances

With Montblanc CEO Nicolas Baretzki on his way out, the Richemont-owned pen and leather goods manufacturer has another untimely issue on its hands: its watch subsidiary is weighed down by heavy debts.

Subscribers only Houses 05.10.2023

Belgium, France
The mysterious Belgian magnate who helped Jacquemus settle in on Paris's Avenue Montaigne

When it opened a year ago, the Jacquemus boutique on the French capital's Avenue Montaigne was heralded as a pop-up store. A year later, the shop has become a permanent fixture, with premises rented from a low-profile property magnate who is no stranger to the luxury sector.

Subscribers only Houses 14.09.2023

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

LVMH watchmaker TAG Heuer - the brand that Frédéric Arnault, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's second-youngest son, has headed since 2020 - is about to embark on a dramatic sales push in the United States. Its aim is to have 50 of its own shops.

Subscribers only Houses 14.09.2023

France
Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

French fragrance house Diptyque - whose candles grace the lobbies of luxury hotels, spas and high-end fashion boutiques - is the latest brand to announce plans to sponsor the arts.

Subscribers only Houses 31.08.2023

France
Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom

After clashing first over the use of the Vendôme name, and then over the poaching of managers and, potentially, of trade secrets, luxury giants Richemont and LVMH are now squaring off over the intellectual copyright of a range of clover-shaped jewellery.

Free access Houses 06.07.2023

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Cartier

France, Switzerland
Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

Europe
Kering and LVMH vie for virtuousness, Chanel switches sides

Spotlight | France, Greece
Rights row over luxury icon Maria Callas sounds sour note for soprano's centenary

Luxembourg
The Independents rewards new associates with shares

France, United States
Brands navigate uncharted legal waters in quest for confidentiality

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States
Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

France, Switzerland
Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

Switzerland
Richemont imposes budget cuts on all its brands

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

United States
Saks store closes after struggling to pay its rent

United Kingdom, United States
How Farfetch organises its finances

Switzerland
Montblanc watches burdened by poor performances

Belgium, France
The mysterious Belgian magnate who helped Jacquemus settle in on Paris's Avenue Montaigne

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

France
Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

France
Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom

France
Bernard Arnault's dream shopping list, episode 2: Summer browsing

Russia
Luxury jewellers seek alternative solutions now that Russian diamonds are off limits

Switzerland
Former Cartier CEO Perrin still raking in hefty fees from Richemont

France, United States
Luxury brands turn to temp agencies as search for sales staff grows desperate

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Brands brave the Wild West of the second-hand market

From the Martinez to Claridge's, hostilities rage between five-star hotel mogul Paddy McKillen and Qatar

The geopolitics of fake goods

Cartier

France, Switzerland Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

Europe Kering and LVMH vie for virtuousness, Chanel switches sides

Spotlight | France, Greece Rights row over luxury icon Maria Callas sounds sour note for soprano's centenary

Luxembourg The Independents rewards new associates with shares

France, United States Brands navigate uncharted legal waters in quest for confidentiality

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

France, Switzerland Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

Switzerland Richemont imposes budget cuts on all its brands

Spotlight | France Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

United States Saks store closes after struggling to pay its rent

United Kingdom, United States How Farfetch organises its finances

Switzerland Montblanc watches burdened by poor performances

Belgium, France The mysterious Belgian magnate who helped Jacquemus settle in on Paris's Avenue Montaigne

United States TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

France Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

France Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom

France Bernard Arnault's dream shopping list, episode 2: Summer browsing

Russia Luxury jewellers seek alternative solutions now that Russian diamonds are off limits

Switzerland Former Cartier CEO Perrin still raking in hefty fees from Richemont

France, United States Luxury brands turn to temp agencies as search for sales staff grows desperate

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Indigo Publications' websites

France, Switzerland
Jean Nouvel's plans for the new Fondation Cartier

Europe
Kering and LVMH vie for virtuousness, Chanel switches sides

Spotlight | France, Greece
Rights row over luxury icon Maria Callas sounds sour note for soprano's centenary

Luxembourg
The Independents rewards new associates with shares

France, United States
Brands navigate uncharted legal waters in quest for confidentiality

Front Row | United Kingdom, United States
Online retail acrobat José Neves walks merger tightrope

France, Switzerland
Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

Switzerland
Richemont imposes budget cuts on all its brands

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

United States
Saks store closes after struggling to pay its rent

United Kingdom, United States
How Farfetch organises its finances

Switzerland
Montblanc watches burdened by poor performances

Belgium, France
The mysterious Belgian magnate who helped Jacquemus settle in on Paris's Avenue Montaigne

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

France
Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

France
Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom

France
Bernard Arnault's dream shopping list, episode 2: Summer browsing

Russia
Luxury jewellers seek alternative solutions now that Russian diamonds are off limits

Switzerland
Former Cartier CEO Perrin still raking in hefty fees from Richemont

France, United States
Luxury brands turn to temp agencies as search for sales staff grows desperate