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Léo Durin

Journalist

Italy
Prada silently buys into its suppliers

Italian fashion house Prada has quietly bought a 40% stake in Effepi. Thanks to this strong backing, the outerwear manufacturer's workers moved into a state-of-the-art facility in February.

Subscribers only Houses 19.06.2025

France
Al Thani family puts mansion opposite Eiffel Tower up for sale

Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, a cousin of the emir of Qatar, has put a vast four-storey residence once owned by writer Paul Morand on the market, just steps from the Eiffel Tower. Members of the Arnault family also own property in the same building.

Subscribers only Families 19.06.2025

Italy
Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

The "king of cashmere" is set to double the size of his factory in Solomeo in Italy. Cucinelli, who has been shaping this medieval village for nearly forty years, plans to devote 9% of his turnover to the project over the next two years.

Subscribers only Houses 19.06.2025

France
La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

The plan to install Le Bon Marché's boss at the helm of La Samaritaine's Pont Neuf department store is meeting with staff resistance.

Subscribers only Houses 12.06.2025

Front Row | France, Italy
Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

As one of the most experienced tailors at the Italian menswear brand, a Kering subsidiary, Bheekharry is regularly called upon by the luxury group's CEO, Pinault. Yet that more personal role can often prove more than a little demanding.

Subscribers only Houses 05.06.2025

Sao Bheekharry, who is often busy repairing François-Henri Pinault's suits, even during the Cannes Film Festival.

France, Luxembourg
Arnault family repatriates part of its Luxembourg shareholdings

Luxembourg was for a long time favoured by LVMH and the Arnaults for managing its assets and conducting key financial transactions. But some of the holding companies are now being relocated elsewhere.

Subscribers only Families 05.06.2025

France
Accor hotel boss Sébastien Bazin runs into trouble with personal investments

The luxury hotel located in the chic Molitor complex on the western edge of Paris, which is jointly run by Bazin's personal holding company and the Colony IM investment management firm, is struggling financially.

Subscribers only Families 05.06.2025

France
The Swiss, the German and the Frenchman - Brioni's Cannes cock-up

The favourite tailor of the Hollywood stars naturally took advantage of the Cannes film festival to invite its most prestigious clients to the seafront. But the plan went badly wrong.

Free access Houses 29.05.2025

France
Chopard fined for improper CCTV use

A former employee had accused the Swiss watch and jewellery company of inappropriately using its camera security system to monitor its staff.

Subscribers only Houses 29.05.2025

France
L'Oréal fails to obtain property tax exemption for Paris HQ

The cosmetics giant claimed that major works had prevented it from using its head office between 2021 and 2023, meaning that it should have been exempt from local property tax.

Subscribers only Houses 29.05.2025

France
Pinault family tightens grip on Giambattista Valli by covering its heavy losses

The Italian fashion house's cumulative losses stood at several tens of millions of euros at the start of this year. By discreetly covering them in late January, the Pinault family has become the majority shareholder in the company by quite some distance.

Subscribers only Families 22.05.2025

France
Jacquemus puts a figure on its worth

Following a restructuring of its capital, Simon Porte Jacquemus had to carry out a valuation of his fashion label for the first time.

Free access Houses 22.05.2025

France, United Kingdom
Paris Ritz ex-manager loses latest round in battle with former employer

Frank Klein, who managed the hotel for nearly four decades, has been ordered to pay several hundred thousand euros in compensation to his former employer. At issue was a luxurious apartment he continued to occupy for two years after leaving the famous establishment.

Subscribers only Entourage 15.05.2025

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Léo Durin

Italy
Prada silently buys into its suppliers

France
Al Thani family puts mansion opposite Eiffel Tower up for sale

Italy
Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

France
La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

Front Row | France, Italy
Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

France, Luxembourg
Arnault family repatriates part of its Luxembourg shareholdings

France
Accor hotel boss Sébastien Bazin runs into trouble with personal investments

France
The Swiss, the German and the Frenchman - Brioni's Cannes cock-up

France
Chopard fined for improper CCTV use

France
L'Oréal fails to obtain property tax exemption for Paris HQ

France
Pinault family tightens grip on Giambattista Valli by covering its heavy losses

France
Jacquemus puts a figure on its worth

France, United Kingdom
Paris Ritz ex-manager loses latest round in battle with former employer

China, Italy
Ermenegildo Zegna abandons its Chinese investments as tensions ramp up with Beijing

France
Groupe Madar behind new shop opening soon near Champs-Élysées

France
Hermès eyes prestigious Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré address

Front Row | France
Laure de La Rivière, the woman who sells Paris dream homes to the world's ultra-rich

China, European Union
Counterfeiters register fake brands at EU intellectual property body

France
Peeved Pinault orders guides to tell visitors he owns Bourse de Commerce art collection

Front Row | France
Kering's 'independent' director Serge Weinberg has longstanding company ties

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Léo Durin

Italy Prada silently buys into its suppliers

France Al Thani family puts mansion opposite Eiffel Tower up for sale

Italy Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

France La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

Front Row | France, Italy Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

France, Luxembourg Arnault family repatriates part of its Luxembourg shareholdings

France Accor hotel boss Sébastien Bazin runs into trouble with personal investments

France The Swiss, the German and the Frenchman - Brioni's Cannes cock-up

France Chopard fined for improper CCTV use

France L'Oréal fails to obtain property tax exemption for Paris HQ

France Pinault family tightens grip on Giambattista Valli by covering its heavy losses

France Jacquemus puts a figure on its worth

France, United Kingdom Paris Ritz ex-manager loses latest round in battle with former employer

China, Italy Ermenegildo Zegna abandons its Chinese investments as tensions ramp up with Beijing

France Groupe Madar behind new shop opening soon near Champs-Élysées

France Hermès eyes prestigious Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré address

Front Row | France Laure de La Rivière, the woman who sells Paris dream homes to the world's ultra-rich

China, European Union Counterfeiters register fake brands at EU intellectual property body

France Peeved Pinault orders guides to tell visitors he owns Bourse de Commerce art collection

Front Row | France Kering's 'independent' director Serge Weinberg has longstanding company ties

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About Glitz

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Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Italy
Prada silently buys into its suppliers

France
Al Thani family puts mansion opposite Eiffel Tower up for sale

Italy
Brunello Cucinelli splurges €50m on his beloved medieval village

France
La Samaritaine resists encroachment of Le Bon Marché

Front Row | France, Italy
Sao Bheekharry, the Brioni master tailor at the beck and call of François-Henri Pinault

France, Luxembourg
Arnault family repatriates part of its Luxembourg shareholdings

France
Accor hotel boss Sébastien Bazin runs into trouble with personal investments

France
The Swiss, the German and the Frenchman - Brioni's Cannes cock-up

France
Chopard fined for improper CCTV use

France
L'Oréal fails to obtain property tax exemption for Paris HQ

France
Pinault family tightens grip on Giambattista Valli by covering its heavy losses

France
Jacquemus puts a figure on its worth

France, United Kingdom
Paris Ritz ex-manager loses latest round in battle with former employer

China, Italy
Ermenegildo Zegna abandons its Chinese investments as tensions ramp up with Beijing

France
Groupe Madar behind new shop opening soon near Champs-Élysées

France
Hermès eyes prestigious Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré address

Front Row | France
Laure de La Rivière, the woman who sells Paris dream homes to the world's ultra-rich

China, European Union
Counterfeiters register fake brands at EU intellectual property body

France
Peeved Pinault orders guides to tell visitors he owns Bourse de Commerce art collection

Front Row | France
Kering's 'independent' director Serge Weinberg has longstanding company ties