This week BNET is featuring a list of underrated business books. The recommendations are noteworthy for their diversity -- we've got everything from the eye-opening and incredibly sad "Nickel and Dimed in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich, to the fast and fun insights of Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point." If you're...
PARIS--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 30, 1998--LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (NASDAQ:LVMHY), the Paris-based luxury products group, today announced that Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH, has resigned from the Board of Directors of Diageo effective December 31, 1998. The purpose of this decision is to permit Mr. Arnault to devote himself...
MORGAN STANLEY has defended itself against LVMH's allegations of bias by quoting Bernard Arnault, ceo of LVMH, expressing similar ... MORGAN STANLEY has defended itself against LVMH's allegations of bias by quoting Bernard Arnault, ceo of LVMH, expressing similar opinions to those of analyst Clare...
Organic revenue growth of 12% Further increase in operating margin PARIS -- LVMH Mo[R]t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury products group, recorded revenues of [euro]7.8 billion in the first half of 2008, reflecting organic growth of 12%. The Group had excellent performances in Asia,...
PARIS -- A French court ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company Monday because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site. The fashion company, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, is home to such prestigious...
PARIS AFP — A French court on Monday ordered online auctioneer eBay to pay nearly 40 million euros in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods, in a ruling cheered as a victory for copyright protection. The Paris commercial court ruled in favour of...
PARIS -- The International Herald Tribune IHT announced today that Elizabeth Hurley is the latest addition to the roster of influential speakers at its eighth annual conference on the global business of luxury which takes place at The Imperial Hotel in New Delhi on December 3-4, 2008....
PARIS AFP — With a military salute, crowds thronging the streets and the cream of global couture in attendance, France's "prince of fashion", Yves Saint Laurent, was given a grand send-off at his funeral Thursday. A bevy of celebrities including Catherine Deneuve, France's ex-supermodel first lady...
PARIS AFP — Celebrities and the biggest names in fashion including Claudia Schiffer, Catherine Deneuve and France's ex-supermodel first lady Carla Bruni will pay a final tribute to "prince of fashion" Yves Saint Laurent at his funeral Thursday. The legendary designer, who dominated international couture from...
PARIS AFP — With a military salute, crowds thronging the streets and the cream of global couture in attendance, France's "prince of fashion", Yves Saint Laurent, was given a grand send-off at his funeral Thursday. A bevy of celebrities including Catherine Deneuve, France's ex-supermodel first lady...
PARIS AFP — French fashion's top names, along with President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ex-model wife Carla Bruni, are due to attend the funeral Thursday of one of the country's most legendary designers, Yves Saint Laurent, official sources said. Several hundred mourners are expected for the...
PARIS -- "Monsieur Saint-Laurent was the embodiment of French Haute Couture for half a century. He designed for a woman who reconciled the two fundamental truths which always guided him in his personal life: freedom and elegance. I will never forget his shining debut at Christian Dior where his talents...
WMH chairman Bernard Arnault has joined the row about a possible Chinese boycott of French goods as a result of high profile pro-Tibet protests following the Olympic torch's progress through Paris. Chinese nationalists are talking about boycotting certain high profile...
Keith Richards is the new face of Louis Vuitton, the French maker of luxury handbags and luggage. The 64-year-old Rolling Stone appeared on a London billboard Tuesday and advertising placed in British newspapers. The campaign will feature in magazines throughout March, Antoine Arnault, Vuitton's head of communications...
Luxury goods group LVMH has unveiled a strong set of results for 2007. The French company recorded a 12% rise in profit from recurring operations to hit a hefty 3.55bn [euro] and increased its operating margin to 22%. ...
1 Kate Bosworth and Karl Lagerfeld at the Village at SanLiTun in Beijing for a dinner and party following the Fendi fashion show on the Great Wall of China. 2 Helene Arnault and Bernard Arnault at the dinner following the Fendi show. 3 Fendi's Michael Burke and Brigitte Burke right...
PARIS -- IHT.com, the Web site for the International Herald Tribune IHT, will feature a series of exclusive video interviews by Suzy Menkes, the IHT's renowned fashion editor, during the seventh annual IHT global luxury business conference, Moscow 2007: Supreme Luxury, which will take place at The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow on...
The weak US dollar--it hit a fresh 26-year low against sterling last week--is plainly good news for non-US citizens heading for Saks Fifth Avenue. But, beyond the extra buying muscle, the strength of the pound and euro is decidedly mixed...
The LVMH chairman and CEO's speech will focus on how luxury brands can continue to survive and prosper in an increasingly competitive marketplace PARIS -- The International Herald Tribune IHT has confirmed that Bernard Arnault, the chairman and CEO of LVMH Louis Vuitton Mo[R]t Hennessy,...
Byline: Chandralekha Roy Sep. 4--NEW DELHI -- It could be a fashion moment, or a sure sign that the luxury market is really kicking in. Unknown to most, 12 top honchos of fashion labels belonging to the $20-billion LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, arguably...