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Luxury Brands That Don’t Show Their Customers Love Are Doomed
Why is luxury similar to love? What a luxury brand needs to establish, ideally, is a nurturing and lifelong relationship with a customer. Read More
Luxury’s Shark Tank: Be Patient and M&A Will Thrive Again Eventually
In last week's column, we established that scale was paramount in luxury and, as a consequence, M&A should be well supported. Here’s why. Read More
Tiffany & Co. Goes It Alone As LVMH Says No Thanks
LVMH is backing out of its $16.6 billion acquisition of US jeweler Tiffany & Co. This would have been the biggest luxury goods deal to date. Now what? Read More
Will LVMH’s Resilience Last for the Rest of 2020?
In the 2020 Q1 earnings call, LVMH's CEO Bernard Arnault said that Chinese consumers will continue to spend more in their home country. Read More
The Luxury Trap: Why it’s a Mistake to Define Luxury By Price
All high-priced products get called "luxury" today, but prices don't define which brands get considered luxury brands — only extreme value can do that. Read More
LVMH Finished 2019 On A High, While Coronavirus Beats Hong Kong Protests As Top China Concern
According to LVMH full-year financial report released on Tuesday, the group’s revenue rose 15 percent to €53.7 billion during 2019. Read More
What Chinese Investors Don’t Get When Buying European Luxury Brands
Leveraging and maintaining prestige is something that requires a special combination of long-term vision, passion, integrity, and the strength not to compromise the brand vision. Read More
How a Mall Is Bringing Everyone, Including Bernard Arnault, to Chengdu
Chengdu IFS, the city's top luxury shopping destination, is helping international luxury brands sell to Chinese consumers in second- and third-tier cities. Read More
The Hermès Way: From Saddles to Sino-Markets
The brand's history provides insight into how Hermès has managed to become more successful than other luxury brands in China. Read More
In 2018, Brand Value for Chanel, Dior, Hermès Climbed on China Buying
The luxury brands in the Brand Finance Global 500 2019 have seen overall growth in their brand values, largely due to the expenditure in the Chinese market. Read More
