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    LVMH’s Fashion & Leather Goods division grows in Q3

    2020-10-16T10:57:00Z

    LVMH’s nine-month revenues fell by 21 percent to € 30,348 million, with organic sales also declining by 21 percent, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the sole third quarter, revenues were down by only 7 percent on an organic basis thanks to a return to growth in ...

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    ​Nicholas Kirkwood takes back brands from LVMH

    2020-09-21T06:01:00Z

    The British designer Nicholas Kirkwood is taking back his namesake luxury shoe brand from LVMH after a seven-year partnership. The French conglomerate said that the decision was mutual and amicable and that it would continue supporting Kirkwood over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition. No financial details were ...

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    LVMH first-half revenues down by 27%

    2020-07-28T07:03:00Z

    LVMH’s first-half revenues fell by 27 percent to €18,393 million, with organic sales declining by 28 percent, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The French luxury goods group has observed strong signs of an upturn in activity since June, but remains “very vigilant” for the rest of the ...

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    LVMH saw ‘rather vigorous’ signs of recovery in June

    2020-06-30T18:42:00Z

    The French luxury goods group LVMH says that it does not have a timeframe for when its business will return to normal but it noted “rather vigorous” signs of recovery in June. Speaking at the group’s annual general meeting, its chairman and chief executive Bernard Arnault warns that second-quarter results ...

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    Global children’s footwear market seen up annual 4% to 2024

    2020-06-23T09:50:00Z

    The global market for children’s footwear is expected to grow by $8.65 billion between 2020 and 2024, representing an average annual increase of almost 4 percent, with the launch of exclusive designer footwear being instrumental in driving the market higher, according to the research and advisory firm Technavio. In a ...

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    LVMH donates ventilators, makes masks

    2020-04-16T10:19:00Z

    LVMH, the luxury giant controlled by Bernard Arnault, is donating 261 ventilators to French hospitals to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty of these devices have already been delivered to hospitals, according to Bloomberg. LVMH has also reopened 12 of its 16 Louis Vuitton handbag factories to sew non-surgical face ...

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    Tourism drought expected to reduce European luxury sales

    2020-04-15T09:43:00Z

    LVMH said it expects revenues to drop by 10 to 20 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020, as restrictions to combat the Covid-19 pandemic have forced the group to close production sites and stores in several countries. Separately, the bank RBC Europe said that overall global retail sales ...

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    LVMH grows by 15%

    2020-03-25T11:32:00Z

    The world’s largest luxury goods group is going from strength to strength. A 20 percent increase to €22.2 or €18.4 billion for the revenues of its Leathergoods and Fashion division, which includes market stars like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, helped LVMH to post an overall sales increase of 15 ...

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    LVMH producing hand gel

    2020-03-24T14:59:00Z

    LVMH is backing the fight against the novel coronavirus disease in France by using its production facilities for fragrances to make large quantities of hydro-alcoholic gel, which are in scarce supply in the country. They will be donated to French authorities free of charge.