Chair Johann Rupert warns price differences across regions risk pushing customers across borders for better deals
LVMH and Hermès push up Cac 40 after Richemont’s better than expected sales
Luxury group helped by strong US demand in early indication of sector’s performance during Christmas period
Terms of entry are nebulous. Is it for favoured customers? Prospective buyers? Superfans? Yes and no
Luxury group’s jewellery brands, its biggest division housing Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, show resilience
Losses at YNAP have cost its parent billions of euros in writedowns
Move comes weeks after chair Johann Rupert reshuffled leadership and appointed new CEO for Swiss luxury group
Investment could revive speculation about takeover scenarios among world’s biggest luxury groups
New chief executive Nicolas Bos has enjoyed success at Van Cleef & Arpels but takes over as luxury industry slows
Swiss company appoints Van Cleef & Arpels head as new group chief
Private equity firms Bain Capital and Permira also interested in lossmaking ecommerce business owned by Richemont
Analysts expect the gap between strongest and weakest players to grow wider
Swiss company behind Cartier jewellery brand reports lower than expected sales and profits
The historic complication back in fashion. But what is a retrograde watch indicator?
Why the jeweller embarked on an epic European trip
Owner of Cartier falls 9% and drags down rivals following slower sales in sector’s biggest market
Jacqueline Karachi on being a steward of the brand’s design language
Swiss jewellery group rejected tie-up with Gucci owner Kering proposed by bankers two years ago
Stronger numbers from Europe and Japan not enough to offset hit to luxury goods groups
Jewellery specialist is right to be cautious but has an opportunity to boost its presence
Brands see booming demand for their heritage pieces, which they are buying back, restoring and offering for sale once more
Activist investor Bluebell had accused the chair of Richemont of wielding too much power and wanted change
Johann Rupert handed victory after shareholders reject bid to shake up luxury group’s board and strategy
Plus, Italian politicians delay an airline deal and Bertelsmann’s chief fights antitrust regulators
Shareholders of Swiss luxury group line up against hedge fund Bluebell’s challenge to chair Johann Rupert
