The Local France

Paris show of masterpieces unseen in West proves a smash hit

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 09:40:50 +0100

A smash-hit Paris show of one the world's greatest private collections of modern art is to be extended after 600,000 people flocked to see it in just 10 weeks.

'Glass ship' Vuitton museum opens in Paris

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:15:00 +0200

Emerging from the woods at the edge of Paris like a glass ship, the hyper-modern Louis Vuitton art museum will be inaugurated on Monday, kicking off an art-filled week in the French capital.

Louis Vuitton group posts record sales

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 10:40:26 +0100

The luxury group LVMH, which includes Louis Vuitton, bucked the slowdown in the global luxury market, posting a four percent increase in sales last year to a record €29.15 billion ($39.5), although net profits were flat at 3.4 billion.

Louis Vuitton group hit with €8 million fine

Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:59:00 +0200

The luxury group LVMH, which includes Louis Vuitton was hit with an €8million fine on Monday failing to tell financial markets that it was increasing its stake in luxury bag maker Hermes.

Hermès vs Louis Vuitton: Brand wars turn ugly

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:00 +0200

Two of France's most famous luxury brands look set for a bitter court battle after deluxe bag maker Hermès accused the Louis Vuitton group LVMH of "historic fraud", as a long running bitter feud took a new twist on Wednesday.

Feminists blast 'Louis Vuitton' prostitutes video

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:03:00 +0100

A video (see below) advertising clothes made by French fashion label Louis Vuitton, in which top models are used to play prostitutes on the streets of Paris has angered feminist groups in France. Louis Vuitton says it had nothing to do with the clip.

Champs Elysées transformed as rents push out old-timers

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:43:00 +0100

The Champs Elysées, a site high on the list of many Paris visitors, is being transformed as eye-watering rents drive out retailers like British multinational Virgin to make space for what is likely to be another foreign group looking to showcase their products to some 300,000 window shoppers per day.

Luxury brands fight back against fakes

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:55:00 +0200

French luxury brands from Chanel to Vuitton will launch a campaign on Wednesday with several European countries to fight back against the increasingly lucrative and damaging flood of counterfeit goods.

Louis Vuitton boss shrugs off financial gloom

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:50:00 +0100

Louis Vuitton chief executive Yves Carcelle said on Friday that the French luxury brand was ready to withstand financial turmoil, with demand for its products on the rise even amid global uncertainty.