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Holdings and investments of Bernard Arnault's LVMH are analysed. The company owns such world famous brand names as Guerlain, Moet & Chandon, and Hennessy, and its sales totalled more than $8.5 billion in 1999. Arnault is expanding into Internet investment in Europ@Web.

LVMH Said Eyeing J.W. Anderson By MILES SOCHA and SAMANTHA CONTI PARIS Does Bernard Arnault have his eye on J.W. Anderson? According to sources, luxury giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis [...]

Byline: Luisa Zargani and Dawn Kissi MILAN -- It's a homecoming of sorts for Emilio Pucci. This past weekend, the fashion company known for its bold prints opened a new [...]

The most recent results haven't been all that good, but the outlook is brighter for the biggest EUROPEAN LUXURY FIRMS. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton reported a 3.3 percent decline [...]

NEW YORK -- Despite reporting continuing weakness in many regions, Europe's two major luxury houses, LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and Gucci Group, last week issued bullish outlooks for the [...]

MILAN -- Few would argue that the grand multibrand empire building of past years has come to an end -- at least for now. Instead, a new, much less fun [...]

Byline: jacqueline s. gold All is not well in the house of champagne, high fashion and luxury watches. Net income at LVMH, maker of Louis Vuitton luggage, Moet Hennessy champagne [...]

Other companies should have LVMH MOT HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON's problems. Hit by weak tourism, luxury mega-player LVMH said growth stalled in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, with sales advancing [...]

Denizens of the LUXURY MARKET have had plenty to worry about in 2002 as the continuing slump in tourism and stock prices eroded the first-half profits of all but a [...]

PARIS -- Sales momentum at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton slowed to 2 percent in the first half, but the luxury giant still expects operating profits to advance 15 percent [...]

PARIS -- How 'substantial' will the forecasted rebound in operating profits be at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton? Pressed for precision at the luxury group's annual shareholders' meeting here Wednesday, [...]

Conspicuous consumption is on the rebound, and just in the nick of time. Reporting figures for the first time this year, LUXURY FIRMS, although not quite back to where they [...]

PARIS -- In the uncustomary position of mounting a comeback after its profits nearly evaporated in 2001, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said Tuesday that first-quarter sales grew 8 percent, [...]

PARIS -- In the uncustomary position of mounting a comeback after its profits nearly evaporated in 2001, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said Tuesday that first-quarter sales grew 8 percent, [...]

Gucci: Profits in 2001 fell 17.3 percent, to $278.4 million as sales gained 1.2 percent to $2.28 billion, but Gucci Group chief executive officer Domenico De Sole viewed the results [...]

PARIS -- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton's 2001 earnings may have evaporated, but it's sticking with its game plan in anticipation of a 'soft recovery' in the second half of [...]

NEW YORK -- Magnifying glasses seem to be the hottest new accessory at apparel firms. From designer to moderate, companies are being forced to scrutinize their budgets in a punishing [...]

LVMH Sees Profits Drop 20 Percent Company again lowers its profit guidance for '01 Brazilian Footwear Industry Expands Visibility Will open showrooms in Mexico City, Australia Coach Bullish After Strong [...]

PARIS -- Hit by a 'brutal' slowdown in travel shopping, a weak yen and a suddenly perilous market for luxury goods that reduced fourth-quarter revenues, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton [...]

PARIS -- The continuing evaporation of tourists' dollars in October led LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton to issue its third profit warning this year. The French luxury giant said Monday [...]

PARIS -- Hit by an uncertain economic climate in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said it is now [...]

PARIS -- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton maintained its double-digit momentum in the first half, logging a 12 percent increase in consolidated sales, to $4.78 billion. The results were in [...]

PARIS -- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is out to prove that luxury is accessible to all, at least all on its own payroll. The French luxury giant said it [...]

NEW YORK -- Flat sales at the Christian Dior Couture division were overshadowed by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton's double-digit jump as Groupe Christian Dior SA posted an 11.3 percent [...]

PARIS -- Fashion and beauty continue to be the main engines driving growth at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, with the big horsepower coming from the Louis Vuitton brand. Fueled [...]

Chocolate retailer Thorntons is in advanced negotiations to license its brand in the ice cream market. It is also seeking similar deals with manufacturers of other non competitive products, such [...]

France/International: Luxury products group LVMH has announced a 35% increase in sales for fiscal 2000 to ζ11.6mn, with strong growth across the board. Sales of fragrances and cosmetics grew by [...]

French luxury goods group LVMH defied retail's recent weak sales forecast with a 31 percent increase in the company's fourth-quarter earnings. LVMH forecasts its profits by the end of the [...]

LVMH, Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (Nasdaq:LVMHY) the world's leading luxury products group, announced that consolidated turnover for 2000 increased 35% to reach a record level of 11.6 billion Euros, an [...]

PARIS -- The huge lineups at Louis Vuitton stores, a familiar daily sight here, are emblematic of another good year for LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which saw sales in [...]

PARIS -- The momentum continued unabated at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton as strong demand for its fashion and leather goods and even more rapid growth in its selective retailing [...]

Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), the French luxury goods group that recently became a major player in luxury watches and jewelry, enjoyed a 40% overall sales gain in the first [...]

France/international: LVMH has reported a 40% increase in consolidated sales for the first half of 2000 reaching a total of ζ5.04bn. The company enjoyed good sales growth during both quarters [...]

PARIS -- If there are potholes on the road to luxury, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has yet to hit or even approach them. The luxury powerhouse sustained its 1999 [...]

PARIS -- Numerous French corporations are planning share buybacks including LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Pinault-Printemps-Redoute. At their respective annual shareholders' meetings on May 17, LVMH will [...]

LVMH Group reports a 24 percent increase in its cosmetics and fragrance business for the first quarter to ζ424 million. Fragrances and cosmetics accounted for roughly 17 percent of the [...]

PARIS -- Fueled by double-digit growth in all segments except champagne and wines, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton started 2000 on a high note with consolidated sales rising 39 percent [...]

France/International: LVMH has announced a 23% increase in sales for fiscal 1999 to ζ8.5bn (FF56bn). All company business areas were said to have benefited from strong growth which accelerated during [...]

PARIS -- Shares of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton stock slid 8.8 percent to close at $388.30 in trading here Thursday, after rumors swept the markets that the company's DFS [...]

NEW YORK -- Luxury goods are gaining momentum online, and Europe's fashion king is pouncing fast. Bernard Arnault's latest Internet initiative, WWD has learned, is to go public this year [...]

PARIS -- LVMH delivered another stellar year. Besides boasting that Louis Vuitton had 'spectacular' growth of 45 percent in the fourth quarter last year and that operating profits for 1999 [...]