LVMH has become a luxury department storeBernard Arnault’s company is the modern incarnation of La Samaritaine and Neiman MarcusArnaud Lagardère’s battle to retain grip on French empireCan an activist shareholder shake up the once legendary company?LVMH/Tiffany: diamond geezer Premium contentFrench luxury group’s record suggests this deal will be as successful as previous onesWhy the Gulf states are betting on sportSaudi Arabia is following Qatar and the UAE in spending big on sporting eventsHP/Xerox: good on paper Premium contentSavings as a result of a deal are appealing, but who will be in charge needs answering Man City/Silver Lake: the football factory Premium contentThe club must add to its army of foreign fans for £500m investment to be justifiedMore from this SeriesLetter: Arnault recalls Veblen on conspicuous consumptionLetter from Julian Moravia, Roswell, NM, USThe beautiful game is now being played in boardroomsLetter from Amod Kher, Munich, Germany (Arsenal)
LVMH has become a luxury department storeBernard Arnault’s company is the modern incarnation of La Samaritaine and Neiman MarcusArnaud Lagardère’s battle to retain grip on French empireCan an activist shareholder shake up the once legendary company?LVMH/Tiffany: diamond geezer Premium contentFrench luxury group’s record suggests this deal will be as successful as previous onesWhy the Gulf states are betting on sportSaudi Arabia is following Qatar and the UAE in spending big on sporting eventsHP/Xerox: good on paper Premium contentSavings as a result of a deal are appealing, but who will be in charge needs answering Man City/Silver Lake: the football factory Premium contentThe club must add to its army of foreign fans for £500m investment to be justifiedMore from this SeriesLetter: Arnault recalls Veblen on conspicuous consumptionLetter from Julian Moravia, Roswell, NM, USThe beautiful game is now being played in boardroomsLetter from Amod Kher, Munich, Germany (Arsenal)
