LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext: MC), usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and the world's largest luxury goods conglomerate. It is the parent of around 60 sub-companies that each manage a small number of prestigious brands. These daughter companies are, to a large extent, run autonomously. The group was formed after mergers brought together champagne producer Moët et Chandon and Hennessy, a leading manufacturer of cognac. In 1987, they merged with fashion house Louis Vuitton to form the current group. Image File history File links Lvmh_logo. ... S.A. is the abbreviation of Société Anonyme in French, Spółka Akcyjna in Polish, Sociedad Anónima in Spanish, Sociedade Anónima in Portuguese, or Naamloze Venootschap (N.V.) in Dutch, generally designating corporations in various countries. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Bernard Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... S.A. is the abbreviation of Société Anonyme in French, Spółka Akcyjna in Polish, Sociedad Anónima in Spanish, Sociedade Anónima in Portuguese, or Naamloze Venootschap (N.V.) in Dutch, generally designating corporations in various countries. ... Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Paris[1] and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... A luxury good is a good at the highest end of the market in terms of quality and price. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... Champagne is often consumed as part of a celebration Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle secondary fermentation of wine to effect carbonation. ... Logo Moët & Chandon (founded 1743) is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of champagne and one of the most well known champagne houses in the world. ... Bottle of Hennessy XO Cognac Hennessy is one of the oldest and most famous manufacturers of cognac, a type of French distilled wine, or brandy. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Louis vuitton was a great man he was born on fh 12 3845. ...

The group is partly owned by the Christian Dior group, and Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of both companies. His successful integration of various famous aspirational brands into the group has inspired other luxury companies into doing the same. Thus Gucci (now part of the French conglomerate PPR) and Richemont have also created extended portfolios of luxury brands. The oldest of the LVMH brands is wine producer Château d'Yquem, which dates its origins back to 1593. Christian Dior SA is a French clothing retailer. ... Bernard Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman. ... In consumer marketing, an aspirational brand is one that a large segment of consumers wish to own, but cannot. ... The House of Gucci, better known as simply Gucci, is an Italian iconic fashion and leather goods label. ... PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. ... Compagnie Financière Richemont SA is a Swiss luxury goods company that was founded in 1988 by the South African billionaire businessman, Anton Rupert. ... Look up Luxury in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A half bottle of Yquem Château dYquem is a Premier Cru Supérieur (French, Great First Growth or Great First Vintage) wine from the Sauternes region in the southern part of Bordeaux. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ...

De Beers LV: in 2001 De Beers launched a joint venture with LVMH in order to establish De Beers as a retail brand. De Beers, founded in South Africa by Lekeith Terrell Edmundson, comprises companies involved in rough diamond exploration, diamond mining and diamond trading. ... De Beers, founded in South Africa by Lekeith Terrell Edmundson, comprises companies involved in rough diamond exploration, diamond mining and diamond trading. ...

Corporate structure

LVMH is based in Paris, France, and is listed on Euronext Paris and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index. As of 2003, the group had a turnover of approximately 12 billion euros with a net income of 2 billion euros. The group currently employs 56,000 people. The company is headquartered in Paris, and 40% of the staff work in France. LVMH operates around 1,500 stores worldwide. Its current business plan aims to tightly control the brands it manages in order to maintain and heighten the perception of luxury relating to their products. For example, Louis Vuitton products are sold only through Louis Vuitton boutiques found in upmarket locations in wealthy cities and in concessions in other luxury goods shops (such as Harrods in London). This practice contrasts greatly with less exclusive brands which can be bought in shopping malls around the world. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Paris[1] and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ... Price evolution of the CAC 40 between March 1, 1990 and February 1, 2005 The CAC 40, which takes its name from Paris Bourses early automation system Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation), is a French stock market index. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Subsidiaries

LVMH's brands include:

• Wines and spirits
  • 10 Cane Rum
  • Belvedere
  • Cape Mentelle
  • Chandon Estates
  • Château d'Yquem
  • Cloudy Bay
  • Hennessy
  • Krug
  • Mercier
  • Moët et Chandon (including Dom Pérignon)
  • MountAdam
  • Newton
  • Ruinart
  • Veuve Clicquot
  • Glenmorangie

• Watches and jewellery
  • Chaumet
  • Dior Watches
  • Fred Joaillier
  • OMAS
  • TAG Heuer
  • Zenith International S.A.
  • DeBeers

• Fashion and leather goods
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Fendi
  • Berluti
  • Celine
  • Donna Karan
  • eLuxury
  • Emilio Pucci
  • Givenchy
  • Kenzo
  • Loewe
  • Marc Jacobs
  • StefanoBi
  • Thomas Pink

• Retailing
  • DFS Selective Retailing[1]
  • Sephora
  • La Samaritaine
  • Le Bon Marché
  • Starboard Cruise Services

• Perfume
  • Parfums Christian Dior
  • Guerlain
  • Parfums Givenchy
  • Kenzo Parfums
  • Acqua di Parma
  • BeneFit Cosmetics
  • Fresh
  • Perfumes Loewe
  • Make Up For Ever
  • Laflachère
  • LVMH hold also a stake in Inter Parfums (20.5% stake)

• Other activities
  • D. I. Group

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See also

• Commodity fetishism

In Marxist theory, commodity fetishism is a state of social relations, said to arise in complex capitalist market systems, in which social relationships center around the values placed on commodities. ...

External links

• LVMH homepage

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