PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. The company is headquartered in Paris and is run by its founder, billionaire businessman François Pinault. It is quoted on Euronext Paris and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index. It was originally called Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, but changed its name on 18 May 2005 to simply PPR. On June 20, 2006, PPR annouced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations pertaining to the sale of France Printemps after receiving a joint offer from RREEF and Borletti Group for €1.075 billion. This article is about brands in marketing. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Francois Pinault (born 1937) runs the retail company Pinault Printemps Redoute (PPR). He lives in France and is married with four children. ... Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

PPR's logo

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Subsidiaries

As of 2005 PPR's main subsidiaries include: 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Gucci which also owns the luxury brands Yves Saint Laurent, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Bottega Veneta, Bédat & Co, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Balenciaga)
• Magasins du Printemps - Le Printemps department stores
• Redcats - mail order retailer which operates La Redoute, Ellos, Empire, Brylane, Cyrillus, Vertbaudet, Somewhere, Daxon, Edmée, Celaia, La Maison de Valérie, Josefssons)
• FNAC - book and CD retailer in France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Brazil.
• Conforama - household furnishing retailer
• CFAO - distributor of cars and pharmaceuticals in Africa and the DOM-TOM

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Former subsidiaries

• Rexel - office supplies
• Guilbert - office supplies and furniture

Rexel is a French company specializing in the distribution of electrical parts and supplies. ...

Competitors

PPR's chief competitors in luxury goods conglomerates are LVMH and Richemont. A luxury good is a good at the highest end of the market in terms of quality and price. ... LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext: MC), usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and the worlds largest luxury goods conglomerate. ... Compagnie Financière Richemont SA is a Swiss luxury goods company that was founded in 1988 by the South African billionaire businessman, Anton Rupert. ...

External links

• PPR corporate website