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gold and diamond mining industries as well as the luxury goods investments that, along with the investment in Rothmans International, would form Richemont. © 1988 Formation of Richemont.Richemont owns minority holdings in Cartier Monde SA and Rothmans International, which also holds investments in Cartier Monde, Alfred Dunhill and, through Alfred Dunhill, Montblanc and Chloé. 1996 Acquisition of watchmakers VacheronConstantin by Vendôme Luxury Group. 1997 Richemont acquires 15 per cent of Canal+

of the BMW 3-Series coupe and the redesign of the X5 SUV. The carmaker is entering new segments, too. In another two years or so, the 1 Series now on sale in Europe is expected to be in the U.S., and the company has acknowledged it's working on a vehicle that's neither SUV nor minivan but encompasses attributes of both with very flexible storage and seating options. As the company stretches what the BMW brand stands for, it's right to try and bring more of its natural target audience under the tent

buying brands blindly. The luxury market, for example, has been distinctly hit, as there has been more scrutiny of the intrinsic value in the upscale prices. As Pam Danziger of Unity Marketing said in their 2009 study on the luxury market, “[a]ffluent consumers are redefining, reassessing and re-evaluating their lives and their lifestyles. This is happening across the culture, not just among a small segment of the affluent market and it will mean major shifts to how luxury brands can market their

LVMH Passionate about creativity ANNUAL REPORT Contents 02 Chairman’s Message 06 Financial Highlights 08 Interview with Antonio Belloni: New expectations for luxury 10 Corporate Governance 12 The LVMH Share 14 Review of operations 16 Wines & Spirits 24 Fashion & Leather Goods 32 Perfumes & Cosmetics 40 Watches & Jewelry 46 Selective Retailing 16 24 52 Sustainable development 54 Our Code of Conduct 55 Human resources Contributing to the future of tradition 63 Corporate sponsorship

de Taxe sur consommation particulière” pour les motorisations supérieures à 2000cc 1.4) La segmentation des véhicules - Segment B - Segment Entry Car (ME) - Segment Eco-family Cars (M0) - Segment C-(M1) - Segment D (M2) - Segment S Luxury - Segment Sport Cars - Off-road&SUV - analyse de segmentation-véhicules utilitaires légers - Segment Mini Panelvan - Segment Panelvan - Segment Minibus - Segment Pick up 2) Citroën Citroën est un constructeur automobile français

bag. Over the course of about eight days, separate workers would sew together leather panels, glue in linings and attach handles. Then, inspired by car maker Toyota Motor Corp. and egged on by outside management consultants, the venerable French luxury-goods house discovered efficiency. Today, clusters of six to 12 workers, each of them performing several tasks, can assemble the $680 shiny, LV-logo bags in a single day. The factory-floor changes are part of a sweeping effort by Louis Vuitton to

In that case, a car producer for example signs a contract with a distributor and undertakes to promote, commercialize and of distribute course his cars trough the same agent. In return, the agent will promise in the contract not to promote similar vehicles, nor to sell at a lower price. It is obvious that this type of agreement should be considered as restrictive both for competitors and customers. It is accepted by the EC only if the agreement concerns a limited and specific market which needs this

établissements dans 68 pays et emploie quelque 143 000 employés. Marriott International, Inc., based in Washington D.C., is a leading worldwide hospitality company with more than 2,800 lodging properties in 68 countries worldwide and over 143,000 associates Luxury Lodging IMPRESSUM PUBLICATION DETAILS MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC. FRANKFURTER STRASSE 10–14 65760 ESCHBORN ALLEMAGNE FRANK ZEHLE Full-Service Lodging Select-Service Lodging Extended-Stay and Corporate Lodging VICE-PRÉSIDENT RÉGIONAL BRAND MARKETING/

is vital to the Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation’s (SLRTC) operation of a sustainable public transport system. “The vehicles will require less maintenance, which will save us a tremendous amount of foreign exchange in terms of spare parts,” says Seray Wurie, the corporation’s General Manager. When he took up his post in May last year he found “a graveyard of vehicles,” malpractice, huge debts and unpaid staff. “The National Commission for Privatisation had no choice but to reALPHA TIMBO

enabled Roland Garros to earn €22.6M. Fig.1.  Loyalty  ladder,  seen  in  Beech   and  Chadwick  2004.     4   1.3.   VIP Areas: Each year the tournament welcomes around 72000 VIP, hosted in luxury areas. Those are used for discussions of contracts or simply for exposition. Indeed, companies can purchase them and then invite people of their choice: big business partners, future partners... Even if prices are really expensive (count ranging between