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Richemont slims down. Is this the end of the group model?

Astrid Wendlandt

8 February 2026

Richemont is in talks to offload Jaeger-LeCoultre to its management team after the Swiss luxury group announced last month a similar deal with sister brand Baume & Mercier, according to multiple industry sources. If such a heritage watchmaker left the group, it would signal a radical strategy change and it would raise several questions about the future of its existing form.

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WHAT HAPPENS TO PATOU AFTER GUILLAUME HENRY'S EXIT ?

Richemont is not the only luxury group in spring cleaning mode. Rival LVMH announced on Friday night that its tiny fashion brand Patou was parting ways with designer Guillaume Henry after seven years. The group said it was a mutual decision, and the maison was going to explore “a different format for its future evolution.”

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Greubel Forsey may be looking for buyers after Forsey exit

Astrid Wendlandt

1 February 2026

Luxury watchmaker Greubel Forsey is putting out feelers in the market to test the appetite among potential buyers after pushing out co-founder Stephen Forsey, industry sources say. Former Audemars Piguet CEO François-Henry Bennahmias is keen to invest in high-end watchmaking and recently looked at the brand, but informal talks did not get very far, they said.

Fashion

Chanel braces for further leadership changes

Astrid Wendlandt

25 January 2026

Chanel is hunting for a new CFO to replace Philippe Blondiaux, who was once the voice of the company, and a new fashion activities CEO to step into the shoes of the mighty Bruno Pavlovsky. Blondiaux is expected to leave the French powerhouse at the end of this year and Pavlovsky in the first part of 2027 at the latest, sources close to the brand say.

Fashion

Dior is on the mend, armed with a new management team

Astrid Wendlandt

18 January 2026

Dior is expected to reverse more than two years of declining sales in 2026 as enthusiasm grows for Jonathan Anderson’s new vision, particularly for his new collection of handbags, a product category that represents nearly half of the brand’s fashion and leather goods sales.

Strategy

LVMH: Pressure grows for succession clarity

Astrid Wendlandt

11 January 2026

Bernard Arnault’s five children are locked in an increasingly poisonous conflict for control of LVMH. So disruptive is their fratricidal battle consensus is growing among investors and the higher echelons of LVMH that the role of the next boss of the world No. 1 luxury group and Europe’s second-biggest company by market cap cannot be assumed by one of Bernard Arnault’s children.

Fashion

Fusalp surfs on boom in high-end outdoor clothes

Astrid Wendlandt

14 December 2025

French luxury sportswear brand Fusalp aims to double its sales in the next four to five years thanks to global expansion and solid demand for elegant outdoor gear that can be worn in the city as well as on the slopes, its CEO and controlling shareholder told Miss Tweed in an exclusive interview.

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Bennahmias in talks to take control of De Bethune

Astrid Wendlandt

7 December 2025

François-Henry Bennahmias, the former star CEO of Audemars Piguet, is in advanced talks to become CEO of De Bethune and buy a stake in the high-end independent watch brand, according to several industry sources with first-hand knowledge of the talks.

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