
An analysis of current changes in luxury, from difficulties in the Chinese market to new sales and hospitality strategies.
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The global luxury sector is experiencing an economic slowdown, particularly marked in the Chinese market. Companies are looking for growth levers through personalization and customer experience.
“I’m not sure that an influencer from Dubai still makes you want to buy an €8,000 bag”: can luxury lower its prices?
Can the current crisis facing major brands be resolved by reducing labels on clothing and bags, as some are recommending? Not so simple…
Luxury brands struggle to overcome the sluggishness of the Chinese market
Faced with more demanding demand, the giants of the sector are trying to adapt to find new momentum in the country.
Personal shoppers, “magnified” experience, AI… How the new boss of Printemps wants to breathe new life into his department stores
DECRYPTION - Arriving in June at the head of a group weakened by several restructurings, Rémy Baume is banking on personalized services and customer loyalty to return to sustainable growth.
From San Régis to the Château des Fleurs, five chic refuges around the Champs-Élysées
Behind the facades of the Golden Triangle, a few five-star hotels prefer the charm of Parisian residences to the excess of palaces. From Belle Époque decor to collector's apartments, five addresses that cultivate their difference.
“You are crazy, there is no future in this profession”: who is Tamara Taichman, the stylist behind the success of Yves Salomon?
She graced Elle magazine, created bags, designed jewelry. Today, she designs luxury ready-to-wear for the Parisian furrier: an ultra-quality wardrobe but designed for life and women today.
Istanbul: 8 hotels that make you dream, from Bosphorus palaces to more confidential addresses
From the palaces of sultans to the old shipyards, from the banks of the Bosphorus to the alleys of the old city, Istanbul cultivates an unrivaled art of hospitality. Eight hotels where luxury also has something to tell.
230 m², private cinema and secret door: MSC inaugurates its first “luxury villa at sea”
The Italian company's latest liner, the World Atlantic, will allow families to stay in a large duplex suite furnished with a good dose of mischief, for the pleasure of young and old alike.
“We tell stories”: at Maison Petrusse, French heritage is printed on a square of silk
REPORT - For 30 years, Maison Petrusse has been telling the little and great history of France on silk scarves imagined in the inspiring setting of Château Mauriac, the home of the writer's grandfather located in Langon.
“I spent a year obsessively trying to understand this sector”: the secrets of Luca de Meo, boss of the luxury group Kering
PORTRAIT - He turned the page on his automotive years to immerse himself in the world of fashion, becoming CEO of the Kering group a year ago. During Milan Fashion Week, this crisis management specialist talks about this experience.
Getaway in Italy: La Réserve Firenze, Florence on the left bank
It is in Oltrarno, literally “beyond the Arno”, that the latest opus of the La Réserve Hotels and Private Homes collection opens this weekend. Six apartments in a 15th century Florentine palace, enhanced by a French couple and the architects Gilles & Boissier.

TotalEnergies is increasing its market share in electricity via its service stations, while Daniel Kretinsky finalizes a restructuring agreement for the Casino group, whose debt will be reduced and its stake increased to 84.9%.

Jean Castex, CEO of SNCF, announced the signing of a performance contract with the State. This agreement provides for an increase of 1.5 billion euros per year from 2028 for the modernization of the rail network, bringing the total budget to 4.5 billion euros.

The LFP is launching a call for tenders for Ligue 1 TV rights for the period 2027-2032. After the failures of Mediapro and DAZN, the league hopes to raise between 350 and 400 million euros annually to stabilize its declining revenues.

For the last Friday the 13th of 2026, FDJ United anticipates an increase in Loto stakes. A Super Loto of 21 million euros is at stake, supported by the superstition of a third of French people who see this date as a sign of luck.

After his resignation from Nvidia following revelations about affairs with Alice Huang and Kimberly Powell, Jensen Huang is suspected of a third extramarital affair with an anonymous employee of the company.

Charles Jaigu announces the start of the financial crisis in France, while François Villeroy de Galhau proposes solutions to the spendthrift State. Gaëtan de Capèle deplores the cost of work weighing on businesses.