Legal/privacy
April 3, 2013
By Tricia Carr
Leather goods and silk scarves maker Hermès is fending off luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton from silently achieving a majority stake to keep the private brand’s traditional business model intact.
{"ct":"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","iv":"c8db182fe1e770a0488be156031e1871","s":"80382cfd4b814b5c"}
Share your thoughts. Click here