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...A press exposé in 2019 claimed that SJP rewarded top self-employed sales people with Montblanc pens and diamond cufflinks....
...Apparently, the brand has also become the first luxury Maison to join SteelZero, an organisation dedicated to speeding up the steel industry transition to net-zero....
...The initiative has 10 member brands so far, including Chanel, Montblanc and Swarovski, and that number is expected to double by the end of the year....
...When Richemont fully acquired Yoox Net-a-Porter in 2018, the luxury ecommerce group clashed conspicuously with the Swiss luxury giant’s collection of Cartier, Montblanc pens and Purdey shotguns — products...
...Montblanc, which entered the watch market in 1997, has set out its stall on value for money....
...Hence the R1bn (about £44m) donation Johann Rupert, chairman of Richemont, the group that owns Cartier, Chloé, Dunhill, Montblanc, Net-a-Porter and Van Cleef & Arpels, has personally pledged towards helping...
...He was later chief executive of Montblanc....
...The best gift I’ve received recently is a small Montblanc Meisterstück Platinum Line Hommage à WA Mozart fountain pen from my mother-in-law....
...Richemont, which controls brands such as Cartier and Montblanc, is overhauling the distribution of its luxury products, with an increased focus on internet sales as consumers become accustomed to buying...
...This includes classic high-end luxury brands such as Cartier jewellery, Montblanc pens and Purdey shotguns. These contribute to group ebitda margins of over 20 per cent for Richemont....
...Richemont, which controls brands such as Cartier and Montblanc, is overhauling the distribution of its luxury products, with an increased focus on internet sales....
...The move would bring the Milan-listed collection of ecommerce shops into the same group as brands such as Cartier, Montblanc and Van Cleef & Arpels....
...Cartier products have been sold online in the US since 2010, and in a significant expansion of its online sales strategy, Richemont in January announced plans to take full control of Yoox Net-a-Porter, the...
...Today, Mr Porter’s watches are priced from a £765 Montblanc Summit smartwatch to the £34,950 IWC Da Vinci perpetual calendar chronograph....
...On Friday, Richemont, the owner of the Cartier and Montblanc brands, announced that these sales had fallen 11 per cent in the past financial year....
...Net profit for the year was €2.23bn, short of the €2.39bn analysts were looking for....
...Net income for the period rose to €545.4m from €482.5m a year earlier. Analysts had been expecting operating profit of €818.5m and net profit of €546m....
...As with last season, the collection tapped into the spirit of couture with its one-of-a-kind associations: Alpha Industries, Reebok, Eastpak and Montblanc were among the brands that had contributed their...
...Yoox Net-a-Porter, the online retailer, is already selling items worth as much as €50,000 — bringing luxury watches into its price range....
...Net profit for the first six months of the year was €545m, 13 per cent higher than during the same period of 2015....
...According to Jérôme Lambert, chief executive of German watch brand Montblanc, watch design is moving in a new direction....
...Richemont, the Geneva-based owner of the Cartier, Montblanc and Chloé brands, is expected to participate in the capital increase....
...If you have net assets above $30m, someone is stalking your social media accounts....
...Richemont has unveiled so-called ‘intelligent’ watch straps that can track steps and read emails, attached to Montblanc timepieces....
...(NYT) Video of the day View from the top of Montblanc FT editor Lionel Barber talks to Johann Rupert, chairman of Cartier owner Richemont, about a new neutral digital platform for luxury brands, why he's...
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