Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.
BERNARD ARNAULTOh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhat we do in our group is the opposite of the bad effects of globalization. We produce in Italy and in France and we sell to China, when usually it’s the opposite.
BERNARD ARNAULTChina is clearly going to be the number one economic power and it is already full of potential.. with lots of population and the buying power increasing by the day. .
BERNARD ARNAULTLuxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins.
BERNARD ARNAULTI think in business, you have to learn to be patient. Maybe I’m not very patient myself. But I think that I’ve learned the most is be able to wait for something and get it when it’s the right time.
BERNARD ARNAULTIf you control your distribution, you control your image.
BERNARD ARNAULTWorking in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It’s important that they are free to develop ideas.
BERNARD ARNAULTIn the luxury business, you have to build on heritage.
BERNARD ARNAULTAffordable luxury – these are two words that don’t go together.
BERNARD ARNAULTLuxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhat we do in our group is the opposite of the bad effects of globalization. We produce in Italy and in France and we sell to China, when usually it’s the opposite.
BERNARD ARNAULTLouis Vuitton, the world’s biggest luxury brand in terms of sales, is planning to dampen its expansion worldwide and focus on high-end products to preserve its exclusive image.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhen I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success.
BERNARD ARNAULTOh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.
BERNARD ARNAULTWhen you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with the creative side.
BERNARD ARNAULTIf you deeply appreciate and love what creative people do and how they think, which is usually in unpredictable and irrational ways, then you can start to understand them. And finally, you can see inside their minds and DNA.
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