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☆ From Nike to Nutella: Company names you have probably been mispronouncing your whole life
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Global company names often get Anglicized or Americanized to the point where they're unrecognizable, but brands could see some benefits if their names are pronounced correctly. Allianz: al-ee-anz"Allianz " is, perhaps unsurprisingly, the German word for "alliance." It isn't pronounced like the ancient Greek herald of the gods, Hermes, unlike the U.K. delivery company of similar spelling. Moët & Chandon: mow-et ey shon-donIn contrast to typical French pronunciation, there is a hard "T" sound at the end of "Moët." Heuer is the last name of the company's founder, Edouard Heuer.
☆ World's richest person Bernard Arnault's fortune has increased by more than $33 billion this year
  + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The multi-billionaire tops its rankings of the world's richest people, followed by Elon Musk. The LVMH CEO and co-founder has a current net worth of $196 billion, per Bloomberg. Bernard Arnault is the CEO and co-founder of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, more commonly known as LVMH. The 73-year-old French billionaire is currently ranked by Bloomberg as the world's richest person, followed by Elon Musk whose net worth is valued at $175 billion. The CEO recently appointed his daughter, Delphine Arnault, CEO and chair of Dior.
☆ The world's richest person has made his daughter the CEO of Dior. All 4 of his sons have top roles at his companies, too.
  + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Luxury-goods mogul Bernard Arnault is the world's richest personEric Piermont/Getty ImagesBernard Arnault is the world's richest person with a net worth of about $182 billion, putting him $50 billion ahead of Elon Musk. Arnault cofounded LVMH in the 1980s, and is its CEO and chair. All four of Bernard's sons work at LVMH and its brands, too. "Succession planning in strategic roles has been instrumental to the success of LVMH's key brands over the past 20 years," Citi analyst Thomas Chauvet said, per Reuters. Last year LVMH raised the age limit of its CEO from 75 to 80, extending Arnault's possible tenure.
☆ Struggling sneaker brand Vans is trying to lure millennials away from Nike and other brands with nostalgia, high heat collabs, and better arch support
  + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Danni Santana | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
But Harrer, who joined Vans from Dollar Shave Club in April 2021, noted that Vans wasn't reminding people about those classic shoes. Vans stopped marketing its classic sneakers for some time before resuming earlier this year with the "Classic Since Forever" campaign. "Our top-tier limited-distribution footwear, which you may know as Vans Vault, has previously met the needs of influential footwear-trend accounts in the past," he said. With Vans Vault, the company takes classic shoes and collaborates with popular designers and boutiques on new colorways. Vans Vault releases compete with Nike, Adidas, Converse, and others for the general sneaker lover.
☆ Twitterverse vigilance scares LVMH CEO into dumping his private plane
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Renault, 73, the world’s second-richest man with a net worth of over $149 billion, said he has sold his private jet because he was Twitter-shamed over his frequent plane use. “Indeed, with all these stories, the group had a plane and we sold it,” Arnault told an LVMH-owned radio station, on Monday. “It’s not very good that our competitors can know where we are at any moment,” Antoine Arnault told the radio station. Elon Musk tried to pay off a 19-year-old from Florida to stop tracking his private jet use. Jack Sweeney rejected the $5,000 offer from Musk to delete his Twitter account that tracks the Musk’s private jet journeys.
☆ Roger Federer closes out pro tennis career in match with doubles partner Rafael Nadal
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Samantha Kubota | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Roger Federer said goodbye to pro tennis Friday night at London’s Laver Cup with his longtime competitor-turned-doubles-partner Rafael Nadal. Following the match, Federer, the Swiss tennis legend and 20-time Grand Slam winner, appeared to tear up and waved to the cheering crowd, mouthing “Thank you.”“It’s been a perfect journey,” Federer said. Roger Federer of Team Europe acknowledges the crowd following their final match during Day One of the Laver Cup at The O2 Arena on Sept. 23, 2022 in London. Hours before Friday's match, Federer tweeted: “I’ve done this thousands of times, but this one feels different. Roger Federer of Team Europe plays a backhand shot during the doubles match between Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe of Team World and Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of Team Europe during Day One of the Laver Cup at The O2 Arena on Sept. 23, 2022 in London.
☆ French luxury goods company LVMH invests in designers of color. Black creatives are cautiously optimistic about the impact.
  + stars: | 2022-09-10 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
A Harlem's Fashion Row event showcased creatives and designers of color. The Harlem's Fashion Row show is one of recent steps by LVMH to become more diverse and inclusive. Black creatives and fashionistas of color are cautiously optimistic, saying LVMH could set a new standard for an industry that's long had a problem with diversity. Harlem's Fashion Row CEO Brandice Daniel said the partnership with LVMH felt intentional and serious in nature. I think it's incredible that HFR and Black designers in general are getting this kind of support," Daniel, who is Black, said, referring to Harlem's Fashion Row.
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