Louis Vuitton’s new exhibition house on the Seine River, in addition to elements of the model’s adjoining headquarters on Rue du Pont Neuf may ultimately be reworked right into a flagship retailer and lodge, WWD reported Tuesday citing feedback by CEO Michael Burke.
The transfer would observe sweeping renovations and retailer expansions on the historic homebases of LVMH’s different prime manufacturers. Christian Dior not too long ago mixed six buildings initially acquired by the model’s founder within the Nineteen Forties, making a sprawling retailer, museum, restaurant, luxurious suites and spa that opened earlier this 12 months. In 2016, Fendi moved its workplaces out of the Palazzo Fendi in Rome to make room for an expanded retailer, lodge, and haute fourrure atelier, whereas American jeweller Tiffany & Co’s iconic New York flagship is at present present process a serious renovation.
Louis Vuitton’s headquarters is simply steps from La Samaritaine, a division retailer wherein LVMH invested greater than $1 billion to amass and remodel right into a luxurious lodge and tax-free shopping center.
A spokesperson for the model declined to remark.
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