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Compagnie FinanciEre Richemont sells the stuff of suave. Through luxury goods subsidiary Vendôme Luxury Group, it markets Cartier jewelry, Piaget and Baume & Mercier watches, Alfred Dunhill leather goods, and Montblanc pens. The company also owns 60% of jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels, 20% of online jeweler Adornis.com (now offline), and controls 49% of US catalog marketer Hanover Direct (Domestications, Sillhouettes). Richemont sold its Rothmans International unit (Rothmans, Dunhill, Peter Stuyvesant, and Winfield tobacco products) to British American Tobacco (BAT); in return it has a combined 35% stake (with Rembrandt Group) in BAT. Richemont is controlled by the Rupert family, which also controls Rembrandt Group.
COMPETITION |
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Gucci Group N.V. (GUC)
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (LVMHY)
Tiffany & Co. (TIF)
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STOCK ANALYSIS |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2001 Sales (mil.): 3,237.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 15.9%
Employees: 10,385
Revenue per employee: $311,709.20
KEY PEOPLE |
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Johann Rupert
CEO
Jan du Plessis
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Rigistrasse 2
6300 Zug, Switzerland
Phone: 41-710-33-22
Fax: 41-727-23-76
Online: Web Site
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