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Richemont

Company nameCompagnie Financière Richemont S.A.
Company typeSociété Anonyme (SWX - CFR, Jse - CFR)
IndustryLuxury goods
Founded1988
Founder(s)Anton Rupert
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Key peopleJohann Rupert (Chairman and CEO)
ProductsFashion, accessories, watches, jewellery, writing instruments
Revenue-5.176 billion (year - Mar 2010)
Operating income-830 million (yr - Mar 2010)
Net income-600 million (yr - Mar 2010)
Employees19,137 (Mar 2010)

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Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A. is a Swiss luxury goods company that was founded in 1988 by the late South African businessman Anton Rupert. It has four main business areas: jewellery, watches, writing instruments and clothing. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and on the JSE Securities Exchange. It is the eighth biggest company in the Swiss Market Index. As of 2007, it is the third-largest luxury goods company in the world by turnover, behind LVMH and PPR, its two main competitors in the luxury goods market. In March 2007, Richemont and Polo Ralph Lauren announced the formation of a joint venture, the Polo Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewellery Company, S.A.R.L., of which each company will own 50 percent.

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Keep calm and carry on - Moneyweb.co.za Tweet this news
Moneyweb.co.za--Well, -Richemont- moved their tobacco interests into an offshore entity (with easier taxation rules) that they will look to sell in order to diversify the ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:35:25 GMT+00:00
We Prefer a More Conservative Investment in European Luxury Goods - Toronto Star Tweet this news
Toronto Star--Compagnie Financiere -Richemont- is one of six luxury goods makers we cover and perhaps one of the least understood. ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:08:14 GMT+00:00
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Swiss watchmakers get export boost - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--VX) rise 1.7 percent and rival -Richemont- (CFR.VX) gains 1.4 percent, outperforming a 0.6 percent firmer sector index .SXQP, after a forecast-beating 25.5 ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:02:17 GMT+00:00
Recent Study: Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA: SWOT Analysis & Company Profile - PR-inside.com (press release) Tweet this news
PR-inside.com (press release)---...- of the activities in which Compagnie Financiere -Richemont- SA is engaged as well as news articles relating to the company and a detailed company history. ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:01:29 GMT+00:00
Diamond News Broadcast - Diamonds.net Tweet this news
Diamonds.net--By Rapaport News Luxury retailer -Richemont's- 2010 fiscal year sales reflected small decreases, but importantly the group noted that the very high-end ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:42:12 GMT+00:00
Quick action sees Richemont weather storm - Business Report Tweet this news
Business Report--Swiss-based luxury goods group -Richemont- (CFR) said Wednesday that it has weathered the economic crisis to date and is in a strong financial position, ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:18:34 GMT+00:00
Swiss Stocks Slide to 10-Month Low; Richemont, Holcim Decline - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Financiere -Richemont- SA, Swatch Group AG and Holcim Ltd. led losses among companies reliant on exports. UBS AG fell 3 percent. The Swiss Market Index of the ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:08:17 GMT+00:00
Swiss Stocks Gain; Richemont, Swatch Shares Lead Advance in SMI - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Financiere -Richemont- SA and Swatch Group AG rebounded from last week's losses after the watchmakers reached prices that technical analysts say may act as ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:16:49 GMT+00:00
Swiss Stocks Fall; Richemont, ABB, Credit Suisse Lead Declines - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Financiere -Richemont- SA, the world's largest jewelry maker, and ABB Ltd., the biggest builder of power-transmission networks, retreated more than 2 percent, ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:27:57 GMT+00:00
Watch industry, world media remember Hayek - National Jeweler Network Tweet this news
National Jeweler Network--Johann Rupert, -Richemont- executive chairman and group chief executive officer, said in a media release that he had worked with Hayek for many years in a ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:27:50 GMT+00:00

Subsidiaries of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA

Luxury brandsCartier * Van Cleef & Arpels * Piaget * Vacheron Constantin * A. Lange & Söhne * Jaeger-LeCoultre * Officine Panerai * International Watch Co * Baume et Mercier * Montblanc * Net-A-Porter * Alfred Dunhill * Lancel * Chloé * James Purdey and Sons * Montegrappa

Swiss Swiss Market Index companies of Switzerland

ABB * Actelion * Adecco * Credit Suisse * Holcim * Julius Bär * Lonza Group * Nestlé * Novartis * Richemont * Roche * SGS * Swatch Group * Swiss Re * Swisscom * Syngenta * Synthes * Transocean * UBS * Zurich Financial |



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