Baptiste Caulonque

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Trending: Luxury brands are getting into food and beverage and restaurants.

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Over the past twenty years, digital transformation has become increasingly dynamic. From boutiques and department stores to websites, social media, marketplaces, social selling, live shopping, and now immersive gaming environments—this is just the beginning 💥 We face an exponential rise in customer journeys and channels for acquisition and interaction. The world is evolving rapidly, especially since COVID-19, with each year bringing unprecedented changes. How do we navigate these changes, which bring both anxiety and tremendous opportunity? The answer is agility and focus. Agility in processes, business models, and organizational mindset. Focus on core strengths. Are we still pushing products to customers (B2C), or are customers now choosing their own paths and experiences (C2P)? Should Brands invest in product desirability or complex distribution and acquisition systems? GaiaSuite was created to address these dilemmas. Our mission is to offer Brands a platform that provides agility, simplifies complexity, and helps them focus on what truly matters: their product, their brand, and their customer relationships. 🤝 Read the article : https://lnkd.in/eKGSqEHM Thank you Clément Fages and @themedialeader, for summarizing the strategy I've been developing over the past few years 💪 Flore Pilzer Florent Palomares Anne-Sophie JOURDAN - OCHIN Elodie Binard Constance Quersonnier - de Lambilly Agence Raoul Paris Sibylle de Villeneuve MONNIER Paris #fashiontech #techretail #frenchtech #gaiasuite #luxurybrands #retailinnovation

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🔵 🔴 ⚪ 75 houses, more than 200,000 employees, 86 billion euros in turnover with more than 2500 stores worldwide, and a unique sector: LUXURY. The undisputed world leader in the sector is French, and its empire is a model of diversification and growth over time that we could learn in schools. LVMH has made some very good decisions over time, and has regularly absorbed sublime brands to establish its leadership position, as shown in this fabulous infographic. 📊 A look back at the group's main sectors of presence and some key figures 🍷 Wines and spirits, with 26 houses and extraordinary brands including: Moët et Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Belvédère, Krug, Yquem, Ruinart and many others More than 6 billion euros in turnover 👜 Fashion and leather goods with 14 Houses! Louis Vuitton, Berlutti, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Christian Dior, Céline, Moynat, Loewe, Vuarnet, Fendi, Pucci! International references. More than 40 billion euros in turnover 🌹 16 major perfume and cosmetics houses to smell good: The mythical Guerlain, Francis Kurdjian, Christian Dior parfums, Benefic, Make up Forever and the divisions of Kenzo or Loewe More than 8 billion euros in turnover ⌚ Watches and jewellery with again leading brands: Hublot, Zenith, Tag Heuer, Bulgari, Tiffany, Chaumet More than 10 billion euros in turnover 🎁 Selective distribution with Sephora, Le bon marché, 24S, La grande épicerie de Paris... More than 17 billion euros in turnover His latest acquisition? The American artisan eyewear maker Barton Pereira, a small goldsmith of glasses. 🔵 🔴 ⚪ And the icing on the cake, LVMH contributes a lot to the influence of France and also to its finances! - The group generates 93% of its turnover from sales abroad - LVMH has 116 design workshops in France. That's huge. - The group is loyal in business, and 214,000 direct and indirect jobs benefit from it in France alone. - the group claims that its activity brings 8.1 billion in tax benefits to the State ➡ Basically, a group that sells French production abroad (it represents more than 4% of French exports in terms of amount...), pays taxes in France, creates sustainable and quality jobs, with high salaries. National treasure.

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As Bordeaux En-Primuer 2024 comes to an end, I will try and summarise my thoughts on the vintage. The growing season was challenging with severe mildew issues and a freakish rainstorm hitting mainly the upper left bank on the 20th of September. Those who dared (and could afford to risk it) left the Cabernet out and they have no doubt made the best wines. The domaines who rushed to get the grapes off have produced wines with not so pleasant green, underripe Cabernet. Having said that I definitely think it’s a Cabernet vintage. Most of the top wines have good amounts of Cabernet in them and a beautiful spine of good tannins and acidity with a bright freshness. In comparing ‘22 and ‘23, the 2022 had much more fruit density where the 2023’s are more open and have left space for you to walk in and search for the identity. I compare to a newly produced music album versus an open analog recording from the early 60’s. There can be no doubt that the vintage is no 2022 but overall it is good. We are hearing that wines will start to get released on Monday and it will be a fast and intense campaign, expected to have finished by the time of Vinexpo Hong Kong on the 27th of May. I can’t remember the last time we had wrapped up before June but I’m all for it. I’ve spoken to Chateau’s who have hinted at lowering the prices but also one who was confident that they would increase! Let’s make it clear, this is not a vintage to take any risks with pricing and given the issues facing Bordeaux and premium wine world wide it would be madness not to lower the prices. We will see on Monday! Some of my highlights of the tastings in no particular order: Chateau Haut Bailly Chateau Margaux Chateau Pichon-Longueville (Comtesse) Chateau Figeac Chateau Pontet Canet Chateau Cheval Blanc Chateau Belair-Monange Chateau Trotanoy Chateau Montrose Chateau La Lagune (QPR of the year?) Chateau Branaire-Ducru Domaine de Chevalier (Blanc)

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Couple of years ago, I believe in the trend of Chinese companies going abroad. Therefore, I was deeply investing in the social media network, market research and ecosystem establishment. For the market research, we now have a good solution for efficiently understanding the non-Chinese markets, it's called Suwen.AI. For the social media network, Suwen has the capabilities of Chinese Weibo, the Red etc. but still we are lack of experience in the non-Chinese ecosystem... until we have read the following post. It's really worthy to watch the video and for all Chinese brands who are investing in the foreign markets, there are mature tools, ecosystem and solutions for supporting your healthy growth.

Connecting Visions, Exceeding Goals, Doubling Impact! 🌐 ​🤝​ We are delighted to announce the renewal of the strategic alliance between our two shareholders, @Agence Française de Développement and @Caisse des Dépôts. As the vital link within this alliance, STOA has successfully served as the bridge that unites and drives our collective mission forward. 📈​ Reflecting on Millésime 1 (2018-2023), we are proud to share that STOA not only met but exceeded the ambitious objectives set for us. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team, and the robust support from our shareholders. In recognition of our accomplishments and the confidence in our leadership and teams, our shareholders have committed an additional €300 million. This substantial commitment allows us to double our efforts, targeting an impressive €1.1 billion in commitments by the end of 2027. 🚀 Looking ahead, we are embarking on an ambitious roadmap that includes evolving our structure to mobilize third-party capital. This strategic evolution will significantly amplify our impact and future investments, enabling us to continue driving sustainable development and creating lasting positive change. #SustainableDevelopment #FutureInvestments #ImpactInvesting

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Great article about how wind, altitude, maritime influences & innovative farming methods uniquely shape Languedoc's appellations and wines! Warm thanks to Rupert Millar

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So many useful tips, make sure to devour this one !

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The Luxury Industry is undergoing a significant toward sustainability, an exciting and key topic ! Get into this insightful article from #TheConversation to understand how #luxury is reinventing itself through the lens of sustainability: Is #Sustainable Luxury Possible ? There’s 2 challenges and opportunities for luxury brands to engage in more environmentally friendly and socially responsible practices: 🌎 #Transparency and #Traceability: Luxury companies are increasing the transparency of their supply chains to ensure ethical practices. 💫 #Innovation in #Design: Encouraging sustainable and innovative designs such as #AI to reduce waste and extend the life of products. With over three decades of expertise, EFFICIO GROUP stands as a trusted partner to the most prestigious luxury brands for their #CSR strategy. Our agency helps the brands in: ▪️The distribution of their overstock on the #SecondaryMarket, to avoid the product’s destruction and to integrate the #CircularEconomy in their commercial strategy. ▪️Integration of #AI in their communication, their conception and their e-commerce to optimize time and budget. Our commitment to #sustainability aligns seamlessly with the evolving dynamics of the industry. Together, let’s embrace this new era of responsible luxury! CONTACTS US #LuxuryIndustry #Sustainability #ResponsibleLuxury #CSR #AI

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“A REAL Surprise” Cc. Etienne de GRAMONT ________ #luxury #luxuryindustry #luxuryretail #boostsales #boostyourbusiness #customerexperience #customerservice #customercentricity #customercentrictransformation #luxurygoods #luxurywatches #luxuryjewelry #luxurycars #excellentservice #callcenter #saleschannels #salesadvice #realmadrid #mbappe

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The Brittany region, in France, counts 231 "Third Places" on its territory, the highest proportion in the country. Half of them offer coworking services. 69% are located in low density population or very rural areas. Overall, "Third places" are community oriented locations aiming at fostering social interactions in villages or towns. Most of them are citizen driven small coworking spaces supporting a mission such as hosting cultural projects, helping local entrepreneurs, remote workers or circular economy related initiatives. Some Third places are also told to be offering "learning" experiences, the ones providing with tools and workshops or fablab services, for instance. According to the "Panorama des Tiers-lieux bretons" overview, Brittany's Third places host more than 25.000 members. 70% of the Third spaces opened less than 4 years ago. Almost 30% of the Third places in Brittany are financially profitable, thanks to a hybrid model mixing for profit activities (self-operated bar, shop...), with public subsidies. 20% lose money. cc Coopérative Tiers-Lieux Bretagne Tiers-Lieux Daphné CHARVERIAT Marc LAGET Eric Martial TAGUEM NGOUALADJIO Yolaine PROULT Arnaud Bonnet Fred Frenard Lucie Bruyet Séverine Martinez Olympia Roumier Amélie Tehel https://lnkd.in/e7tsHfFt https://lnkd.in/e9dH5ryT

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Echoing many of the themes we were expressing in real time during 2023 Bordeaux En Primeur. However, I do not think of En Primeur as "broken". Producers need only adjust their pricing to the market levels, they are still making enormous profits based on elevated pricing over the last 10 years. Expecting consumers to pay in En Primeur prices that are higher than better vintages that are immediately available is unrealistic. #bordeaux #bordeauxenprimeur #bordeauxenprimeur2023 #EnPrimeur #wine #finewine #wineinvestments #finewineinvestments #finewineinvesting #Bdx23 #Bdx2023

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More than ever, wines are on the move, especially Bordeaux wines. New profiles of winemakers but also long lasting knowledge and know-how will definitively transform towards innovative wine profiles and pleasure, respectful of nature, human and responsibilities. #jointhebordeauxcrew

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𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 - 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 The City of Light displayed interesting performances in 2023, which strongly echoed that of 2019 in terms of occupancy, yet still with space to grow during the shoulder seasons. Rate growth have made the city the envy of many capitals in Europe. The hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a couple of months is expected to provide a final boost to Paris which, combined with a modest pipeline, is predicted to keep its position as one of the most desirable markets in Europe for hotel investment. #HotelInvestment #TourismRecovery #Paris #MarketResearch #Hospitality HVS Europe

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We're thrilled to see the excellent coverage of the new Novum Euro showroom and the transformation of Leclerc Ville La Grand in France's market-leading retail magazine, Points de Vente.  The article details the benefits of moving from CO2 to LEAP refrigeration technology, which was the first of its kind for a large hypermarche in France. The benefits highlighted include: Eco-Friendly & Efficiency: Energy Efficiency: Achieving a remarkable 15% reduction in overall energy consumption of the store. Simplified Maintenance: Less frequent maintenance and easy unit replacements enhance operational efficiency. Sustainable Technology: Utilising advanced propane refrigeration technology to reduce their ecological footprint. Enhanced Customer Experience: Improved Freshness: Ensuring superior product quality and better visibility for our customers. Operational Reliability: Streamlined processes for our employees, reducing downtime and enhancing reliability. #Innovation #Sustainability #RetailExcellence #CustomerExperience #ELeclerc #Novum #EcoFriendly #GoNatRefs #AtmoApproved https://lnkd.in/eG4N9rzD

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