Dominique Patton

1 week ago | money.usnews.com | Mimosa Spencer |Dominique Patton

By Mimosa Spencer and Dominique PattonPARIS (Reuters) -LVMH will focus on its biggest, best known alcohol brands and rein in international ambitions for smaller labels to revive Moet Hennessy, the division's CEO Jean-Jacques Guiony told employees this week in a video reviewed by Reuters. Plans are afoot to shrink the workforce by nearly 13% at the wine and spirits division epitomised by high-end champagne brand Moet and Hennessy cognac.

2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Dominique Patton

PARIS (Reuters) -French carmaker Renault reported a small rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday as popular new models including the electric Renault 5 and Duster SUV helped to offset the impact of reduced dealer inventories and adverse exchange rates. The group generated revenue of 11.68 billion euros ($13.24 billion), up 0.6% from a year earlier at constant exchange rates, but slightly below the 11.71 billion euros expected by analysts in a company poll.

3 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Dominique Patton

PARIS (Reuters) - L'Oreal reported a 3.5% rise in like-for-like first-quarter sales on Thursday, beating expectations for slower growth, as strong demand for its creams and perfume in Europe helped counter challenging conditions in the United States. The French group has outperformed the global cosmetics market in recent years with products that span its mass-market Maybelline makeup to high-end Valentino perfume and doctor-recommended CeraVe lotions.

3 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Dominique Patton

PARIS (Reuters) - L'Oreal reported a rise in first-quarter sales on Thursday, beating expectations for slower growth, as strong demand for its creams and perfume in Europe helped counter challenging conditions in the United States. The French group, which makes Maybelline mascara and Kiehl's skincare, posted like-for-like sales up 3.5%, though they were inflated 2 percentage points by advance shipments to China ahead of a change in IT systems.

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Dominique Patton |Tim Hepher

PARIS (Reuters) - European aerospace companies Airbus, Thales and Leonardo have started preliminary talks with European Union antitrust regulators over a possible merger of their satellite businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday....