A French luxury leather goods maker that merged with Moët Hennessy to form LVMH.
Founders · Bernard Arnault (The Richest Man in the World)
Acquired · HermèsFounders · Mar 5Racamier built it by making goods in France and controlling company-owned shops in the Far East. It had only two shops in 1978 and made about 200 million a year in profit roughly eight years later.
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Acquired · Feb 19Founded by an orphan like Thierry Hermès, its luggage fit the train and car age while Hermès stayed in the horse era. It sells a sweatshirt with 120 logos and has similar margins, but a different strategy from Hermès.
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