How much do you know about LVMH?
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Discover 6 facts about the Group and its culture that makes LVMH much more than the world’s Luxury leader.
1. LVMH is much more than beautiful products and experiences
The world leader in luxury, LVMH has since its founding in 1987 deployed a business model marked by creative momentum and a constant quest for excellence. LVMH is the only Group to lead 6 major business sectors of the luxury market:
- Wines and Spirits
- Fashion and Leather Goods
- Perfumes and Cosmetics
- Watches and Jewellery
- Selective Retailing
- Other activities in sectors such as Hospitality, Travel and Leisure, complete the quest for excellence pursued by the Group.
2. LVMH is a family-run group with an entrepreneurial mindset
Founded in 1987, LVMH strives to ensure the long-term development of each of its 75 Houses in keeping with their identity, their heritage and their expertise.
Take a look at all the Maisons that make up our ecosystem
3. There is a 657 age-gap between our oldest and youngest Maison
Our oldest winery, Clos de Lambrays was created in 1365, perfectly captures our timeless art de vivre. In our Maisons products are designed to be passed from generation to generation while always leading innovation and new trends. On that note, Stella by Stella McCartney was launched in 2022 and is the youngest brand in the group.
4. LVMH embodies a refined “art de vivre”
The Group covers a broad range of sectors, services and product categories you may not be aware of, such as Hospitality, like Belmond and Cheval Blanc who offer exceptional stays in some of the most beautiful locations around the world.
“Our Maisons at LVMH have always championed and embodied a refined art de vivre. Indeed, the very expression art de vivre, which our Maisons so ardently promote, perfectly encapsulates all that they have embodied for our customers for centuries as privileged partners of this passionate and ever-evolving quest for sophistication and elegance.”
5. More than 211.000 people are part of the LVMH team
At LVMH, we are diverse by nature with a workforce that counts more than 190 nationalities and 4 generations with an average age of 37, operating in 80 countries. At LVMH 71% of LVMH employees are women. We strongly believe in people’s uniqueness, in their talent, in their singularity – whatever their background. At LVMH, people make the difference.
6. Entrepreneurship is key to our success
At LVMH, we encourage risk-taking and perseverance. We give high priority to collective intelligence, which is stimulated by internal development programs designed to challenge our most audacious managers to transform their innovative ideas into business plans.
Thus, we carry out many initiatives such as Viva Technology, the biggest start up and tech event in Europe. Being at LVMH means being part of something bigger: a unique collective of thinkers, innovators and craftspeople, committed to the world we live in and fueled by an appetite for creating emotions.
We offer a varied palette of 500 métiers, allowing individuals to express their savoir-faire and find opportunities tailored to their aspirations.
Whatever you’re interested in - from craftsmanship to marketing, from supply chain planning to retail, from web analytics to human resources - LVMH can offer you an unlimited playground.