Louis vuitton outlet Louis Vuitton, the French maker of laminated canvas handbags, is the world’s most valuable luxury brand for the sixth consecutive year, a research group says. The brand, owned by Paris-based LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has a value of $US24.3 billion ($22.6 billion), an increase of 23 per cent from 2010, according to Millward Brown Optimor’s 2011 BrandZ study published today. That’s almost as much as the combined values of Hermes, Gucci and Chanel, which ranked second, third and fourth in this year’s luxury-brand standings.
Louis vuitton outlet Vuitton’s value amounts to almost 28 per cent of LVMH’s current market capitalisation. Advertisement: Story continues below The brand is benefiting from demand for status symbols in developing markets such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, and the perception in Europe and the US that its products are exclusive, said Cristiana Pearson, a director at Millward Brown Optimor who led the study.“As we continue to come out of the recession, people will continue to spend more on luxury, and the BRIC countries don’t look like they’re slowing,” with growth in Brazil and China particularly strong, Pearson said.
Louis vuitton outlet Hermes International, in which LVMH holds a 20.2 per cent stake, posted the biggest increase in brand value in the luxury industry with a 41 per cent jump to $US11.9 billion, according to the BrandZ study. Gucci’s value declined 2 per cent to $US7.45 billion, affected by French parent PPR SA’s financial performance, Pearson said. Chanel advanced 23 per cent to $US6.82 billion. LVMH’s role. Hennessy, Moet & Chandon and Fendi placed seventh, eighth and ninth in the study respectively, with values of $US3.42 billion to $US5 billion, meaning LVMH, the world’s largest luxury-goods maker, owns or has a stake in five of the industry’s 10 most-valuable brands.
Burberry outlet LVMH has a lineup of labels “that have very high standards in terms of craftsmanship and that give the impression of very high exclusivity, even in some cases where it may not be so exclusive,” Pearson said. The Cartier and Rolex watch and jewelry brands owned by Cie. Financiere Richemont ranked fifth and sixth in the luxury-brand ranking, while Burberry replaced Tiffany as No. 10. Vuitton placed 26th worldwide among 100 companies across 13 industries in the BrandZ study.
Louis vuitton sale Apple, maker of the iPad and the iPhone, is the world’s most valuable brand, with its estimated value surging 84 per cent from a year earlier to $US153 billion, according to Millward Brown Optimor. The study was based on interviews with consumers as well as analysis of company performance.
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